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Bringing a 1919 Harley Davidson Back to Life

3D scanning and printing an impossible-to-find, 100-year-old distributor cap

Loretta Marie Perera
Thu, 01/14/2021 - 12:03
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Recently, the team at 4C Creative Cad CAM Consultants in Emmen, Netherlands, was given a unique task: How to get a vintage Harley Davidson motorcycle back on the road again.

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What was fun about this project wasn’t how challenging it was, or how much expertise it required. The joy was in the end itself, to provide a straightforward solution to a question that had been on the mind of one man for decades: How to get his vintage motorcycle capable of starting and riding on the streets. The solution was to scan a broken part that could no longer be found and 3D print a replacement.

The problem was brought to Carl van de Rijzen of Visual First in the Netherlands, who has been working with Edwin Rappard of 4C Creative CAD CAM Consultants for more than two years. Living on opposite ends of the country, the two have never met in person. “I send something to Edwin, he scans it and sends it back,” says van de Rijzen. The same thing occurred in this case.

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Submitted by Gonzalo (not verified) on Sat, 05/07/2022 - 08:47

1920 fj Harley Davidson aluminium distribution oil pump side cov

hello we too are trying to get back on the road to an old HD FJ 1030. For that we need the right postman cover that supports the timing gears and the oil pump. I can't get an original. I thought about printing it in 3d and casting it in aluminum. is this possible?Thank you. Gonzalo

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