Finally! A simple & effective solution to "locking" your Ford NACS adapter -- 3D Print Lock

[carys98]

Bet you could sell quite a few of those here if you ever decided to do so for the right price. I’m not yet into 3D printing yet…. I’d love to get one for myself soon though.
So out of curiosity, once a person gets a printer and appropriate filament, if you factor out printer cost and time involved, how much does it usually cost to make something like this? It doesn’t appear that they would weigh that much if that’s how people calculate things.
I’m going to have to take the plunge here in the new year on all this is my plan is why.

It takes about 5.5 g of filament to make a set and you can buy filament for $15 or less per kg so about 8 cents. I print the lock in black to make it blend in with the adapter but I print the key in color so I can find it in the console.

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[ScubaSteve_TheReal]

It takes about 5.5 g of filament to make a set and you can buy filament for $15 or less per kg so about 8 cents. I print the lock in black to make it blend in with the adapter but I print the key in color so I can find it in the console.

Thanks for that suggestion and such an awesome idea, love the black with the blue key, so smart. Man I’ve gotta get me one of those asap before I lose my adapter. I’ll have lots of learning to do after I get a 3D printer.

 

[StevenC56]

Where does this piece go on the adapter?

 

[Fastnf]

Where does this piece go on the adapter?

See video in first post at the beginning of this thread

 

[StevenC56]

I printed the lock, but it's too large to fit with my adapter. So I'm resizing it to see if I can get a good fit. Apparently all adapters are not exactly the same on the lock area.

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