[DeTomaso] Interesting idea

[Sean Korb]

Cool!  All you need is a toothed wheel, a little brain (like an
Arduino?) and some spdt switches.  I'm still getting used to the
electronic one in our 3 series but it's pretty cool once you figure
out the manual cancel and it gives auto passing blinks.

I was thinking about the DIY 3-d printers that you can cobble together
for $600.  Pretty decent resolution for artwork and some parts (like
plastic cams).  I think you could then print out parts to make a
higher resolution printer... which kind of blew my mind.

sean

On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 2:22 PM,  <gow2 at rc-tech.net> wrote:
> Funny you should mention that. I am working on a generic turn signal
> actuator. The actuator is basically a built in rotary encoder. No
> mechanical parts.
>
>
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> Just thinking aloud, since I don't have enough $$$ or focus to come up
>> with a business plan.  I was thinking about the turn signal cam
>> naughty plastic parts and how they might be reproduced in ABS plastic.
>>  On a 3-D printer.  Other items like bezels and scuff plates and pedal
>> covers and bushings and...
>>
>> Then this http://bitser.net/talks/trilug-20130110.pdf
>>
>> A small cheap computer that can do anything.  UART and other pin I/O,
>> USB, HDMI, ethernet...
>>
>> I see a new age in custom restorations.  I'll be mad when I see
>> someone putting that together, but at least I'll be able to buy cool
>> stuff for my Pantera.  I've been planning on living out my
>> "retirement" restoring 2000 to 2020 classic BMWs and Mercedes Benzes
>> as well as the occasional exotic using versital computers like this to
>> simulate the original intent of our current gizmos.  I don't think
>> there will be a 3-D printer in every home, but maybe at every
>> Wallgreens.
>>
>> Forever in debt,
>> sean
>>
>> --
>> Sean Korb spkorb at spkorb.org http://www.spkorb.org
>> '65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera #1382
>> "The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller
>> "Computers are useless.  They can only give you answers." -P. Picasso
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Sean Korb spkorb at spkorb.org http://www.spkorb.org
'65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera #1382
"The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller
"Computers are useless.  They can only give you answers." -P. Picasso