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General CNC Chat => Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) => Topic started by: Sam on January 22, 2012, 02:09:15 PM

Title: Bike part
Post by: Sam on January 22, 2012, 02:09:15 PM
Made this master cylinder cover for a friends murdercycle. Went a couple thou to deep with the center drill and lost a bit of detail, but hey, it's not bad for using a center drill as an engraver.
Title: Re: Bike part
Post by: stevehuck on January 22, 2012, 03:06:52 PM
Looks real nice from here.
Title: Re: Bike part
Post by: Chaoticone on January 22, 2012, 05:34:15 PM
Looks good Sam!

Brett
Title: Re: Bike part
Post by: Tweakie.CNC on January 23, 2012, 02:55:00 AM
OK Sam spill the beans - How did you get that much swarf from one little engraving ??  ;D

Very nice though.

Tweakie.
Title: Re: Bike part
Post by: RICH on January 23, 2012, 06:55:43 AM
Looks good Sam. Maybe try doing some inlay work for the next one.
http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,6188.msg40705.html#msg40705

RICH
Title: Re: Bike part
Post by: Tweakie.CNC on January 23, 2012, 08:48:12 AM
Hi Rich,

You may want to return to your thread and replace the description of exactly how your inlay work is done.  ;)  It would be most helpful for others that follow.

Tweakie.
Title: Re: Bike part
Post by: Sam on January 23, 2012, 10:12:45 AM
Thanks fellas  :)
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OK Sam spill the beans - How did you get that much swarf from one little engraving ?
>:D That was a little trick I tried to mimic from the many hours of watching David Marks "Wood Works" show. At the end of the show, he would always show the final project with wood chips scattered about.
What really peaks my interest, is how much detail a person could get into that part if it were anodized and dyed black, and you had, say, I dunno....a cnc laser or something. 8)  If I could somehow justify the cost, I would most definitely like to have one!
My friend wanted an Apache helicopter engraved, but there was just no way to put that much detail into it, and still look halfway decent.

Rich, I am indeed wanting to do some inlay work, but as most things, just can't seem to make the time for it. It is on the "list", however. Nice job you done.

Title: Re: Bike part
Post by: Tweakie.CNC on January 23, 2012, 11:02:42 AM
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What really peaks my interest, is how much detail a person could get into that part if it were anodized and dyed black, and you had, say, I dunno....a cnc laser or something.   If I could somehow justify the cost, I would most definitely like to have one!

Just think of it in terms of 'handbags' and 'shoes' and how many = 1 laser, then do a trade.  ;D

Tweakie.
Title: Re: Bike part
Post by: Overloaded on January 23, 2012, 11:08:05 AM
 Very nice job Sam !  :)

:)
Great advice Tweakie.
That's how I got my plane, but had to throw in a walk-in closet and a Lexus.
 :D
Russ
Title: Re: Bike part
Post by: Sam on January 23, 2012, 11:16:18 AM
Plane? Do tell, Russ.  Whatcha got?
Title: Re: Bike part
Post by: Overloaded on January 23, 2012, 11:35:40 AM
Hi Sam, the trade was actually for the entire flying package.
Our club has 2 Skyhawks and an Archer.
Mine is a Piper PA22-160. In the process of re-covering. Should be done by April.
Title: Re: Bike part
Post by: RICH on January 23, 2012, 05:24:36 PM
Thanks for the alert Tweakie since i really didn't know that the  how to description was not in the other post.

Hey Sam, just aword of caution on the part, and that is, you should have done the air hole for the guy.
Maybe put the hole right in the eagles eye or in one of the circular parts of the lettering as the guy could screw up the nice piece by
drilling a big hole where it sticks out like a sore thumb.

BTW, if you want to buy a bridge i can post a link to the thread...... :D  >:D

RICH
Title: Re: Bike part
Post by: Sam on January 24, 2012, 09:03:25 PM
The eagle gets to keep it's eye. With my luck, I woulda broke a tiny drill bit right off, and scrapped the whole thing anyhow.  ;D
Title: Re: Bike part
Post by: Tweakie.CNC on January 25, 2012, 02:38:57 AM
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BTW, if you want to buy a bridge i can post a link to the thread......

 ;D ;D

Tweakie.
Title: Re: Bike part
Post by: Chaoticone on January 25, 2012, 07:49:17 PM
Well, that's just fancy from top to bottom Sam.  :)

Brett
Title: Re: Bike part
Post by: budman68 on January 26, 2012, 07:41:52 PM
Very sharp, Sam!

Dave