3D modelers: Unobtainable part needs reproducing

[Eminence Gris]

Inside the rockers of our cars are a couple pipes wrapped in sound insulation carrying heat from the exchangers forward. Porsche calls them mufflers.

The pipes and insulation are usually okay, but there are plastic collars at each end of the insulation wrap. They melt. The 'mufflers' are not widely available here, though they can be found in Europe.

I suspect I'm not the only one who's opened a rocker panel to find this problem. These seem like an ideal item for duplicating, but since homebrew 3D printing uses melted material to create objects, I doubt it's the correct methodology for this task.

Ideas?

[Bullethead]

Not sure what high-temp materials 3D printers have available to them, but there are a number of organic polymers that are easily molded or machined. Ryton is good up to 200+ C, Vespel up to 300 C.

[Eminence Gris]

Not sure what high-temp materials 3D printers have available to them, but there are a number of organic polymers that are easily molded or machined. Ryton is good up to 200+ C, Vespel up to 300 C.

My concern with machining is unit cost.

[NorthernThrux]

Plenty of 3D metal printers now. Much higher melting points, but also much higher price point.
Polycarbonate in a 3D printer (we use it a lot) should stand up to the heat just fine. Melting point is 260-300C.

Ravi

[teenchy]

Putting out feelers for you. Will PM you once I know more.

[Marek]

How many you want !

been making them for years, for the heather tubes ,I make sold by everybody

my experience was, that they where, not that much damage by the heat ,more 40 years old , the material simply solidified, and became porous
also seen a few where the papper where rotten up

Marek

[Eminence Gris]

How many you want !

been making them for years, for the heather tubes ,I make sold by everybody

my experience was, that they where, not that much damage by the heat ,more 40 years old , the material simply solidified, and became porous
also seen a few where the papper where rotten up

Marek

Hey, Marek! I could use 4. Want to PM me payment info?