It is interesting to see 3D printing starting to come into play in vintage audio restorations. How did you make your model of the original part?

-sonavor

Hi Harry Pierce, 

Congrats for your work around the 8000, it looks fine. 

I am discovering 3D printing and wondering if this tech could be used to build up the following part I  am looking for. 

It is the "preset frequency cover"  missing on my recently restored Beomaster 3000 and Beomaster 4000. It seems to be the same part on the Beomaster 4400.

If yes what is needed for doing so?

Thanks a lot

Alain

Hi Harry Pierce, 

Congrats for your work around the 8000, it looks fine. 

I am discovering 3D printing and wondering if this tech could be used to build up the following part I  am looking for. 

It is the "preset frequency cover"  missing on my recently restored Beomaster 3000 and Beomaster 4000. It seems to be the same part on the Beomaster 4400.

If yes what is needed for doing so?

Thanks a lot

Alain

Excellent work!

Hi Alain,

no need for 3D printing for the preset cover. Get an old Cassette housing and proceed  here.

Hope it helps :)

I suggested 3D printing a while ago for a part for a BM6000 restoration and I'm glad it's taking off for some of these 'no longer available' parts

3D printing hasn't really taken off where I live - unlike in the UK where you can now find 3D print shops on the high street.  I contemplated buying a 3D printer and setting up an online 'shop' to print items such as these.  There must be a massive market for something like this!

Maybe if more Beoworld members create these parts, they can either offer extra parts for repairs by other members, or make the files avialable for others to use - possibly on a B&O 3D part database..

Dave.

And one more link to the archived forum to a different thread.

It would be nice to print the BM3000/4400 preset cover! I could easily produce a STL file for it (I have a 3000 that came with the cover). There are some companies that now offer clear prints...this definitely needs a more professional printer than a Makerbot II...the issue is that the surface of an optically clear object needs to be very smooth, i.e. the printed material needs to be liquid at the point of deposition. The printers that can do this right now work more like inkjets.

Rudy

Hi All,

I hit another issue with a Beomaster 8000 that I am currently restoring: The signal meter does not work. I unsoldered it and measured the resistance. It is open circuit, i.e. something came loose inside.

I was wondering, if anyone had some experience with opening it up and checking things out and could give me some advice...

Thanks much in advance!

Rudy

BTW: To follow up on the previous discussion about 3D printing the Beomaster 3000 preset cover: I made a 3D model of the one I have and sent it to a few stereolithography (SL) companies for pricing. It would be possible to have it printed clear with SL, but the cost would be about $150+S/H...I guess we have to wait a few more years until the prices come down. Also a question that looms is the mechanical stability of the SL prints...they may be slightly brittle, i.e. this may be an expensive experiment...