We have a laser here that we cut all our sheet metal with. These pieces are cut from .05" or 18 gauge. I can cut thicker up to 1" but at that point the slag on the edges isn't too pretty.

I was thinking I can cut custom 914 emblems if that is of interest to anyone.
I have the pins mapped out if that makes any difference.

18 gauge thick $12

thicker stuff will have to be priced out accordingly.

Pete

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Stainless would be cool so I could have it polished?

Or gold plate them like original?

I can cut stainless and I can get mild steel plated.

Pete

Pete a standard badge thickness would be close to 12ga.

Can you do any letter and/or number combo? And different font sizes?
Thinking some may want badges for other things, like rain hats, engine grills, toolboxes, garage and man doors, etc.

I have the font, so I can do any size and whatever order.

heres some other stuff I have cut.

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Very cool! Those look awesome Pete!

A thicker one would be cool to machine the reliefs. Any rough estimate on about how much a ~3/16"/5mm thick stainless one would be in as cut shape?

Rear alignment shims....cool!

To be honest I would like a 914-6 gold plated like factory.. Not sure what the current price is on that

I think a stainless one would be $50. I just called about the material and it is expensive.

Pete

I will start drawing one up

Can you cut 14 carat gold sheet; 12 gauge?

No cutting gold plate

Well that's just great There goes My idea for a new grill....



Yo Dawg

Pete could you do the European VW/Porsche 914/6 rear emblem,I'am a CSOB and won't pay my left nut for a genuine one .
Sure there would be a demand.

This one will be tougher to replicate because I dont have one. I can only guess what the proper size is.

How about 2.1 for those of us who built 2056 motors.

If you decide to get this going, I could use a 914-RS

Thanks

Pete,

Thanks for getting these going since there is a real need. Please put me down for a 914-6 and stainless would be fine if it can be made without the holes in the numbers.

Appreciated

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I meant solid gold, but never mind - the car is an investment in itself.

Seriously tho I would be interested in something for the six conversion. I am thinking a "1.7" - something that was never made for the 1972 car I have. Kinda want them to think I have the original engine instead of the 3.2 residing there now.

Excellent work!

Looks like I'll have to think about what I want ...thinking about Flatnines for the shop man door, 914-6 and 3.0 for the car....

How about a licence plate frame
How small can it go?

Just as a note, you can electroplate on stainless steels. It is a more complex (costly) process than plating on normal steels.

You can also electroplate on aluminum. It used to involve depositing an intermediate layer of electroless (autocatalytic) copper before actually electroplating.

It's been 30 some years since I was involved in plating and I'm sure processes have changed....

Harvey

This is what I drew up today.

let me know what you think. At second glance, maybe the Porsche font and RS font are a little too narrow?

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I like the idea but what about the pins? Glue and a nail? etc?

No pins. some adhesive will work just fine.

Any comments of the drawings I've done?

Pete

Looks good, you will be able to make some stuff I could only dream about making with that laser!

I've seen Pete's /RD laser in action, very impressive machine for sure.
Not sure on the bed size but it's quite large, I'd say he could do a large street sign for a business if needed.

What kind of laser is it co2 or fiber?

This is the model. This particular one is in someone else's shop.

Twin pallet Mitsubishi 3015LXP. 3 metres x 1.5 metres cut area. 4000 watts C02

Fibre lasers are an enclosed machine that are faster maybe, but they have their drawbacks also. More expensive to maintain and if you look directly at the laser beam you will go blind without realizing it.

Pete

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Wow, my C02 laser at home is only 40watts, it might cut aluminum foil, never tried it.

The C02 lasers can mess you up as well, I have a small scar on my hand from mine I got while aligning the mirrors and I only had it set at 10% power, it hurt!

At work we just got a Trumpf fiber laser sheetmetal cutting machine, pretty darn cool. Too bad no personal jobs on it. Still under warranty so I have not had to do any work on it yet.

We are buying the new mazak fiber laser at work 350k and its small and no co2 costs.. Though we will never produce parts for a market place it will be cool to play with.

We went with Mitsubishi because the resonators last 20+ years. Trumpf lasers have a reputation for needing them to be replaced after 5-10 years at a cost of 50k. I dont know about the Mazak though. We shopped them when buying our 5 axis, but didnt end up buying one because the Mits was a better machine for 5 axis.

even though ours is a C02, we use nitrogen for the majority of our cuts. You need C02 when cutting thicker material. Nitrogen is very cheap as well.

Here is my rendition of the 914/6 badge. My original is at home right now so I cant be certain all the dimension for the #6 is correct, but the 914 is correct according to just a normal badge.

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Looks great..

Can you do something like this? How much? Aluminum. PM me please.

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I can attest to how well done these are, RD has always come through for me!

I think the top of the 6 is a bit thin. I suspect it should just be the 9 flipped and mirrored.

Yes I think you're right. I will adjust it on monday.

True. Need the RS to be similar to the 914. Horizontal 'thickness' is similar but verticle 'thickness' is off. (Not sure of the correct font terms)

Thanks

here are a few emblems I cut out of 18g sheet metal.

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^Nice!

Looking nice.

My laser cut badge compared to an original badge. I got very close, the spacing between the 4-6 is a little off, which I will adjust.

I can cut these out for anyone next week.

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Nice !

What a great looking badge.

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I have cut out several /6 badges out of aluminum. The first picture is it sitting on top of an original badge. So it matches up pretty damn close.

Let me know if your interested in one.

Pete

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How hard would it be to machine the depth on the connecting lines to match the original?

It's the only detail missing from perfection.

These are laser cut. Im selling them for $35 because there is minimal setup time.

To get the machine depths I would charge an extra fee.

You could simply file them yourselves and save.

Pete

Looks great!!!

Pete, these are excellent! I will be messaging you!