Any members with 3D printers...

Does anyone make/prinnt alarm remote cases, would like a better case for my RS3000 remote, I like the YotaMD version, however it is $60, which seems astronomical, I'm willing to pay, but feel like that is too much.

 

The ones you buy mass produced will be injection molded. Very strong and durable, the one you buy 3d printed will be made essentially from strings of plastic melted together. The layers will be a weak point, and the entire thing is going to be made out of layers.

Not saying 3d printing is trash, it's great for a lot of things, but I'm saying it's not going to be nearly as durable in your pocket as an injection molded part.

I agree that $60 for 1 penny worth of molten plastic that gets shot out of a machine extremely rapidly is insane, but it's the nature of the beast with small runs, tooling, prototyping and all that, I'd be mad at tubberware for charging $10 for a set of bowls that cost pennies to produce (and are made in the millions) before I get upset at a small company making an extremely niche product.

 

3d printed stuff is plenty strong, especially for this application. The only time you have layer separation is when whoever printed it has no idea what they are doing. Yes, it can be a weak point, but not near as big of an issue as you make it up to be.

OP - if you find a file for one, I can print it out for you. I did a quick search and didnt see much out there for the RS3000 remote.

 

The YotaMD version is 3d printed. My printer is capable of doing nylon also, but my set-up cost alone will be right at 60 bucks. (plastic filament plus bed surface). However, once tooled, that cost will produce about a kilogram's worth of key fobs.

And this is all assuming that I can get a ready-made file to print off of. Your first step is finding a good artist that can render a design in CAD. A quick search did not reveal any free files online to work off of, so the cad drawing will probably need to be from scratch. That's a lot of time, plus a sacrificial remote is needed for grabbing dimensions.


60 bucks is cheap, all things considered.

 

I agree, 3D printing can be plenty strong enough for that application, A key fob has a low strength requirement. PETG would do it fine.

 

What you are actually asking if you do not have a digital 3D model is, Do any members have the capability to 3D design and 3D print a replacement case for an alarm remote? The first part of that is by far the hard part. If you have the file you can upload it to a service site like shapeways, who can produce it in plenty of strong materials. What you are paying for with the YotaMD version is not the material, it is the design.

 

As of now, no, but I am in the same boat and now have a 3D printer so maybe I'll work on it.

 

This is my solution for now.
May give in and get the YotaMD one, we’ll see.

 

If I make one it will probably omit the 2nd button since I've never heard of anyone using it

 

yeah kind of odd, wonder what the reason behind the 2 buttons is. Maybe you can program the other button to another car or device.

 

Supposedly it can program a 2nd Taco if you have two