3D printed dies-speed/ Tach assembly
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Re: 3D printed dies-speed/ Tach assembly
11 Jan 2025 22:46
I next put the upper die ontop of the stack.
threw it in the press and locked it down. 😃
I had previously practiced removing the crimp ring on a couple damaged speedos years ago( sold for parts on ebay). Succesful crimp ring removal is the trickiest part of this project... take your time if you give it a try.
hammering the crimp ring in the lower die is actually enough to hold the speedo together sufficiently. The press just guarantees the job.
if you don't have access to a press but can print the jig, I recommend using it for assembly as it holds everything perfect.
good luck and I hope this helped someone..... 😃
threw it in the press and locked it down. 😃
I had previously practiced removing the crimp ring on a couple damaged speedos years ago( sold for parts on ebay). Succesful crimp ring removal is the trickiest part of this project... take your time if you give it a try.
hammering the crimp ring in the lower die is actually enough to hold the speedo together sufficiently. The press just guarantees the job.
if you don't have access to a press but can print the jig, I recommend using it for assembly as it holds everything perfect.
good luck and I hope this helped someone..... 😃
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Re: 3D printed dies-speed/ Tach assembly
13 Jan 2025 04:58
I appreciate Your effort and You're on the correct tract! Might i add something pertaining to initial removal of that crimp ring? Ya really don't want to use your "modified" pliers to lever on the upper can. You can dent them easily. Your's was pretty rough initially but pressure might be better applied to a protective layer. I do all sorts of gauges and have made tools out of generic crap from the toolbox. That pipe shown is a notched-out Schedule 40 PVC 4" section, have been using it for over 10yrs. My clamp-back tool is an old
Kawasaki Z1 sprocket notched-out.
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Re: 3D printed dies-speed/ Tach assembly
13 Jan 2025 06:34
I like that idea for the pliers to pull back the crimp rather than pushing from the lower can. I will have to make one similar. I like my idea to get it started but those pliers do a push pull rather than just a push on the ring.
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Re: 3D printed dies-speed/ Tach assembly
13 Jan 2025 07:26 - 13 Jan 2025 07:28
for those who have access to a lathe. crimp ring jig. pic from the internet.
i.imgur.com/I9TogBm.jpg
i.imgur.com/I9TogBm.jpg
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Re: 3D printed dies-speed/ Tach assembly
13 Jan 2025 18:19
I like how you repurposed the sprocket!
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Re: 3D printed dies-speed/ Tach assembly
13 Jan 2025 18:27
H1Vindicator
I also have a latheand considered using it but the 3D printer was easier and a 1 time job... this time. 😆
I CAD,ed up and printed a couple of test pieces with my 2 printers- took about 45 mins. Once I confirmed fitment, I had the printers work overnight while I 😴 slept. Parts were 6hts and 8hrs to print. I find myself using the 3D printed term for rapid prototyping all the time now.... and if it has to be Aluminum for the final product, then I use the mill or lathe. 😃
I also have a latheand considered using it but the 3D printer was easier and a 1 time job... this time. 😆
I CAD,ed up and printed a couple of test pieces with my 2 printers- took about 45 mins. Once I confirmed fitment, I had the printers work overnight while I 😴 slept. Parts were 6hts and 8hrs to print. I find myself using the 3D printed term for rapid prototyping all the time now.... and if it has to be Aluminum for the final product, then I use the mill or lathe. 😃
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Re: 3D printed dies-speed/ Tach assembly
14 Jan 2025 04:42
That's some cool machined jig stuff H1V!! I don't own a lathe though and just gotta make do. AND..each instrument has different diameters so, i do this. Where diameter of gauge isn't an issue. No true Kawasaki enthusiast hasn't had a two-stroke S or H series laying around, ha. Pictures show why there are two notches cut out of the Z1 sprocket. One for Z1/KZ other for the Triples or Norton-Triumph-etc. As pictured, same sprocket works to remove and install without hitting the paint, on early 69-72 ones that don't have a shield. Maybe beyond the scope of topic but opens possibilities..
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Re: 3D printed dies-speed/ Tach assembly
16 Jan 2025 06:13
That's one of the best-documented projects we've ever seen on an important Z-bike subject. Very well done. Should be a sticky or added to articles for easy reference.
Thanks for taking the time to share!
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Thanks for taking the time to share!
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Re: 3D printed dies-speed/ Tach assembly
16 Jan 2025 06:35When I get chance I will turn it into an article and move accordinglyThat's one of the best-documented projects we've ever seen on an important Z-bike subject. Very well done. Should be a sticky or added to articles for easy reference.
Thanks for taking the time to share!
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Re: 3D printed dies-speed/ Tach assembly
19 Jan 2025 04:29
Absolutely a sticky. Long overdue, have advocated with continuous tips for years. That's why i use "simple" tooling for display. Slimjim, this is just the tip of the iceberg but sets a templet for further creativity. Thankful for member CRAZY to bring up this topic. The most Youthful 70yr old i've talked to, ha. Visual appeal is neat but they have to actually work in the real world, so i share. Soo much don't really know where to start but. Couldn't pull the needle off this Z1R Tach so just painted back-in the redline with Scotch Tape. Have been doing that for years though.
Only experience with 3-D was making needles at my local library for a KZ1300 for a friend.
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Re: 3D printed dies-speed/ Tach assembly
19 Jan 2025 09:59 - 19 Jan 2025 10:03
3D printing at the library ! , I will have to check that out in our area. although I could send some stuff to my son in law. He is a mechanical engineer who works for a firm designing 3D printers.
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