They wanted 100 dollars. I 3D printed it for 9 cents.

Modern technology meets vintage gizmocity.

Fabricating a missing piece my vintage punch clock with 3D printing. I designed the piece in Fusion 360 and printed it from PLA on my Prusa i3 MK3S.

This is an electro-mechanical punch clock, similar to the Amano 6800/6900 time clock. This particular clock has a National Time label, model number 6907.

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[Ryanwprice]

Practical use cases like this are why I finally bought a 3D printer and started learning Fusion. Really enjoying the practical scenarios you’ve been publishing!

[CrypticHashing]

Props to the company for still providing parts for such an old product. We need more companies like this.

[Privacy_menorykee]

To me, the most impressive part of this video is when he had to iterate to figure out that 10 degrees fits 36 times in 360 degrees.

[MrJoerT]

8:20 a simpler way of doing this is to not specify a tooth angle, but an integer tooth count. You can get the angle from that count (360/count) if you need it. Then you do your circular pattern times that count.

[nparsona]

There are a lot of good reasons that that part costs $95. It was the whole assembly, the product is ancient, there is storage, handling, shipping, etc. I am impressed that they were able to diagnose it and offer a replacement part. That's one hell of a company.

[BitSmythe]

It’s not the nine cents, it’s the knowledge and engineering, that went into the design. In other words, YOUR knowledge of Fusion is impressive, you did not learn it overnight. Good job!!

[codyhubert]

8:17 To keep it parametric, the quantity of your array should be "360/toothAngle". That would give you 36 teeth for a 10 degree angle, 72 for a 5 degree, etc. All you would need to do it change your toothAngle parameter and it would automatically update AS LONG as your angle is a factor of 360.

Also love the video! I love to see people using CAD and 3D printers to repair old derelict machines!

[SpaceCircIes]

I always hear people talking about the practical uses for a 3d printer, but it often seems like people just end up printing random desk toys. Really cool to see a genuine, good example of a 3d printers usefulness.

[RASMUS]

In defense of the company, what they offered wasn't just the gear but the whole array. And to still offer spares for a timeclock looking to originate from the 70's is nothing but impressive. Then, when you factor in the time you had to put into engineering, drawing and then finally printing, for a company paying an employee to repair it, it'd probably be cheaper to just order the spare anyway. But it's a cool hobby project for sure.
Cheers.

[kojakdurham]

A couple of years ago, my wife complained about all the 'toys' I wanted, which included a 3d printer. I ended up getting one anyway, and she just rolled her eyes and never really talked about it. When our washer broke, and the manufacturer wanted $79 for a small plastic part, which I printed using a pre-made stl I found online for about $0.30, she became a true believer in the handiness of 3d printing. :)

[Treeater]

The thing I appreciate most about old tech, there's no screws. No weird proprietary screws where you need a weird screwdriver to open the product. Everything that needs to be replaced or serviced is on pressure release. We've come so far from that principal that most younger generations think technology is magic and don't even attempt to fix their devices. And rightfully so, as fixing anything now requires a specialist or hours of personal time. What happened? Thankfully, 3D printing is bringing some of this back to the consumers, but it still needs some skill. Better than nothing. Amazing vid, enjoyed watching the fix in real time!

[dursty]

as someone who's still overwhelmed by the complexity of 3d design software, the fact that you had Fusion open for less than 5 minutes is astounding to me.
i didn't even know you could set parameters like that.

[cemmy]

This is my favorite part of 3D printing! Making little statues and knick-knacks is fun and neat, but there's nothing like the satisfaction of reverse-engineering a part, CAD-ing it up, and then seeing it all come together in a real-life working part 😌

[jortz]

Honestly, I think it is impressive that the company offers replacement parts and support for a 50 year old product.
A lot of companies wouldn't even be able to tell you that there is a piece missing for your assembly, nevermind offering a replacement.

[jamesclements]

Thank you for taking the time to show us this. Time is money but the feeling you get when creating/fixing something on your own is priceless. You can't put a price on that!

[tonykyle]

Well the $95 is for the entire piece including the stampled metal piece. It would be nice if they could have offered the gear as a separate replacement part. Goes to show that someone with a bit of skill, knowledge, and patience can achieve wonderful results. Thank you.

[KenSikora]

I loved this, but I was so baffled when I heard the measurements in inches. When I started 3d printing and 3d design, everything was in metric and now I can't imagine using anything else for such small increments.

[yetidynamics]

95 dollars.. that's their "we don't want to service this anymore" price

[pheenix]

The whole point of doing something like this is solving an issue yourself and the enjoyment you get from the process. I needed something to pick up a ball at my mini golf place, but anything I could buy wasn't really practical. Ended up using a plastic bottle lid and a dowel for a handle, and it works great. So, seeing someone solve a problem for themselves with the tools they have at hand makes me smile.

[kwinzman]

95 bucks for an original replacement part is actually pretty reasonable. Sound like a decent company!