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damned, I've bought the wrong wiper blade for my car ...
Thanks to 3D printing, I was able to build an adapter. Actually it was cheaper to print it via Shapeways than buying a new wiper blade!
Now I can use a windshield wiper which was designed for the newer model of my car.
I've used the nice "coral red" which looks really cool now! The "strong&flexible" material works great and it fits perfect.




]]> Michael Mueller 2012-12-14T14:52:01-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=58631&th=12006#msg_58631

Smart idea!]]> Mitchell Jetten 2012-12-14T20:35:27-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=58680&th=12006#msg_58680 Michael Mueller 2012-12-16T09:23:05-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=58730&th=12006#msg_58730 bartv 2012-12-17T10:40:27-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=58737&th=12006#msg_58737
Michael, it would be interesting to see how this stands up to the daily stresses of a typical wiper - the adapters packaged with most third-party blades are usually of a dense plastic or ABS like material.

]]> mygadgetlife 2012-12-17T12:46:34-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=58757&th=12006#msg_58757 I hope it's robust enough, even at freezing temperatures.

Michael]]> Michael Mueller 2012-12-17T19:08:16-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=61451&th=12006#msg_61451
did you remove the model? I'm curious how it went!

Cheers,

Bart]]> bartv 2013-02-06T12:21:15-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=61456&th=12006#msg_61456
you are right, thanks for asking!
The adapter was stable enough but it nees to be modified a little. Right now the mounting angle is not perfect. Cause of this it makes some noise when it wipes.
I'm not sure if I put it back in the shop cause I like to focus on jewelry.

Michael]]> Michael Mueller 2013-02-06T12:40:58-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=61462&th=12006#msg_61462
now the adapter is "visible" again. I also enabled the download function
... so if someone is interested in it, feel free to use or enhance the 3d model.
I'll remove it from the shop in a week.

Cheers!
Michael]]> Michael Mueller 2013-02-06T14:04:38-00:00