With the cost of machines capable of printing “engineering grade” reinforced plastics now well below £2k, is there already an aviation-specific “thingiverse.com” type of repository for 3D CAD parts of common (and not-so-common use)?
If not, is anyone here interested in creating such a database?
I’ve got some files for AA5-parts I would be happy to share :)
@ErlendV I am extremely interested.
@Ultranomad, here’s some boarding step plugs:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4618475?fbclid=IwAR3X69ZLil6luFyPxMZL8pWuTG_VIeXeJgzo8N6sdjmgk5wYPIJE5n8y4l8
Not useful, but could inprove ramp appeal slightly (if ever possible to improve it).
Canopy rail detent buttons:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4745714
There’s a facebook group as well.
Caveat emptor, I find some projects alarming, but there are some very nice things there too.
They could also be used for drawings for CNC parts e.g. like this.
Indeed. I think that parts to replace that gas strut bracket could be made for practically nothing by FFF/FDM “3d printing” with PA-CF filament.
I would either print such a part on its side or modify it to reinforce the z-axis.
That bracket needs to be way stronger than can be done by printing+sintering, IMHO, but fortunately the chinese are cheap for CNC machining, and that is a good option for DIY parts of all sorts. Especially if you make a small batch and flog them off. Whoops, no EASA-1 form, hmmm, I never said anything 
