enginEErjon posted:Eric,
Just to satisfy my curiosity, how long does it take for you to do one of these fixed pilots?
Probably best if I don't think about it, lol...
But since you asked, it breaks down something like this:
- 4-5 hours measuring and modeling the existing chassis and body shell. This is actually a big part of the time involved, but it essential to getting a good finished part.
- Several hours scouring railpictures.net (I have yet to find a good way to do this other that just browsing lots of pics...) and other online sources for photos and projections of the engine in question, for example:
- The actual modeling of the parts is probably around 10 to 20 hours, depending on the specific details required. A few component parts like the gladhands can be reused from model to model, but almost everything else is new.
- And then preparing the 3d print assembly, final checks, etc. Probably a couple hours here.
So all told, anywhere from 20-30 hours, I'd guess, depending on the model.
