3-D Printed Parts?

[Re-Vision]

You guys with access to 3-D printers. What are the possibilities of making grommets for the Vision that will holdup to motorcycle conditions?       BDC

[The Prophet of Doom]

The ones I've used at the technical college only produce fairly hard plastic  parts
You could make a mould, but it would be just as easy to do that with using an existing good grommet.  Either way it will cost you more than $4

[fret not]

Other materials are being developed for 3D printers.  Is anyone here active in this area?

[Jimustanguitar]

I might be "that guy". I've had a printer for about 2 years, am building 2 other designs (one SLA machine!), and have ordered a 4th to have one that's smaller and portable... I guess you could say that I've got a 3D problem :)

What grommet do you need? Got a picture?

I've been working on a 3D printed quadcopter, and I designed and printed a rubber mold for some vibration isolators that I needed.


http://repables.com/r/431/

Depending on the hardness of the material that you need, I'm sure that Alumalite or SmoothOn makes somethings that would work.

Other options are the flexible materials that have come out recently. Google "ninjaflex".

[Re-Vision]

http://www.yamahapartshouse.com/oemparts/a/yam/5004248af8700209bc787e7b/side-cover

Sidecover grommets #3,4,and 5 are the ones that need replacing, rather than a photo of my worn-out grommets I would order new ones and copy those. Measurements of old ones vary and are not reliable.      BDC

[fret not]

Next time I'm at the local hardware store I will go through their bins in search of suitable items.  These are all round and made of rubber, not soft plastic, though soft plastic could do well.