3D Printed B2A Pickup Bezel

[SpondonBassed]

Okay so it's more repair than build but I thought it deserved its own thread rather than hijack Rob's 3D Guitar thread any further.

 

Some time back I mentioned on that thread that I had a damaged pickup bezel on my B2A and he immediately offered to 3D print it for me - free of charge.  He wouldn't even let me cover postage.  I sent him an STL file I downloaded from the 'net.  He remodelled it to his own satisfaction and sent me two set of bezels.

 

@rwillett,  As promised, here is a photo of the job.

 

 

• Left:  The original bezel.  It was flimsy.   With one corner missing it left my thumb exposed to the sharp edge of the countersunk screwhead just where I need to rest it.
• Centre:  Rob's 3D print as received.  Rob wasn't happy with the finish.  As he mentioned, on his guitar thread, he was chasing a bug on his printer.  I was completely happy though.
• Right:  Rob's print sanded progressively from 180 through 800 to finish with 2500 wet and dry.  Holes cleaned up to size and rounded edges as per original.  I had him print them a bit thicker. maybe a mm or so and they're much better.

 

They fit perfectly on the bass and are an improvement over the original, thin, plastic bezels.

 

Thanks Rob!

Edited November 25, 2023 by SpondonBassed

[Si600]

5 hours ago, SpondonBassed said:

 

• Left:  The original bezel.  It was flimsy.   With one corner missing it left my thumb exposed to the sharp edge of the countersunk screwhead just where I need to rest it.

You could have flipped the bezel so the sharp bit was on the opposite corner to your thumb.

 

Jus sayin' 🤪

[SpondonBassed]

28 minutes ago, Si600 said:

You could have flipped the bezel so the sharp bit was on the opposite corner to your thumb.

 

If you look closely at the image there are two holes at the top and one at the bottom for the adjustment screws so that wasn't an option.

[Si600]

Details, schmetails...

[Geek99]

It’s still a good idea 

[rwillett]

On 25/11/2023 at 22:36, Geek99 said:

It’s still a good idea 

 

A briliant idea let down by an ugly fact...

 

Story of my life.

Rob