Has Anyone 3D Printed The Ericson Lamp Lenses?

[pmarsha3]

I'd like to replace all my original Ericson lamp lenses. There are two types. One has a small plastic screw that holds it in place.

The other is square and snaps in place. My lamps are installed over the galley and the opposite side of the companion way.

Can anyone help me out?

 

[Loren Beach]

You will need a file in the appropriate graphics format. I wonder if that can be generated from photos of the object?
Interesting question, that applies to a lot of smaller older (out of production) plastic parts.....

 

[woolamaloo]

While only an enthusiast, I love doing this sort of part prototyping in CAD software to create 3D prints. One of my winter posts on this forum will be about a few 3D custom printing jobs I did for my boat. Unfortunately, none of my fixtures have this style of light. If you could give me precise measurements, (preferably in metric instead of "Freedom Units") I'd be happy to help you prototype this and get you STL files that any 3D printer can output.

 

[pmarsha3]

While only an enthusiast, I love doing this sort of part prototyping in CAD software to create 3D prints. One of my winter posts on this forum will be about a few 3D custom printing jobs I did for my boat. Unfortunately, none of my fixtures have this style of light. If you could give me precise measurements, (preferably in metric instead of "Freedom Units") I'd be happy to help you prototype this and get you STL files that any 3D printer can output.

I could send you one of each. Do you have a printer?

 

[woolamaloo]

My wife likes to remind me that I have three 3D printers.

I'll PM you my address. If you ship them to me, I'll CAD them and print out prototypes for you and ship them back with your originals. If they work for you, I'll post the .STL files here and anyone else who has a 3D printer and the need for a replacement. Keep in mind, that 3D printing won't be a smooth as the injection mold originals. But they might work nicely as replacements. I'm not offering to print out all of them for you, but I'd be happy to create the files you'd need to get them printed from commercial services.

 

[wynkoop]

Those are the same as I have on Silver Maiden and they are "going". I would love to get some replacements, but I do not have a 3d Printer. I had not thought ahead yet to how I was going to make new ones. I have been dealing with renewing other things.

If this works out I would be happy to pay to have some printed as well.

 

[Jenkins]

I have tried this and have one of my efforts installed on the boat. My CAD skills are quite limited and I am not 100% happy with the outcome. The lens has a "taper" to it and I could not get the large flat section tp be perfectly parallel to the printer bed (or maybe my printer was not aligned very well?) and as a result the surface is not very uniform. However, from a distance it looks just fine and it lets a perfectly adequate amount of light through. I printed in white ABS. I tried to attach my .stl file here - had to zip it to get it to attach. Perhaps this can be reverse engineered to get the measurements?

If so, very interested in the results please,

Peter

 

[erikwfab]

I have at least one complete fixture you can have, maybe more if I look, why not upgrade to LED?
Marina Del REy CA