New Titanium KIPS smiley gear

[Isaac95]

Hello,
I recently discovered that my KIPS smiley gear is missing a tooth. Which then led me to the discovery that the gear is no longer available (most of you know this already). So I took it upon myself to model and 3d print a small batch of gears in titanium. They just came in today, and so far they look like they will work. The surface finish is a little rough, but tolerances seem acceptable. I think it’ll be 100% functional. I might need some beta testers to see how they hold up. Thoughts?

[Chuck78]

The actual titanium metal is 3D printed? Or are you saying you 3D printed some models in the typical plastic materials before having them manufactured to the same dimensions?

How much did this cost to have these made in titanium?

I'm long overdue for a top end and anticipating doing one in the next few weeks if you have some extras! The gear on my '99 220 is a bit worn due to the extremely high hours.

[ss109]

Cool. Good job, man.

The only thing I would probably do is smooth the inside (sits against the cylinder) up a bit and maybe the teeth with a Dremel polishing wheel but I don't know if even that is absolutely necessary. I'm really interested in hearing how these hold up.

[Kawibunga]

Now that's just plain awesome!

But I gotta know Isaac95, you run a manufacturing business? As I've used a guy to print us parts out of stainless and 17-4 PH for work for oilfield tools........ but it's a 1.5 million dollar machine.......... is there a consumer grade under $10K on the market yet?? Would love to see one, still way to pricey for me in hobby form. And did you scan it and model it for that, or just plane old fashioned measuring it. Solidworks? Fusion? ...... kinda nerding out here! :)