Sony Walkman DD - Battery door replacement available

I made this, it is a exact replacement for lost or broken battery door

https://www.shapeways.com/product/L...battery-door?optionId=64987741&li=marketplace

Here is the cassette door knob..

https://www.shapeways.com/product/S...assette-door-knob?optionId=175462952&li=shops

 

That looks very interesting! Congratulations!

 

excellent news. I used to buy a broken DD walkman just to use the battery door.
Do you make other parts? There is a selection button used for most of Toshiba walkmans. I need this button for at least 30 of my walkmans.
So Can you make this button for me. I can give you a nice walkman or a boombox if you make this button for me (or pay you cash- your choice)
Hugo I am sorry that i used your photo. cannot find a better picture (or impossible to find one)

 

Great news! I also use shapeways to print gears for Discmans, thats when my buddy agrees to model it in autoCAD first. I used to enjoy 3-D modelling, but that was 20 years ago, right now my brain cells just die and refuse to cooperate

 

Yes I can practically make any part, as long it isn`t too small. (wall thickness > 0.7 mm). But of course I would need an original part to take exact measurements.

 

How about that specific part?? if you look at the picture and see the button. These buttons are used in several Toshiba walkmans (probably more than 10 models).
I call this button a big weakness to Toshiba walkmans.

 

Can you provide measurements ?

 

Ordered a couple...Cheers

 

Thanks, appreciated.... I hope you like them

 

I ordered a precision caliper to measure the dimentions appropriately, Will update you.
If you make this part i can buy you many of them

 

You can try to replicate that tiny button it without 3D printing.
You simply make a silicone mold of the original piece and replicate it with resin.
All you need is to master the skills of mold making (not very difficult) and the result is impressive. All the tiny details, even the scratches are replicated into the new piece.
Talking about time it takes about 1-2 days to cure the mold (you have to do it only once) but when it's cured you can make a resin copy in 5 minutes, fully cured.

 

Well here is my SHAPEWAYS update:


So a BIG THANK YOU to both Matic777 and TooCool for bringing my DD back to being complete

 

I¸m glad that you liked it...

I also added the cassette door knob to my shop. Link in the first post....

 

Since i didn't have any experience/ knowledge of this method, decided to watch youtube and then make my comment. As far as i understood making a silicon mold is easy and practical for something is not completely covered in silicon. the object should be half exposed to be easily taken out. In case of this tiny Toshiba button i don't know how to do it. To make this button the whole thing should be covered in silicon and then taking it out will be a big challenge. Any idea??

 

Easy answer: a two halves mold. It is a little overkill for such a tiny piece but in this case it’s almost inevitable. You just spend more than double the time to make the mold but then you have a more practical mold to use. Look up videos about resin casting model cars to get the methodology.
I say almost inevitable because you could make it in a single piece mold and then carefully cut a separation line making it openable.

 

You glue a toothpick to the tiny bugger and make a mold, once all done you just cut off the button off the molded part. I actually bought all the things necessary to make a few parts for my never-ending Valkyrie XB-70 plastic model project but then got sidetracked by this new hobby of resurrecting Discmans/boomboxes. Next time you visit just bring it here and we shall have some fun "making the button"! But I agree with prev posts that nowadays it is easier to 3D model in AutoCAD and order from Shapeways.

 

wow, thanks my friend. I will.

 

Yes, it is a lot easier. The aesthetic result would be less accurate with a 3d print but, on the other hand, the resin cast piece is less mechanicaly resistant, it may be a little more brittle than plastic.

 

Will this DD door also fit the wm-F5? (F5 has the same mecha as DD)