See how Jay Leno prints spare parts for his vintage collection!

spadival · 10th July 2009, 13:34

Jay Leno has a lot of old cars with a lot of obsolete parts. When he needs to replace these parts, he skips the error-prone machinist and goes to his rapid prototyping 3D printer. Simply scan, print and repeat. Read on..

Jay Leno?s 3D Printer Makes Old Car Parts - NextEngine 3D scanner and Dimension 3D printer - Popular Mechanics

Rahulkool · 10th July 2009, 13:51

isn't that machines called CNC ......

srijit · 10th July 2009, 17:12

That is not a CNC machine.

Samir Taheer · 10th July 2009, 17:34

Its not a CNC machine. Its just a Rapid Prototyping machine. He's not actually making parts he can use with them. All it does is scan the part and build up a mould of it, which then has to be sent off to a machinist to be made into an actual part. Almost every automobile manufacture will have one of these. Ive seen the one at Landrover/Jaguar run and its really amazing. I guess when you have money, you can buy anything. Amazing bit of kit, i guess every restorers dream toy.

10th July 2009, 17:51

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Originally Posted by Rahulkool

isn't that machines called CNC ......

And I would be shocked if Jay knew CAD more so if he would be making them himself.

kannan666 · 11th July 2009, 09:38

Hey ! That's a really cool gizmo, a boon for all automobile restorers indeed !

narayan · 11th July 2009, 10:56

woundnt some of these parts have patents running ?

BaCkSeAtDrIVeR · 11th July 2009, 12:41

What if all I have is a worn out part?

@narayan - good question. And there is a war going on in consumerist circles about excluding automobile parts from purview of "intellectual property".

spadival · 11th July 2009, 15:06

CNC machines are still needed if the final part need to be done in metal. Otherwise, if the original part was plastic, then obviously the part coming out of the Dimension printer can be used directly.

What I found more interesting : Before he got the machines, Jay Leno used to outsource some of the part making to India! In the video, he mentions that he had to source some parts for the Dusenbergs from India. I do hope machinists folks still have some work here; hope it doesn't become a dying art.

11th July 2009, 15:48

@Spadival- Agreed CNC machining would still be required for such obsolete parts. I am not that shocked by outsourcing this to India. Mostly this can be done in Germany/ neighboring countries or India if cheap labor is Intended. Many states such as Gujarat/ Maharashtra are good at such productions.

spadival · 12th July 2009, 06:33

Yeah, They outsourced Jay Leno's Tonight show to someone else

1self · 12th July 2009, 09:18

Errr...cost of that machine? A few hundred thousand dollars?

spadival · 12th July 2009, 14:23

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Originally Posted by 1self

Errr...cost of that machine? A few hundred thousand dollars?

Not in the hundreds of thousands.. But the cost below does not include the raw materials and the cost of the CNC machine.

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The NextEngine scanner costs $2995. The Dimension uPrint Personal 3D printer is now under $15,000. That’s not cheap. But this technology used to cost 10 times that amount. And I think the price will come down even more.

10th July 2009, 13:34	#1
spadival Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Melbourne, AU Posts: 1,773 Thanked: 26 Times View My Garage	See how Jay Leno prints spare parts for his vintage collection! Jay Leno has a lot of old cars with a lot of obsolete parts. When he needs to replace these parts, he skips the error-prone machinist and goes to his rapid prototyping 3D printer. Simply scan, print and repeat. Read on.. Jay Leno?s 3D Printer Makes Old Car Parts - NextEngine 3D scanner and Dimension 3D printer - Popular Mechanics
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Rahulkool Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,386 Thanked: 1,416 Times View My Garage	isn't that machines called CNC ......
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10th July 2009, 17:12	#3
srijit BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 598 Thanked: 8 Times	That is not a CNC machine.
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10th July 2009, 17:34	#4
Samir Taheer BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: London & Pune Posts: 459 Thanked: 278 Times	Its not a CNC machine. Its just a Rapid Prototyping machine. He's not actually making parts he can use with them. All it does is scan the part and build up a mould of it, which then has to be sent off to a machinist to be made into an actual part. Almost every automobile manufacture will have one of these. Ive seen the one at Landrover/Jaguar run and its really amazing. I guess when you have money, you can buy anything. Amazing bit of kit, i guess every restorers dream toy.
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11th July 2009, 09:38	#6
kannan666 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: KA-02 Posts: 1,002 Thanked: 128 Times View My Garage	Hey ! That's a really cool gizmo, a boon for all automobile restorers indeed !
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11th July 2009, 10:56	#7
narayan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 3,114 Thanked: 2,372 Times View My Garage	woundnt some of these parts have patents running ?
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11th July 2009, 12:41	#8
BaCkSeAtDrIVeR BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kochi Posts: 2,522 Thanked: 752 Times	What if all I have is a worn out part? @narayan - good question. And there is a war going on in consumerist circles about excluding automobile parts from purview of "intellectual property".
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11th July 2009, 15:06	#9
spadival Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Melbourne, AU Posts: 1,773 Thanked: 26 Times View My Garage	CNC machines are still needed if the final part need to be done in metal. Otherwise, if the original part was plastic, then obviously the part coming out of the Dimension printer can be used directly. What I found more interesting : Before he got the machines, Jay Leno used to outsource some of the part making to India! In the video, he mentions that he had to source some parts for the Dusenbergs from India. I do hope machinists folks still have some work here; hope it doesn't become a dying art.
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11th July 2009, 15:48	#10
D-Man Posts: n/a	@Spadival- Agreed CNC machining would still be required for such obsolete parts. I am not that shocked by outsourcing this to India. Mostly this can be done in Germany/ neighboring countries or India if cheap labor is Intended. Many states such as Gujarat/ Maharashtra are good at such productions.
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12th July 2009, 06:33	#11
spadival Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Melbourne, AU Posts: 1,773 Thanked: 26 Times View My Garage	Yeah, They outsourced Jay Leno's Tonight show to someone else
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12th July 2009, 09:18	#12
1self BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 629 Thanked: 330 Times View My Garage	Errr...cost of that machine? A few hundred thousand dollars?
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