My 3D printer saved me $500 on my L360 power switch.

[Subysti]

So my L360 front panel power button stopped working a while ago. Wasn't a huge deal as I just open the cover to wake it up. I wanted to get in to diag mode which requires the front power button. After removing the screen bezel I found the switch worked fine but the .02 plastic part around it was broken. Wouldn't you know it but you can only get that part with a whole new screen replacement. Found cheap used ones for $500 and they also looked to have a broken part around switch. Well I printed my own for about .10c worth of filament. If anyone needs one I believe they fit all the 300 series printers and I will make some and send them out for the cost of shipping. Here's a pic of the factory part an my printed part before I pulled all the little hairs off.

 

[cornholio]

While you really needed to buy the whole screen unit before, this part alone can now be ordered from HP as well.

 

[logotogogo]

So my L360 front panel power button stopped working a while ago. Wasn't a huge deal as I just open the cover to wake it up. I wanted to get in to diag mode which requires the front power button. After removing the screen bezel I found the switch worked fine but the .02 plastic part around it was broken. Wouldn't you know it but you can only get that part with a whole new screen replacement. Found cheap used ones for $500 and they also looked to have a broken part around switch. Well I printed my own for about .10c worth of filament. If anyone needs one I believe they fit all the 300 series printers and I will make some and send them out for the cost of shipping. Here's a pic of the factory part an my printed part before I pulled all the little hairs off.

That is freakin' awesome! Shipping only will beat ordering from HP any day! Thanks Hero of the day!

 

[White Haus]

So my L360 front panel power button stopped working a while ago. Wasn't a huge deal as I just open the cover to wake it up. I wanted to get in to diag mode which requires the front power button. After removing the screen bezel I found the switch worked fine but the .02 plastic part around it was broken. Wouldn't you know it but you can only get that part with a whole new screen replacement. Found cheap used ones for $500 and they also looked to have a broken part around switch. Well I printed my own for about .10c worth of filament. If anyone needs one I believe they fit all the 300 series printers and I will make some and send them out for the cost of shipping. Here's a pic of the factory part an my printed part before I pulled all the little hairs off.

Now this is a benefit I can see with having in-house 3D printing capabilities! How did you set up the part - you have to 3D scan it? (Forgive my ignorance on the whole process)

 

[Gettin'By]

I think you can extrude an SVG and convert that to an .STL or .OBJ. Never done it myself but pretty sure I've read about it. I have done some light design work in Tinkercad as well. It's free and a little limited, but it does work.

 

[JBurton]

You can build it from scratch with a mic for dimensions, I usually draw the shape in corel, export a dxf, and build up depth from there in something like sketchup, though there are much better applications for this.
I too am curious how OP went about it.

 

[Subysti]

just used tinkercad online. its a pain to use but free. Haven't learned how to use corel for 3D design.

 

[Subysti]

While you really needed to buy the whole screen unit before, this part alone can now be ordered from HP as well.

I went to HP's website and they didn't have a part number or listing for just this part. tried calling as well and was on hold over an hour before i gave up.

 

[balstestrat]

Well if someone else is looking for it in the future it's below. Like $15 not even insanely expensive.

M0E29-67117

 

[ikarasu]

When ours broke on our 560.... we needed a whole new screen as well. It was under warranty so we got it for free.... and had a backup screen incase something happened to ours, so I'm not complaining!

I can see why HP decided to sell the part by itself... I bet they lost more on warranty replacements than they gained on others having to buy a screen.

 

[lvking]

So my L360 front panel power button stopped working a while ago. Wasn't a huge deal as I just open the cover to wake it up. I wanted to get in to diag mode which requires the front power button. After removing the screen bezel I found the switch worked fine but the .02 plastic part around it was broken. Wouldn't you know it but you can only get that part with a whole new screen replacement. Found cheap used ones for $500 and they also looked to have a broken part around switch. Well I printed my own for about .10c worth of filament. If anyone needs one I believe they fit all the 300 series printers and I will make some and send them out for the cost of shipping. Here's a pic of the factory part an my printed part before I pulled all the little hairs off.

Hi, have the same issue and be glad to buy one of yours. Let me know what you want with shipping to 18013