Ryan Smith wrote:
>
> I need some valences too. I have the old ones in my trunk ... err boot
> but they're shot. In the machine shop where I'm working now we make a
> lot of prototype sheet metal pieces for telecommunications equipment
> (Nortel). I wouldn't dare to dream that anybody has ever entered these
> patternes into a cad program preferably Pro Engineer? Reason I ask, if
> I have percise (CAD) drawings I can input them into our automatic
> punching machine and mill those bad boys in like 30 seconds flat. I'd
> have to bend them in the press but that doesn't take long either.
> Powder coat them black and I'd be set. I wonder what guage aluminum to
> use. 0.090"?
>
> Just thinking aloud on the list.
>
> Ryan Smith
> Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech
> Emerald Green, 72 Spitfire
Ryan,
Considering the originals were cardboard, I would think 090 would be a
bit of overkill. I would think you may need a "stiffener" to avoid
vibration & stress cracks in any case, but 063 would probably be a lot
easier to work with.
Just my .02 worth.
Tom Strange, Classic Autosports Ltd., Appleton, Wi., 920-733-5013
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