Peyote's 3D Printed Dash Updates

Peyote said
Thanks! I hope mine looks as good as the model when it's done lol! What are you doing with the mold? Vacuum forming?

BTW, @Phreakish I've been reconsidering your thoughts on heat, and while it seems that cars don't get too hot for ABS, a dashboard with direct sun would be even hotter than the air temp of the car it was in. So I think you're right about that. I found a material called BluPrint that can withstand temps of up to 230 degrees...which should be plenty of cushion. I'm talking to my current printer to see if he can print with it...if not I have a couple of others I've found that will do it, the price is a little higher than ABS but not a lot more.

I didn't even think about direct sun either. Good call. I'll be interested to hear what you choose.

Also didn't realize you'd be using it to make a mold and then cast reproductions. There's so many materials you can cast that will be better than any printed material that I'm sure you'll get great results.

You can also do what's called "RPM" casting - rubber, plaster, metal. The result is a die cast looking part from pourable aluminum alloys (356 or similar, like intake manifolds) or zinc alloys (pot metal). It would be total overkill, but that's how I like to do my fan work ;-)