Designing and 3D-printing a garage remote motorcycle mount
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Re: Designing and 3D-printing a garage remote motorcycle mount
#2Nice, Stavros. I've been thinking about the same thing; having my current remote inside a jacket pocket and attempting to poke through the fabric to the button is distracting.
Re: Designing and 3D-printing a garage remote motorcycle mount
#3Nice, Stavros. I've been thinking about the same thing; having my current remote inside a jacket pocket and attempting to poke through the fabric to the button is distracting.
Thank you! I was thinking of publishing this to Thingiverse, but the enclosure is so ad-hoc that it would hardly be of use to anyone. Maybe I'll just publish the Fusion source, though.
Re: Designing and 3D-printing a garage remote motorcycle mount
#4Nice, Stavros. I've been thinking about the same thing; having my current remote inside a jacket pocket and attempting to poke through the fabric to the button is distracting.
Thank you! I was thinking of publishing this to Thingiverse, but the enclosure is so ad-hoc that it would hardly be of use to anyone. Maybe I'll just publish the Fusion source, though.
The 'Fusion' source? I assume you mean share the 3d model file... and you used Fusion 360 software to create it.
Just curious: can you share your experience modeling this? Why Fusion 360? Because it's free? Do you have experience with Solidworks or Blender or other software? If yes, how would you compare 3d modeling in Fusion vs. other modeling software?
Re: Designing and 3D-printing a garage remote motorcycle mount
#5Nice. I had a similar problem when I rode my bicycle to work daily. I really didn't want to have to carry anything more than my phone.
I ended up hacking a bluetooth earpiece into a remote after seeing the idea online. It was 100% reliable over a period of over 2 years.
Having it mounted in the open like that seems like it could have a few drawbacks. I would still be concerned about water damage, even if you don't plan to ever be out in the rain. What about the fasteners you used? Are they rust-proof? Things mounted on my bicycle that have any metal parts seem to wear out over time, and plastics seem to take on some weathering, possibly from sun.
Re: Designing and 3D-printing a garage remote motorcycle mount
#6Huh, I've never heard to keep weight off the keyring. I imagine this is to avoid unnecessary force on the ignition assembly? Obviously you wouldn't want to put several lbs on there, but it seems like small items would be fine.
Regardless, cool project. I'm planning to do something similar, as soon as I can get an indoor space. I might go even more hidden, and hide it under the lip of the gas tank or etc.
Re: Designing and 3D-printing a garage remote motorcycle mount
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thank you! I was thinking of publishing this to Thingiverse, but the enclosure is so ad-hoc that it would hardly be of use to anyone. Maybe I'll just publish the Fusion source, though.
The 'Fusion' source? I assume you mean share the 3d model file... and you used Fusion 360 software to create it. Just curious: can you share your experience modeling this? Why Fusion 360? Because it's free? Do you have experience with Solidworks or Blender or other software? If yes, how would you compare 3d modeling in Fusion vs. other modeling software?
I use Fusion mainly because it intuitive enough to figure out without doing much reading. I tried Solidworks at first, but, as a complete newbie to this, I couldn't make heads or tails of it. As far as I know, both are equivalent in functionality, but the UI of Fusion 360 was much, much better (and yes, Fusion is free for hobbyists, so that's a plus).
As far as I know, Blender isn't parametric, so it's largely unsuitable for doing this kind of work. I would recommend OnShape as a very nice starter CAD program, and it's very very easy (almost trivial) to move on to Fusion afterwards, so my advice would be: If you can get Fusion for free and it runs on your OS, try that. If not, OnShape is a very capable second choice.
Re: Designing and 3D-printing a garage remote motorcycle mount
#8Huh, I've never heard to keep weight off the keyring. I imagine this is to avoid unnecessary force on the ignition assembly? Obviously you wouldn't want to put several lbs on there, but it seems like small items would be fine. Regardless, cool project. I'm planning to do something similar, as soon as I can get an indoor space. I might go even more hidden, and hide it under the lip of the gas tank or etc.
> I've never heard to keep weight off the keyring
I was dubious at first too, when the motorcycle mechanic told me that, but then my car mechanic (completely unrelated) said the same thing, so I took all my keys out of the keyring.
Apparently, weight leads to the lock "loosening up" and can make the key "stick" a lot, unable to turn because the rods no longer align as well.
> I might go even more hidden, and hide it under the lip of the gas tank or etc.
I was thinking about doing that and connecting it to the bike battery as well, but I couldn't find a place that was easier to reach (and that wouldn't require me to lay cables all over)...
Re: Designing and 3D-printing a garage remote motorcycle mount
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thank you! I was thinking of publishing this to Thingiverse, but the enclosure is so ad-hoc that it would hardly be of use to anyone. Maybe I'll just publish the Fusion source, though.
The 'Fusion' source? I assume you mean share the 3d model file... and you used Fusion 360 software to create it. Just curious: can you share your experience modeling this? Why Fusion 360? Because it's free? Do you have experience with Solidworks or Blender or other software? If yes, how would you compare 3d modeling in Fusion vs. other modeling software?
Fusion is likely to displace Solidworks and Autodesk's own inventor in the market within the next few years. It's easy, powerful, and most importantly update regularly and with features people want. Onshape is pretty awful, so no threat there. Source: Spent about a hundred million hours in this sort of software ;;' _ '
Re: Designing and 3D-printing a garage remote motorcycle mount
#10Nice. I had a similar problem when I rode my bicycle to work daily. I really didn't want to have to carry anything more than my phone. I ended up hacking a bluetooth earpiece into a remote after seeing the idea online. It was 100% reliable over a period of over 2 years. Having it mounted in the open like that seems like it could have a few drawbacks. I would still be concerned about water damage, even if you don't pl…
There's definitely going to be water damage on the plastic, PLA isn't very water-friendly. I'll buy some PETG to print it later on, it should be much more weather-resistant and durable. The nuts and bolts need to be rust-resistant too, yes, although I can always just change those after a while.
The good thing about having a 3D printer is that a replacement part is just 20 minutes away.