mpf
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Started on "black friday", off from the daily grind, and avoiding the stores!
Project kicked my butt, the interior portion of the OEM mold is Impossible
to photograph, due to the draft angles for releasing purposes, that shrouds
light sources also. Plus, the artwork is seemingly 'freehand', there is no simple translation to CAD, made for giant programs (for what it is), and the fit was never correct...arghhh! But, got it down late at night.
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I used a .125 plate of machined 6061 AL, USA made of course...
The face is really hard to photograph, shines hard under direct light.
Made on an EDM machine, you can see the paths here.
The top "23V" has been sanded (one of the trial runs) and the light
actually "casts" better under most conditions than the as-machined surface.
Just looks more "metallic" ...
.
So as you saw, I have a set for sale.
here is a photo, top ones, trial edition, they won't fit. Sanded.
Bottom shot, machined face. They don't reflect light as well in about
75% of conditions.
.
Here, it's more brilliant than the chrome, but the light was pointed "just right"
If you want a set, sand the backside of the "2", don't do the 3 first!!
(You might lose the orientation, it only fits 1 way)
Then lay them all down and look. Sanded also means easy care, because they are not anodized, and will get gray in a few years. Or use as-is and sand later, they project ABOVE the plastic...
.
$20 shipped, because the 2 is .014 too thin on the middle leg only...
You can see them above, looks great. I USED BLACK RTV TO ATTACH.
Strong, but removable. Apply with a nail point.
others going to ebay.
IF there are others interested, I will make more via waterjet, but
I will have to farm that out. They will want some quantity to run the job.
I could make a couple more...[email protected]
PS: I have another job almost ready:
Left and right "stripes" for the 16" long recesses...ENGRAVED. They look great.
Project kicked my butt, the interior portion of the OEM mold is Impossible
to photograph, due to the draft angles for releasing purposes, that shrouds
light sources also. Plus, the artwork is seemingly 'freehand', there is no simple translation to CAD, made for giant programs (for what it is), and the fit was never correct...arghhh! But, got it down late at night.
.
.
.
I used a .125 plate of machined 6061 AL, USA made of course...
The face is really hard to photograph, shines hard under direct light.
Made on an EDM machine, you can see the paths here.
The top "23V" has been sanded (one of the trial runs) and the light
actually "casts" better under most conditions than the as-machined surface.
Just looks more "metallic" ...
.
So as you saw, I have a set for sale.
here is a photo, top ones, trial edition, they won't fit. Sanded.
Bottom shot, machined face. They don't reflect light as well in about
75% of conditions.
.
Here, it's more brilliant than the chrome, but the light was pointed "just right"
If you want a set, sand the backside of the "2", don't do the 3 first!!
(You might lose the orientation, it only fits 1 way)
Then lay them all down and look. Sanded also means easy care, because they are not anodized, and will get gray in a few years. Or use as-is and sand later, they project ABOVE the plastic...
.
$20 shipped, because the 2 is .014 too thin on the middle leg only...
You can see them above, looks great. I USED BLACK RTV TO ATTACH.
Strong, but removable. Apply with a nail point.
others going to ebay.
IF there are others interested, I will make more via waterjet, but
I will have to farm that out. They will want some quantity to run the job.
I could make a couple more...[email protected]
PS: I have another job almost ready:
Left and right "stripes" for the 16" long recesses...ENGRAVED. They look great.
