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CBX1000 plastic parts

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 Everyone's favourite 6 cylinder motorcycle is getting some attention. We have developed a version of Honda's screw cap part number 64109MA2000 which fits on the front fairing leg screws. These often wear and fall off so we made them fit a little tighter and managed to keep the cost right down whilst we were at it. Make sure they are nice and warm before fitting as they are a small part and liable to split along the layer lines during fitting. These caps fit the following classic Hondas:  CBX400F2 C Euro 82,  CBX550F2 C & D 82-83,  CBX1000 B & C 81-82,  CB750F C 82 CB750F2 C & D 82-83, CB900F B & C 81-82, CB900F2 BOL D'OR B & C, You can buy yours here

Yamaha FZ600 Chain Guide Swingarm Protector

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  Yamaha FZ600 Chain Guide Swingarm Protector fig1.1 - HPE chain guide for Yamaha FZ600 Intro We have produced two chain guides / swingarm guards for the Yamaha FZ600 and early FZ400. We have a hard-wearing version in nylon and a TPU version which is more like the traditional rubber. This takes best advantage of an FDM 3D printer by producing a part in small batches to match the rarity of your motorcycle whilst also making them lighter than the OEM part.  The chain guide features increased wall thickness to allow the already highly wear-resistant material to last even longer. We expect the TPU part not to be as hard-wearing as the Nylon but it has the advantage of being cheaper and much easier to fit.  It is worthy of note however; that a poorly adjusted, unlubricated and/or rusty chain will make short work of eating through any chain guide. Fitting Guide The HPE TPU FZ600 chain guide will fit and remove in the same way as the OEM part, as it can flex and stretch into pl...

Iveco Daily III mirror bracket to dashcam mount

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  Making use of an existing fixture to mount your dashcam or action camera just makes sense. mirror fig.1 mounting system fig.2 We have developed a bracket that slots into the rear view mirror bracket on Iveco Daily III vans. From this mount you can attach any action camera brackets you desire in order to mount a device off of this bracket. As demonstrated in fig.1, we have mounted a combined rear view mirror dashcam and screen with the additional help of a male pad that we have also designed. We offer the windscreen mirror dashcam mount  as a stand alone item. You can then use action camera arms to connect your device. fig.3 We also offer the windscreen mirror dashcam mount with a mirror bracket  as seen in fig.3, which will allow you to attach devices that are not compatible with action camera mounts. As you can see in the fig.1-2, we have used a mirror dashcam that normally fixes to an existing rear view mirror with elastic straps. We had tried this mirr...

Mightily small handles - About &Fitting guide

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1.1 Mighty small handle 3D drawing. Contents A)    Intro - About the mighty small handle B)   Fitting guide A)   Intro - About the mighty small handle 1.1 HPE Folding Tool kit handle CP PETg After the success of our folding tool kit handles, we decided we needed to go bigger, by going smaller.    The idea was pretty simple; make a handle for smaller shadow foam shelves that could be removed from  from a larger kit  to enable small items to be brought closer to the work area whilst still keeping things organised.  Design Key elements were: They have to be very compact. Light weight. Be easy to use. be strong enough to support a wide range of tools. fig 2.2 testing After some testing a final design was chosen with a base size taking up 40mm X 15mm of space each. Not bad at all! Stress testing was carried out till we ran out of things to hand off of our test handle, ending up with an  8kg per handle load,  a FoS (Factor of S...

All corners protectors

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  1.1 Tool kit corner protector 30mm Fitting our tool kit layer corner protectors is easy, adding protection to the foam and assisting in layer stacking. Here we will walk you through how to fit them. However we will start a little before that just in case you are reading this whilst trying to decide what to buy. We have also peppered in a few suggestions on where to find items you will need with links or suggested brands in  orange . Considerations before buying You are going to need to know  what things you intend to put in this container  (tools)  and how deep the foam will need to be for those things to sit flat.  Once you know this, you can workout a rough layout and figure out what size container is best for you (don't forget to leave room for the handles , factor in backing material and any protrusions). You will probably bounce around these tasks a bit as you pick suitable tool boxes then seeing how you could reorganise your tools to make best...

Folding tool kit handles - About and Fitting guide

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1.1 HPE tool kit shadow foam layer handles Contents A)    Intro - About the Folding tool kit handles B)   Fitting guide A)   Intro -  About the Folding tool kit handles Fitting our tool kit handles is easy and adds a really professional look to your shadow foamed tool kit layers. 1.2 20mm base plate Here we will walk you through how to fit them. However we will start a little before that just in case you are reading this whilst trying to decide what to buy. We have also peppered in a few suggestions on where to find items you will need with links or suggested brands in orange . Considerations before buying You are going to need to know  what things  (tools)  you intend to put in this container and how deep the foam will need to be for those things to sit flat. Remember, different depth foam requires different length base plates. fig 2.1 20,30,50mm base plates Different foam colours can be used to help tool organisation. You may want...