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SX-64 Spare parts for 3D printers [message #44173] Fri, 22 March 2013 07:43 Go to next message
Rudolf Harras is currently offline  Rudolf Harras
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My SX64 has two broken clips (for clipping the keyboard on the computer).

I wonder if there are any 3D-informations in the internet yet that you
can use for printing spare parts for Commodore computers.
Re: SX-64 Spare parts for 3D printers [message #44229 is a reply to message #44173] Fri, 22 March 2013 12:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Chris Baird is currently offline  Chris Baird
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> I wonder if there are any 3D-informations in the internet yet that

> you can use for printing spare parts for Commodore computers.

I discovered this: http://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/mec64-keyboard-t4522.html
which makes use of 3D fabbing to produce the keycap-keyswitch adapters.
While the entire project itself costs too much that it's worth, imho,
the adapters (produced for ~$15 by a commercial 3d printer company) show
that the replacement key-plunger parts I need for my own C64 are looking
practical.

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Re: SX-64 Spare parts for 3D printers [message #44907 is a reply to message #44173] Mon, 25 March 2013 01:49 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Computer Nerd Kev is currently offline  Computer Nerd Kev
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On 22 Mar 2013, Rudolf Harras wrote:

> My SX64 has two broken clips (for clipping the keyboard on

> the computer).

>

> I wonder if there are any 3D-informations in the internet

> yet that you can use for printing spare parts for Commodore

> computers.


There are very few 3D models for old computer parts at the
moment. If I search for "Commodore" on "Thingiverse.com" where
most printable 3D models are uploaded, there are only four
results, one of them mine.

You could have a go at modelling yourself, then getting a 3D
printing service or Hackerspace to print them for you. Though
unless you are _really_ lucky, something like this will
probably need a few prints and tweaks before it works
properly.

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Re: SX-64 Spare parts for 3D printers [message #210991 is a reply to message #44907] Thu, 12 December 2013 02:15 Go to previous message
berry is currently offline  berry
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See here: http://c64.berrydejager.com/reproduction-of-the-sx64-parts-b y-erwin-van-betten
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