Eastwood 30/60 Compressor Air Filter Mount

[Tom]

I have an Eastwood 30/60 Scroll Compressor. On the early versions, the air intake filter housing is attached via a coupler that screws into the intake pipe and holds a long stud. The long stud levers on the plastic fitting and makes it easy to break. When you call Eastwood to get a replacement, they sell you an updated housing with a clip-on lid and no stud, presumably because the original design was so vulnerable to breaking. (They've updated a number of parts on this compressor since the original launch!)

So, after breaking my mount, I ended up making a 3D-printed version and thought I'd share in case useful for someone down the road. It uses a section of M5 threaded rod with a nylock nut loctited to the bottom. You can't see in the pictures, but the part has a recess for the nut so the rod cannot pull out. Happy to say, it is all working like a champ. Printed in ABS on a Bambu Lab X1C with .08mm layer height (no support on the threads to keep them clean).

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Here's the original, broken mount.

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Here's the model for the 3D replacement.

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Here's the 3D-printed part installed showing how it works with the housing.

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And all buttoned up as good as new.

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