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^ That is what we did earlier in the summer using the broken piece from my tool. It came out pretty good, but with pieces this small, you really need a scanner that has really good resolution. Now that we have a virgin piece, we're going to try again and see how close we can get.
And, I would love to find a way to take the 3D printer input data stream (the scan data and coordinates) and convert that into a CNC program so that a milling machine could make these in metal instead of plastic.
Time marches on...and now almost a year later we can in fact "print" such things in metal.
Hate reviving an old thread but urgently need the plastic cam inside the 385/1. Anybody have luck with this? I'm striking out with having one printed here in my area.
Hello, My VW385/1 broke the plastic cam so I had a number of the cams machined from aluminum. If you own one of these tools and want a cam to keep for when the stock plastic cam breaks I'm selling the part delivered to the US for $35.
06-15-2015, 02:43 PM
