A Little Slice Of Hell - Casting Parts

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Re: A Little Slice Of Hell - Casting Parts

Postby eagleyes on Wed Feb 20, 2013 1:01 am

Curiosity has caused me to revive this old gem.

Any progress?

On a semi-related subject: does anyone have access to a 3D printer? If so, they could scan old parts and make them out of plastic.

Maybe McCain tried that already. :Poof:
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Re: A Little Slice Of Hell

Postby Magnetboy on Wed Feb 20, 2013 1:07 am

eagleyes wrote:Curiosity has caused me to revive this old gem.

Any progress?


I'm working on a few things in the immediate future. just waiting for Mother nature to be a little more cooperative before I get too deep into it. I'll keep posting here when I make more goodies. Right now, my immediate project is to finish making the parts that I need for my OE. Once that is done, I will move on to other endeavors. I know other people need parts for their OE's as well and they better let me know what they need soon so I can make a single run of parts. If you have any other suggestions, feel free to PM me. :wave:
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Re: A Little Slice Of Hell - Casting Parts

Postby MarkIV on Wed Feb 20, 2013 9:08 am

Nice, this could be a new small business
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Re: A Little Slice Of Hell

Postby Magnetboy on Wed Apr 03, 2013 9:02 pm

UPDATE: The milling machine is up and running and I was finally able to finish off the ornamental Eaglelux door latch brackets. :grin: After a little wiring detour, I decided that I needed to get my hands on the mill and do something constructive. The final products of my hard work were a pair of completed OE door latch brackets. The brackets went through a few minor cutting, drilling, and deburring steps before they were finished. Pics below, and an action shot for Troy too. :thumbsup:

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And the finished product.... The one on the right rear is the original part. The other two are my duplicates ready to use.

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Re: A Little Slice Of Hell - Casting Parts

Postby 64ragtop on Wed Apr 03, 2013 9:10 pm

Magnetboy wrote:
And the finished product.... The one on the right rear is the original part. The other two are my duplicates ready to use.

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WOW! That's what I call the "ultimate do it yourself project". :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Re: A Little Slice Of Hell - Casting Parts

Postby Drew3401 on Wed Apr 03, 2013 9:43 pm

All I can say is Holly S*^T Batman. Very very nice Magnetboy :yes: :good: :good: :good: :good: :good: :good:
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Re: A Little Slice Of Hell - Casting Parts

Postby mcha9797 on Wed Apr 03, 2013 10:16 pm

NICE WORK MB!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Re: A Little Slice Of Hell

Postby jab8356 on Thu Apr 04, 2013 3:52 am

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How many RPM's were you running that thing?
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Re: A Little Slice Of Hell - Casting Parts

Postby Sky Chief on Thu Apr 04, 2013 7:38 am

Those turned out great! :thumbsup:
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Re: A Little Slice Of Hell - Casting Parts

Postby JVC8230 on Thu Apr 04, 2013 7:55 am

Awesome work MB!!
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