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Title: 3d-printed parts and accessories for Zero
Post by: Bodo on August 21, 2022, 05:07:47 PM
I've just printed below swingarm covers for my 2022 FXE.

(https://www.electricmotorcycleforum.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=12080.0;attach=15150;image)

A charging cable usually holds well just stuck into that tube, but I lost it once after making full use of the bike's assets on a bumbpy road. These covers hopefully prevent that, plus they stop dust and water getting in; and they have belt tension/tire inflation values for where I need them.

Print files from here: https://www.printables.com/model/261018-zero-fx-fxs-fxe-swingarm-compartment-covers (https://www.printables.com/model/261018-zero-fx-fxs-fxe-swingarm-compartment-covers)

What's your recommended 3d-printed piece?
Title: Re: 3d-printed parts and accessories for Zero
Post by: mdjak1 on August 21, 2022, 08:25:47 PM
You should sell them.   No everyone has a 3d printer or the materials you call for.  I have a printer but I don't have ASA or TPU.   
Title: Re: 3d-printed parts and accessories for Zero
Post by: Moto7575 on August 21, 2022, 10:04:38 PM
1 - parking break (all models) : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5458867
2 - throttle lever (aka "poor man's cruise control") for SRS/SRF : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5471363
3 - Lock disk holder (for Ducati but can be adapted Zeros with a charge tank needing to keep a lock) : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4589874
4 - Help you drying your gloves faster : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5255446
Title: Re: 3d-printed parts and accessories for Zero
Post by: Bodo on August 22, 2022, 02:18:32 AM
You should sell them.   No everyone has a 3d printer or the materials you call for.  I have a printer but I don't have ASA or TPU.
Any combination of hard and flexible material should work. ASA is best suited to be used outside; it's basically ABS with some UV protection. PLA might work as well; just needs to be re-printed and replaced a lot earlier than ASA. Flexible material is necessary to keep it sealed and to squeeze them in place..

You may change material and shrinkage compensation in your slicer with the provided 3mf files.

There's another cap for Zero S and similar models (not my creation) https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4497107 that prints fully in flexible material.
Title: Re: 3d-printed parts and accessories for Zero
Post by: EVFX on August 24, 2022, 04:59:35 AM
I'm totally interested in a set and would be willing to buy em.

I hope some day to get a 3D printer and play around more, so far best I can do is draw something up and get it milled.
I was thinking of some kind of cap but this makes things much easier! Thanks for your efforts designing it!
Title: Re: 3d-printed parts and accessories for Zero
Post by: Moto7575 on August 24, 2022, 11:05:16 AM
Sites such a shapeways print for you and offer a large selection of materials/colors/surface treatment

I'm totally interested in a set and would be willing to buy em.

I hope some day to get a 3D printer and play around more, so far best I can do is draw something up and get it milled.
I was thinking of some kind of cap but this makes things much easier! Thanks for your efforts designing it!
Title: Re: 3d-printed parts and accessories for Zero
Post by: tynxt on August 25, 2022, 03:09:23 AM
Your design is hot! This looks awesome. I'm totally ignorant on 3D printing, but would buy this in a heartbeat.
Title: Re: 3d-printed parts and accessories for Zero
Post by: wadejesu on August 25, 2022, 10:10:55 PM
I've just printed below swingarm covers for my 2022 FXE.

(https://www.electricmotorcycleforum.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=12080.0;attach=15150;image)

A charging cable usually holds well just stuck into that tube, but I lost it once after making full use of the bike's assets on a bumbpy road. These covers hopefully prevent that, plus they stop dust and water getting in; and they have belt tension/tire inflation values for where I need them.

Print files from here: https://www.printables.com/model/261018-zero-fx-fxs-fxe-swingarm-compartment-covers (https://www.printables.com/model/261018-zero-fx-fxs-fxe-swingarm-compartment-covers)

7.00 at Lowes

What's your recommended 3d-printed piece?
Title: Re: 3d-printed parts and accessories for Zero
Post by: Curt on August 26, 2022, 01:21:50 AM
Bodo that's an awesome idea to have the integrated gasket of TPU, and the text as well. Do you know if this will fit a 2016 FX? I'm going to try it (but I'm still working on tuning for TPU). What about printing it as a single piece with integrated gasket in TPU?
Title: Re: 3d-printed parts and accessories for Zero
Post by: EVFX on August 26, 2022, 05:36:46 AM
Might it be possible to get a version with the slightly different pressures that are listed for the FX made up?
Title: Re: 3d-printed parts and accessories for Zero
Post by: Bodo on August 26, 2022, 11:08:01 AM
Bodo that's an awesome idea to have the integrated gasket of TPU, and the text as well. Do you know if this will fit a 2016 FX? I'm going to try it (but I'm still working on tuning for TPU). What about printing it as a single piece with integrated gasket in TPU?
I thought about that; then probably without the text/symbol as I don't know how well this holds in flexible material.
Title: Re: 3d-printed parts and accessories for Zero
Post by: Bodo on August 26, 2022, 11:11:35 AM
Might it be possible to get a version with the slightly different pressures that are listed for the FX made up?
There's one for download - variant C, recongnizeable from the knobbly tyres. It's got the pressure from the 2022 FX.
Title: Re: 3d-printed parts and accessories for Zero
Post by: emags on October 04, 2022, 07:51:13 PM
Great design and thank you for sharing!  I'm looking at the material options (https://www.shapeways.com/materials) on Shapeways, and not sure what to select for the cover and gasket.  Any suggestions?


Regards,
Emags
Title: Re: 3d-printed parts and accessories for Zero
Post by: Bodo on October 04, 2022, 10:31:37 PM
Great design and thank you for sharing!  I'm looking at the material options (https://www.shapeways.com/materials) on Shapeways, and not sure what to select for the cover and gasket.  Any suggestions?


Regards,
Emags
Both, the PP and PA types look good for the cap. The gasket would work well in TPU.
Not sure if their processes will do the dual-colour print of the tyre pressure/belt tension caps. In this case, you might want to use the plain cap.
Title: Re: 3d-printed parts and accessories for Zero
Post by: emags on October 05, 2022, 01:13:08 AM
Thanks for the quick reply, Bodo.  Where did you print yours?
Title: Re: 3d-printed parts and accessories for Zero
Post by: WeGo4x4 on November 12, 2022, 10:20:53 AM
For anyone interested, I just created a "hole cover" that uses a tumbler seal.  Holds in really tight.  I also designed mounts for the KTM style headlight.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5599465
Title: Re: 3d-printed parts and accessories for Zero
Post by: mdjak1 on November 12, 2022, 08:50:18 PM
For anyone interested, I just created a "hole cover" that uses a tumbler seal.  Holds in really tight.  I also designed mounts for the KTM style headlight.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5599465

Nice.   Any chance you could modify it without the FX on it?   Just the Zero logo?
Title: Re: 3d-printed parts and accessories for Zero
Post by: WeGo4x4 on November 13, 2022, 10:16:22 AM
For anyone interested, I just created a "hole cover" that uses a tumbler seal.  Holds in really tight.  I also designed mounts for the KTM style headlight.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5599465

Nice.   Any chance you could modify it without the FX on it?   Just the Zero logo?

I just uploaded it.  Enjoy. 
Title: Re: 3d-printed parts and accessories for Zero
Post by: mdjak1 on November 15, 2022, 05:44:22 AM
Excellent.  Thank you.  I guess I will have to buy some black filament now since I ran out and only have clear.
Title: Re: 3d-printed parts and accessories for Zero
Post by: WeGo4x4 on November 16, 2022, 07:10:44 AM
Anytime.  I used Cura to pause the print at the logo layer height and changed out the filament.  The seal is from a couple tumbler lids I had laying around.  Any 12oz or similar should fit and seal up really tight.
Title: Re: 3d-printed parts and accessories for Zero
Post by: Bodo on November 28, 2022, 03:41:34 PM
Here we have a handle for the DC charger plug.

https://www.printables.com/model/323961-pull-handles-for-andersons-sb50-sbs50-sbs75x-sb120 (https://www.printables.com/model/323961-pull-handles-for-andersons-sb50-sbs50-sbs75x-sb120)