Wedico Peterbilt Day Cab

[skeeter]

Originally Posted by PilotJesse

That replacement 5th wheel looks a lot gooder than the stock 5th wheel plate did!

They are printed out of brass.

Did you have to get a special noxxle to 3D print those? Would you please share a link to buy that brass filament. What temperature does it print at? Can a standard 3D printer print with this material? I'm very interested in experimenting with this stuff!

[PilotJesse]

Well... things don't always work out the way I plan! Designed and had "printed" a more realistic Peterbilt tow hook for the front bumper. Doesn't look proportional at all. Like all the other parts, I used pictures from Google and scaled the parts based on known dimensions, and looks like I was slightly off on this one. Going to go find some real dimensions, and back to the drawing board.

[PilotJesse]

Started looking at it closer and did some more scaling from pictures I had saved. Actually seems to be about right based on real dimensions. I was a few hundredths of an inch off, but I'd say that's within the margin of error. Test fit it on the truck with the old bumper still installed. Tow hook will eventually be painted black and will have a tow pin installed. What do y'all think? Let it ride or re-design? I'm on the fence.