3D Printed Dashboard for a C10!

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3D Printing is a POWERFUL technology, but it is only ever as good as the design you print. How would I 3D Print a dashboard for a custom truck? Well in this video I'll bring you along as I 3D Scan and 3D Print a custom gauge cluster for a 1965 GMC custom truck build. Is this the future of custom car building? Will 3D Print & 3D Scanning replace pen & paper design? Only time will tell, let's see it in action!
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:43 - World of Warships Ad
2:00 - The Project
2:36 - Clean-Up
3:10 - Previous Scanning
3:45 - Shining 3D EinStar
4:15 - 3D Scanning
5:52 - Design Time
8:35 - 3D Printing
9:26 - Cutting it up!
10:51 - Bonding the Halves
12:15 - Final Assembly
13:53 - Outro
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[@MandicReally]

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[@AutismusPrime69]

I find it funny whenever men work with acetone they use all this protective equipment, but women go get their nails done every week and have acetone wiped all over their fingers and nails

[@MandicReally]

I’ve brought that up to Ruby many times. She gets her nails done monthly and I’ve noted how crazy I find it that acetone just gets wiped onto nail beds. That said, I used more acetone on this one project than a few times of doing nails would call for. I knew an automotive machinist who died of liver complications from chemicals leeching into his skin, so I’ll take my precautions. The biggest question, what about nail techs doing nails every day? 🙃😬

[@MandicReally]

There is also the fact that this is KZbin. If I didn’t wear PPE in those scenes someone would have turned it into a thing. I’d rather present a safe practice to make a good example and avoid call outs.

[@AutismusPrime69]

@@MandicReally right and nail tech also are all the time breathing it and all the dust from all of the nail grinding

[@AutismusPrime69]

@@MandicReally yeah I didn't mean to knock you. I'm glad you protect yourself. It just seems like there are 2 standards to safety between men and women

[@MandicReally]

@@AutismusPrime69 oh no, I didn’t think you were. It’s legitimately something I’ve also commented on.

[@samuelboutin4305]

it's nice to see the process of scanning + designing ... people tends to think that scanning=perfect reproduction. We can see that even with ''expensive'' scanner the scans you end up with is only there to help you design over it. Nice project mate !

[@MandicReally]

I mean arguably a sub-$1000 scanner is a dirt cheap one. Most are upper 4 figures and up. That said, you are entirely correct. It’s only a guide, but a guide I wouldn’t have otherwise. I’ll play more with that scanner to make some reproductions of objects where dimensionality isn’t critical soon though.

[@Theprofessor1212]

Dude that is not an “expensive” scanner. Trust me with an expensive industrial scanner you do get close to perfect results. They save countless hours in labour compared to hobby scanners like the einstar.

[@samuelboutin4305]

@@Theprofessor1212 i know :) ! That’s why i put the ( "" ) … the story stays the same anyway ! The scan is only there to help you design on top or you need to post process your scan because it’s will not be a perfect reproduction. What i mean by perfect reproduction is no holes in the mesh, no artefacts, etc.

[@TheExtremeElementz]

Love this type of content, mixing 3D printing with life. Serious cool stuff! That truck is bad ass.

[@MandicReally]

Excellent, there is going to be a LOT more of that mix in the future on this channel so I love to hear that. 👌🏻👌🏻

[@kieranclarke135]

Nice video summerising the process. Great to see these classics being moderneised and kept running.

[@TheOystei]

You can actually help the scan a lot with some "matting solution" (i think it was baby powder and IPA in a spray bottle) that leaves a better surface for the tracker to read while not damaging whatever it is you're scanning. (SuperFast Matt has done a video on that)

[@leesmithsworkshop]

Great video and the final dash is going to look fantastic. I have only tried scanning with my phone using photogrammetry and it was a total pain to edit the mesh after. Using it as a reference is so much better as a starting point.

[@samster1995]

Love this kind of work. Would love to see more of the truck project if you intend to share. Scanning needs time and learning to get it done righ and easier. I've used 3d sense before and that thing doesn't like to track objects, doesn't have gyro in it and the overall quality was rough, but good enough to transfer difficult to meassure points into cad for reverse engineering. Nowdays scanners got way better at scanning resolution, software, and tracking algorithms and the process is much easier and rewarding. Keep up with great content. Love it!

[@MandicReally]

3D Scanning is coming along pretty quickly, it is wild to see. Thanks for the kind words! As for the truck, I've got a full series of videos on it on my HotRodHippie channel I used to do: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kILFqqOiZ655aKs

[@SwoodWithArod]

Hey man, nice job on that! I'm a big fan of your 3d printing content, and really enjoyed a bit of engineering content thrown in the mix! Dope video!

[@patrickcoy6149]

Awesome 🤘🤘A friend of my is rebuilding a K10 and I recently printed him an ashtray fitting, in Polymaker PolyLite ASA Black, that we found online. I'll send him this video for more ideas of what can be printed for his truck!

[@nunovicente34]

Awesome! More car related print videos pls 💪🏻

[@agepbiz]

The new beefy design looks great!

[@goomgoom5504]

Excellent video! And a super nice truck! It’s going to be great when finished!

[@johan23501]

Nice video! 🤘

[@petercasper224]

I would sand it, finish it so that it is mint, then pour a reverse mold off of it then you have a mint one piece custom dash! Fantastic vid, really enjoy watching your channel with all the diversity you do.

[@JohnOlson]

Loved the video! Its something that I wanted to start tackling for a friend who works on his old cars. Would love to see more videos like this! Maybe a joint video with you and @3dMusketeers on scanning/modeling/printing.

[@MandicReally]

Totally a possibility in the future...

[@OlavAlexanderMjelde]

Maybe it would look cool if you printed it in the "copper" or some of the other metal finishes that can corrode? Or maybe just printing a top cover that hides the chrome and hides the join in the centre? So like a "top hat" sliding over the chrome and over some of the black plastic. And then in a an vintage looking metal printing material?

[@Vez3D]

Man your dad is cool!! Love the truck!@@

[@MandicReally]

It is a wicked cool project for sure. I can’t wait for it to finallllly be done.

[@DATApush3r]

Man, this looks freakin' awesome!

[@MandicReally]

Thank you very much. It needs a few tweaks yet but I’m overall happy with the results.

[@Theprofessor1212]

I hope they release a software which can harness the power of Apple silicone in the future. That will be a game changer as so many hobby designers use Mac.

[@steveshepard]

Awesome stuff! Do you think the Einstar would be a decent scanner solution for scanning automotive body panels?

[@justinchamberlin4195]

This is a well-timed video...my cousin asked for help just a few days ago in making a replacement taillight bezel for his 1967 Ford Ranchero, and while the printing part of it seems easy* enough I am stressing a bit about getting it scanned and repairing the parts of the model where the original is dented. If the photogrammetry app I downloaded doesn't work, I can probably borrow the Creaform scanner we have at work (though my minimal skills with Fusion 360 mean I might struggle even if the scan goes well). It's at least good to know I'm not alone. *The real question for making the final product is going to come down to whether I print the replacement and it gets painted or electroplated, we print the replacement as a pattern for a sand or investment casting mold, or have Shapeways or PCBWay print it in metal. I still feel better about dealing with these issues than the scanning and modeling side of things, though.

[@aurktman1106]

I will start doing this on my 57 Chevy cluster. I want to make some inserts and see if I can get a billet aluminum version machined.

[@hisjr]

I'm considering a similar project. Did the final printing reduce the overall weight of the original part?

[@MadStyle1911]

Aesub 3D Scanning vanishing Spray would have saved you all the headaches of scanning, spray on for white matte color and spray disappear after 20 - 30 miins.

[@ali-sleimanchehade6129]

If your final design is good and your happy with the results you can send the file to PCB way and they will print it for you and do all the painting for you and send you the product completed

[@retro_boy_advance]

That truck looks awesome. Can't wait to see it fully complete and restored! I did wonder though, why cut the insert? Couldn't you have printed that out instead?

[@MandicReally]

Recreating the exact fit of the insert (with the truck 10 hours away from me) would be a LOT of work. Getting that geometry perfect would have required numerous prototypes and test fits. Why save one dash piece that someone may or may not need again? The time saved is worth far more to me.

[@retro_boy_advance]

@@MandicReally ah I see. Makes sense

[@Ceppetoswerkstatt]

what kind of Hardware did u use for this scanner?

[@SateliteUTUBE]

So the Qidi x max 3 wasnt doing a good enough job, so you had to use voron?

[@printpals3D]

try 3d scanning spray it goes on white and fades away after a while we use the Shining 3D Einstar desktop scanner

[@3DMusketeers]

Nice work man! Yeah it is not easy to go from Scan to CAD, one of the only good ways includes a $10k/yr software lol.. Love this story as well and really excited to see the final results. The Einstar is way better than it has any right to be, however I find their software to be a bit meh at best. Mind you, I am used to Artec Studio but that is more PER YEAR than the Einstar is period.. Great video!

[@MandicReally]

Compared to the RevoPoint software I found the ExStar program a major leap forward. I don't know that I want to play with the "expensive" stuff, I may get spoiled, ha.

[@3DMusketeers]

@@MandicReally If we ever meet I will be happy to bring some of our pricey toys along! The latest revoscan software is SO MUCH NICER, but so is the latest einstar software. It still has resource allocation issues, but it works, so it is fine I guess. The Artec software is so well optimized it is not even funny. ill dm you some phtoos..

[@Koomoa]

You need a vacuum former!

[@Todestelzer]

Try and use the dots on a pice of wood and lay down the part on it. This way the scanner can track and you can save money on the dots.

[@jessemartin4521]

Any chance to get a file for this i have a 1960 GMC id love to remix this and have a 6 gauge set instead and would definitely pay for it!

[@b3nny90]

Curious why didn't you just make the edge as well so you didn't need to hack up the old cluster? I make cluster for customers with digital dashes so it's weird for me to see part of the original being used instead of making a whole new custom piece. Also we need more videos on that sweet truck hahah

[@MandicReally]

Without the truck to design around and fit to, getting that fit correct is a serious challenge. It’s a slip in dash bezel, not a face mounted design. So if it didn’t fit perfectly it will have ugly gaps or just not fit at all. The truck is over 500 miles away from me. Even a 3d scan is unlikely (at this price level) to get the fit right on the first try. Either way mounting flanges on the truck would require a 2 pc design for this gauge setup anyway. I’ve done a lot of custom metal work to get gaps and fits right on the build. Having the part the driver sees fit poorly would be unacceptable. All that work to recreate what I already have in my hands, why? To save one dashboard that someone may want? Not worth it to me. That’s a lot of time and energy better spent elsewhere.

[@b3nny90]

@MandicReally that makes sense, I'm not familiar with how they mount so makes sense like that. Mine are mostly newer model cars so they screw into the dash in one piece completely replacing the cluster. Even though they fit really well with no gaps etc, they generally have plastic trim that goes around them anyway. I'm in the process of making one to accept the glass from cover too, but that's a whole lot more work and intricacy

[@paulradford4100]

I know you had a new toy to play with (3d scanner), but in reality is that not a little over engineered? The old school way would have been to take pictures with a steel rule, then resizing the pictures to calibrate within cad. Now if you were doing a project to make a flagstone former with the shape of your dogs head, I could see where you needed 3d and a scanner.. ** if I'm giving you ideas, good luck sticking spots to your dogs head. Lol

[@MandicReally]

Valid enough technique, I used it in a short video on here a couple weeks ago. In this case it wouldn’t have accounted for the exact shape of the existing dash. I’d have been creating my own body of the object to work off of, like a 3d scan generates. The gauges are large enough that the final product actually spills over the edges of the original bezel. That’s something that would have been difficult to determine purely off dimensional drawings (what a photo effectively becomes). Plenty of ways to do a task, what I was trying to achieve was best handled this way in my opinion.

[@user-lv9kg4ls2c]

+MandicReally They 100% reproduce the instrument cluster. Go look up LMC Truck. Although, the gauge cluster you are showing is not the factory bezel for that truck. They didn't use round instrument gauges in the C10 until later. Your dash also looks not factory to a 65 C10.

[@MandicReally]

You are looking at and thinking of a Chevrolet C10, not a GMC 1000 series. I bought this truck all original 10 years ago down in Texas, and that gauge cluster is the original one.

[@user-lv9kg4ls2c]

@@MandicReally I also liked your redisgn concept of the bezel.

[@darren990]

nice .have you not got the belt printer

[@MandicReally]

I don’t have a belt printer nor do I have interest in one. The print quality off of them just isn’t good enough from what I’ve seen. I’ll wait until the tech matures some more.

[@556guy4]

I'm looking to pick up a 73 Ford Maverick Grabber. I know from experience that the back of the cluster gets brittle over time. Would love to find someone that I could send it to and have them 3d print me a new one. That way it will be nice and won't fall apart when putting g it back in.

[@biglon74]

Have you ever been contacted to do a 2008-2013 avalanche and suburban dashes??? Cost????

[@hillrubin758]

Why not save the original and remix the part to your needs? Thanks for making a vid on practical scanning.

[@MandicReally]

The gauges fit in a way that’s hard to explain, but basically requires it to be a two piece design. Recreating the exact fit of the original shell would be a lot of work, why do it when I have one? I’m a former custom car builder, I made a career of cutting up “original” stuff. The time saved is a huge compared to recreating something just to maintain one original part for someone else who may or may not ever need it.

[@joelkneller4885]

that scanner looks a lot like a Xbox Kinect haha

[@jamessmallwood7448]

you can take alcohol and baby powder and mix and spray and it works well

[@T_Le]

You can use foot powder spray on surface before you scan it.

[@MandicReally]

My concern is manipulating it and wiping off any temporary sprays. As the majority of the item will never be seen again, scuffing it was free and easy.

[@SwervingLemon]

​@@MandicReally I've nearly mastered the art of laying down grey primer for this purpose. Grey works well because it returns more light than black (which sometimes goes invisible to the sensors) and less albedo than white, which is sometimes so bright that the sensors are overwhelmed and miss details. If you go that route, don't get the "high build" primers, and don't try to get full coverage. It'll collect in corners and make joints appear filleted when they aren't. Just a light dusting works.

[@garyharris8082]

oh god not world of warships that was a good game until they monetised the crap out of it and introduced submarines that shotgun anything excepts CV's. Apart from that excellent video

[@wtfgogu]

nothing says 'Murica like a 6l engine on a pavement dragging tin can

[@spindlywebs]

sorry but you're so attractive 😭 i dont mean to be inappropriate tho 😞

[@danialhowe9814]

i have that scanner and i fucking hate it

[@MandicReally]

Really? A friend of mine who used to use an Artec got it and loves it. I’ve had great luck with it. What issues are you having that make you hate it?

[@darren990]

$959.00 omg

[@killersberg1]

Why are there holes in your ears? Is it a bug in the video?

[@thediscoman2001]

hold on a miniute il just get 1000 out of my pocket to buy the scanner, mosty people who watch your channel including me have a budget, its ok if you get sent these gadgets for free but how a bout doing it the way most of us would do by copying the design in fusion or tinkercad

[@MandicReally]

What is wrong with just seeing what options exist and enjoying expanding your view of how things can be done? Also who dictates what is "budget"? Sure I can use a pencil and paper, then someone will say "Yea but you used a $1000 3d printer! Do it on a budget!". If every video was "beginner" pencil and paper process, folks would get bored eventually and move on. When most 3D Scanners cost $10,000+, this one is RELATIVELY cheap. And they only loaned it to me, I don't get to keep it. For my work, I may well be buying it off of them because it safed me so much time and effort that I can see the value there. I used to build cars for a living, tools have different values to different people.

[@thediscoman2001]

@@MandicReally well i can see your point but why not make the video trying to do the part in software and then say well i could not do it in that, so here is an alternative to doing it that way, that to me would be a far better response than the one in the video

[@thediscoman2001]

you make it out to be complicated when its not u only need the right tools and a bit of know how to use fusion 360 witch isn't that complicated, its only complicated if u make it complicated i could probably do this is just over an hour

[@MandicReally]

I look forward to seeing what custom vehicle you build and the video when you design a similar part.

[@thediscoman2001]

@@MandicReally so why did u not with all your wisdon not to decide to make it yourself rather than get a company to sponsor you, not all of us have a grand to drop on a scanner and then get advertising revanue to show how it works, most of us mere mortals would try to replicate it with software rather than taking the easy route

[@MandicReally]

@@thediscoman2001 Is it only valid if I do a project for the absolute cheapest amount it could ever be done at? I mean the 3D printer I used cost over $1000. Should I only do videos using CR-10s and Ender 3s? Where is the line and who get's to decide what the budget is? A lot of people cannot even justify the expense of an Ender 3 in their life. The 3D Scanner legitimately made this job easier, by a large margin. To me, $1000 is a justifiable expense if I'm going to be doing projects like this often. I completely understand it is a lot of money, but it saved me a valuable amount of time.

[@SwervingLemon]

​@@MandicReally It's amazing how little some people value their time. That scanner would be a great investment for me. It would save me hours trying to map instrument panel mounts on old aircraft. 1000 bucks? That's less than one shift at my shop. :)