Rod and VAE's NIX91 test run

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Re: Rod and VAE's NIX91 test run

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How can I get NL parts?

These NY parts are "Kyosho"! I broke the steering rack body mount yesterday! I too would like to continue running this car but if this keeps up I will retire this car!

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Re: Rod and VAE's NIX91 test run

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I'm waiting for reply from Shapeways.
In fact I asked also if NL parts can be ordered from US...

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Re: Rod and VAE's NIX91 test run

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I tapped the body mount/steering post. Then cut the head off a screw, threaded it in the post, spun it in a cordless drill and sanded down the post until the steering rack bearings slide on smooth.

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Re: Rod and VAE's NIX91 test run

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Ordering NL parts would be awesome if they can enable that.

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Re: Rod and VAE's NIX91 test run

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OK... Shapeways will investigate this trend of US plant made parts breaking much easier than NL made parts.

No need to send broken parts anywhere but I need to send them a list of order numbers.
So please PM me name of part that was broken and Shapeways order number. I will make a combined list and send it later.

I was told at the moment there is no way to assign order to either US or NL factory.
Lets hope they find the reason for these lower quality prints...

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Re: Rod and VAE's NIX91 test run

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This part of my emails to Shapeways team probably interest you the most:

"You can indeed tell your customers to send us some pictures of the broken models and also let the order number, this way we can create a complaint out of this and request to have the broken models reprinted."

So if you feel your parts are weaker than normally please contact Shapeways...
[email protected]
This will also help them to analyze and tune their SLS machine re-calibration cycles.

If you hit the wall with your car and break parts, I woudn't blaim it on SLS prints :D
Personally I'm not going to make a complaint about my front arm I broke after hitting a car just after big full speed double jump.

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Re: Rod and VAE's NIX91 test run

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Niki, I'm happy to say that Rod and I had a pretty successful evening of running the NIX91 buggies :D Neither of us broke anything and with some serious tumbles too.

Can't wait to try out the new parts though...gonna have to break these ones first lol

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Re: Rod and VAE's NIX91 test run

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Looks really good.
I will get both part batches early next week.

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