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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by owatnext to c/3dprinting
 

I need to print a discontinued part for my car, I have an .stl file for the part, I just don't have a 3D printer. It's a speaker mount.

What online print service have you used that you can recommend? Thank you!

Edit: located in the US.

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[–] dual_sport_dork 3 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Where are you located, as in what country? That will probably change the answer a lot.

I would advise finding a local nerd to print it for you rather than using a commercial print service. For functional parts, it may take multiple attempts or some fiddling to ultimately get it right, which is going to be a massive pain in the ass if you're ordering parts by mail and paying for each one.

[–] owatnext 1 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Added to the post, located in the US.

A local individual is a good idea, unfortunately I live in a very rural farmland area, not many "local nerds" to speak of. But I could do some traveling.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There's a very popular YouTuber that does his 3d printing on his goat/sheep farm in rural Sweden (I think that's where). Point is, you don't know who has a printer. I personally drive around a lot for my work and would certainly be willing to drop something off if you're in Indiana and I can. Just post the nearest bigger city and see if anyone responds.

[–] owatnext 0 points 2 weeks ago

That's a fair point. I'm a fair shoot off Indiana, unfortunately. There appears to be someone else in this post that wants to help! If that doesn't work out I will ask my husband to get on Facebook and post on one of those forums there. Thank you. (=

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