3D Printed Ford Battery Case Help

Warbirdphotog, your mentioning a possible redo of the cell tops due to a suggestion that they were too tall. I'll refer you to my post #20 from last year on how I made my Ford LF: I used 1/16" ABS for the battery top, with 3/16" ABS on top of that for the cells. This makes the total thickness exactly ¼", which provided the needed additional space for the terminals. If you decide to do a remake, consider also using actual tar on the cell surrounds for authenticity? One more tip, the gold paint is easily applied with a rubber hobby roller.
 
ford38v8 said:
Warbirdphotog, your mentioning a possible redo of the cell tops due to a suggestion that they were too tall. I'll refer you to my post #20 from last year on how I made my Ford LF: I used 1/16" ABS for the battery top, with 3/16" ABS on top of that for the cells. This makes the total thickness exactly ¼", which provided the needed additional space for the terminals. If you decide to do a remake, consider also using actual tar on the cell surrounds for authenticity? One more tip, the gold paint is easily applied with a rubber hobby roller.
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Hello, thanks for the measurements. I actually mimicked the tar texture, to a degree, using some textured 'grain' paint. Using actual tar is a bit beyond what I would want to do, especially when you can mimic it.

As for the gold, I actually tried it with a rubber hobby roller, funny enough, and it looked terrible! So I switched to the spray paint after that.
 
I wanted to post a comparison of the real battery and my 3D printed on. As mentioned, at some point I'll head back up to the Early Ford Parts store to borrow the real battery again and get some side by sides.

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MAN!! What an AMAZING job you did on this. You are a man with some serious determination. I've seen a lot of 3D Printed parts but nothing with this kind of detail. WOW!
 
rockfla said:
NOW want to help me 3D print this one for my 2 German Ford's???
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That's a cool battery! And a lot easier to build than what I did (no 'star texture'). But I'd need all the measurement specs of the actual battery to build it. I was lucky with the '40 Ford Battery that the Early Ford Parts Store had one I could borrow for a few weeks to study and measure.
 
WarbirdPhotog said:
That's a cool battery! And a lot easier to build than what I did (no 'star texture'). But I'd need all the measurement specs of the actual battery to build it. I was lucky with the '40 Ford Battery that the Early Ford Parts Store had one I could borrow for a few weeks to study and measure.
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Measurements are not a problem......AND besides my two I might have another two to three that might be wanting one. I have the sticker/decal so that portion "could" be smooth IF need be.
 
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