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Old 04-02-2009, 10:34 AM
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Default a cool bit of machining, well I think so anyway.

Was a little bit bored at work today, and thought a while back that I might quite like to have the NMS logo machined into my cam cover, so knocked up a test piece





im pretty chuffed with the way its come out
Old 04-02-2009, 10:38 AM
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That looks trick!
Old 04-02-2009, 10:39 AM
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very cool Rich
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rather smart that is
Old 04-02-2009, 10:44 AM
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That looks awesome mate.
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I cant take all the credit, as I only did the CAD stuff and my mate Jimbo did the machining
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very nice mate
Old 04-02-2009, 11:21 AM
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Looks really smart. Maybe karl will be getting you to do some more for his engine's
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looks great! but in all honesty its not the hardest thing to do with CAD/CAM
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Originally Posted by GARETH T
looks great! but in all honesty its not the hardest thing to do with CAD/CAM
I realise that, but its the first time I had done anything like this and just thought it looked quite effective
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whats the next project?
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Im liking that
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Originally Posted by GARETH T
whats the next project?
dont know yet, starting to run out of foreigners, lol
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you can NEVER run out of homers!
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I have got a few bits lined up once we get the new laser, lol
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very cool!
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looks lovely that mate very trick
Old 04-02-2009, 12:32 PM
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Very neat.

Do it!
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looks well smart
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Looks very trick.
Nice one!
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I had planned to do it deeper, so it can be inlaid with paint, but you loose the sharpness of the corners and it looks crap
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looks good mate

but will you have enough meat on your cover to do it?

may have my old spare cover somewhere that all the writing was machined off if you want to practice
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Originally Posted by xr4x4rs
looks good mate

but will you have enough meat on your cover to do it?

may have my old spare cover somewhere that all the writing was machined off if you want to practice
yeah its only about 25mm x 65mm iirc i was planning on doing it on the machined face, just infront of the oil filler cap, if you get me, lol
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Nice
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Originally Posted by Twellsie
I have got a few bits lined up once we get the new laser, lol

That statement SOOOOOOOO needed this picture




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Originally Posted by TIFF
That statement SOOOOOOOO needed this picture




pmsl
Old 04-02-2009, 05:33 PM
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well done mate , looks the business
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spot on mate
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