posted 14 January, 2004 11:11 PM
Those look very cool & i can see why they are raised. I would leave them unpainted as they will darked with age. BTW, what make/type of machine did you mill those on?
Excellent job!
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posted 15 January, 2004 09:05 AM
quote:Originally posted by BadRag: Those look very cool & i can see why they are raised. I would leave them unpainted as they will darked with age. BTW, what make/type of machine did you mill those on?
Excellent job!
Well, I did 95% of the work on a Fadal VMC (a cnc milling machine) at the shop I work for. I work for a company that builds molds, prototype parts, and all sorts of custom tools, fixtures, and whatnots, so this was actually not that difficult to machine, I just did it on nights and weekends. The people I work for build a lot of their own firearms accessories: handles, scope mounts, illuminator mounts, all kinds of cool stuff.
Fbodfather: I will post a picture later today, that shows the entire assembly. There are actually two mechanicsms that hold the centercaps onto the wheels. The first is a reverse-engineered version of the OEM design, the barbed spokes that allow a slid-in and expansion that hold the centercap against various surfaces on the wheel itself. Additionally, the back of the centercap has a threaded hold in it, and there is a custom-made washer that is bolted to the cap. The washer prevents anyone from stealing the caps off the wheels, and also acts as a backup in case of spoke failure. My original prototype part did not incorporate the backup washer, and still stayed on the wheel in a variety of hard and normal driving conditions, so I feel pretty confident about them staying on the car. As for the finish, I am hoping it will last as long as the wheel, since its a similar construction (aluminium cap with decorative chromep lating) to the wheel itself. I've heard about the problem with the SS centercaps being painted, thats one of the issues I had with painting mine.
I will post the diagram later today.
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posted 15 January, 2004 11:28 AM
Just remember, normal durability testing is 100,000 miles, -40F to +120F ambient and dropping the wheel with the cap on from 5 feet and the cap not coming off. plus other secret stuff.
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quote:Originally posted by JeffY: Just remember, normal durability testing is 100,000 miles, -40F to +120F ambient and dropping the wheel with the cap on from 5 feet and the cap not coming off. plus other secret stuff.
Ah - c'mon Jeff - no secrets here! Oh I know, how many coats of Zaino can it take? (probably corrosion resistance, damage from impact, injury to pedestrians etc.)
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posted 15 January, 2004 08:51 PM
quote:Originally posted by JeffY: Just remember, normal durability testing is 100,000 miles, -40F to +120F ambient and dropping the wheel with the cap on from 5 feet and the cap not coming off. plus other secret stuff.
secret stuff, huh? Im pretty sure that putting me behind the wheel is far worse than anything GM ever had in mind for a car. bwahahahaha!!! Nobody knows how to destroy stuff as well as I do.
At any rate, Ive edited the original post to include a side-view assembly of centercap, wheel, backup washer and bolt. Opinions?
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quote: Well, I did 95% of the work on a Fadal VMC (a cnc milling machine) at the shop I work for. I work for a company that builds molds, prototype parts, and all sorts of custom tools, fixtures, and whatnots, so this was actually not that difficult to machine, I just did it on nights and weekends. The people I work for build a lot of their own firearms accessories: handles, scope mounts, illuminator mounts, all kinds of cool stuff.
I work for Haas Automation, so i know what kind of things people make in they're "spare" time That how i got my Billet alum. air vents....VMC's are great mechines...
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posted 17 January, 2004 12:50 AM
quote:Originally posted by BadRag:
quote: Well, I did 95% of the work on a Fadal VMC (a cnc milling machine) at the shop I work for. I work for a company that builds molds, prototype parts, and all sorts of custom tools, fixtures, and whatnots, so this was actually not that difficult to machine, I just did it on nights and weekends. The people I work for build a lot of their own firearms accessories: handles, scope mounts, illuminator mounts, all kinds of cool stuff.
I work for Haas Automation, so i know what kind of things people make in they're "spare" time That how i got my Billet alum. air vents....VMC's are great mechines...
Haas machines are nice, but i really like the fadal setup, its great if you are doing a lot of different jobs at once, things are setup to be modular. Most of the shops I know that have haas machines do production work; ive never really had much of a chance to play with them.
VMC's are a lot of fun, when im out of college, I plan on buying one and putting it in my garage.
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posted 20 January, 2004 12:56 AM
There are alot of shops buying our smaller mechines just to cut bike rims on, alot of our mills & lathes are getting smaller for the small shops and are selling quite well, it's looking very good at work lately..
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posted 20 January, 2004 10:56 AM
quote:Originally posted by BadRag: There are alot of shops buying our smaller mechines just to cut bike rims on, alot of our mills & lathes are getting smaller for the small shops and are selling quite well, it's looking very good at work lately..
What exactly do you do for Haas? The shop I work at has 5 Fadal VMC's.
2 40x20's 1 60x30 1 30x16 1 40x20 with a 4th and 5th axis table.
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posted 21 January, 2004 11:24 PM
I work in QA, mostly inspection, we make about 30 differant types of mechines, even some lasers, and always new models coming out, from the trade shows i've been to and the sales that we're doing, the sky's the limit, so i'm very happy with my job. Check out the web site Haascnc.com or our Nascar team at Haascncracing.com if you want to look around.
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