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> Metal fog light grills?, how hard would this be to do?
Aaron Cox
post Aug 17 2003, 09:35 PM
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post Aug 20 2003, 01:58 PM
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How can I get some info on that Int'l 914 event?
Maybe I'll go to.

I've been meaning to get to a factory about 100 miles north of Paris.
Maybe it's nearby.
That would be cool. I'd like to take my dad (he's never been to Europe).
He had a sweet, very clean, green 914 years ago until he had to sell it.
The buyer took it to Japan.

If you're shopping for CAM software, I would suggest that Surfcam is the way to go.
I've got experience using several of the main ones out there.
Surfcam, mastercam, Virtual Gibbs, Smartcam, etc.
Virtual Gibbs is the best for 2d & simple 3d. It is 3-4 times faster to use for about 80% of most jobs.
But it doesn't have the capabilities that are sometimes required on many of the trickier 3d parts.
... Surfcam does it all!... but is slower for those simpler 2d parts.

It's the same situation for CAD (as I'm sure you're aware).
I mainly use Solidworks (faster for 80% of typical designed parts), but lacks some high-end functionality.
At work, In addition to Solidworks, I am using Pro/E, UG, Alias, & AutoCad.
I also use Rhino sometimes for surfacing functionality. It's very good software... simple like autocad, with high-end surfacing capabilities like Alias.

Anyway, if possible, I'd like to see some photos of you mill/drill conversion.
Sounds pretty neat for simple 2nd operation work.
I'd maybe like to do that to my Bridgeport some day... with Servos, of course.
I wouldn't bother to do it with just stepper motors.

Chat with ya later,
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Aaron Cox   Metal fog light grills?   Aug 17 2003, 09:35 PM
Brad Roberts   The prototype car has steel fog light grills.. the...   Aug 17 2003, 09:35 PM
GWN7   Would someone with access to a CNC machine be able...   Aug 17 2003, 09:40 PM
Aaron Cox   way easier to chrome this way huh?   Aug 17 2003, 09:44 PM
1974porsche914   You mean a CNC machine like this... ;) http://ww...   Aug 20 2003, 12:40 AM
elmonte   In your garage? You show off!!!!...   Aug 20 2003, 12:44 AM
Mueller   damn....talk about making me feel inadequate :) a...   Aug 20 2003, 12:56 AM
GWN7   I know a guy who does spincasting. Not sure what h...   Aug 20 2003, 01:36 AM
Brad Roberts   I know a lot of people... but I dont know anyone w...   Aug 20 2003, 02:14 AM
Lawrence914-6   I think the idea of metal fog light grills is grea...   Aug 20 2003, 06:33 AM
1974porsche914   Actually, I have 3 CNC's in my garage as well ...   Aug 20 2003, 09:59 AM
Mueller   Hey Greg, It's a true Servo motor CNC (closed...   Aug 20 2003, 10:27 AM
1974porsche914   How can I get some info on that Int'l 914 even...   Aug 20 2003, 01:58 PM
1974porsche914   Brad, Foothill Ranch is just east of Irvine and n...   Aug 20 2003, 08:25 PM
rhodyguy   making the patterns for cast units would be VERY e...   Aug 21 2003, 06:34 AM
maf914   CNC mills in the garage! You guys are too muc...   Aug 21 2003, 06:41 AM
tryan   billet sunvisors. just kidding. we swaped a guys...   Aug 21 2003, 12:45 PM
1974porsche914   Too funny! I always read the code before execu...   Aug 21 2003, 12:59 PM
seanery   I was actually thinking aluminum visors could be a...   Aug 21 2003, 01:03 PM
Lawrence914-6   Wouldn't fiberglass/SMC or plexiglass be light...   Aug 21 2003, 01:10 PM
RustyWa   Ideas for parts? How about rear alignment shims i...   Aug 21 2003, 01:42 PM
tryan   i was kidding about the sunvisors, but you could b...   Aug 21 2003, 02:03 PM
tryan   no comments?   Aug 21 2003, 02:52 PM
McMark   Visor mounts would be great in solid aluminum sinc...   Aug 21 2003, 07:16 PM
Jenny   Yup, I second that. I'm sure I can find some 9...   Aug 21 2003, 07:23 PM
Lawrence914-6   I know that someone over on the bird-board (Wine a...   Aug 21 2003, 07:35 PM
dryheat914   I have a couple grinders,files, and sandpaper in m...   Aug 21 2003, 09:55 PM


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