01-25-2017, 05:42 PM
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Excellent! Will the infusion of bronze fill the pores characteristic of printed parts, making it possible to grind the edges smooth for mirror-finish plating?
The rough nature of printed parts pushed me to a waterjet for the Karmann Eclectric emblems.
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Nice job on the Karmann!
At this point the technology isn't quite there yet for smooth parts for my emblems. I'm going to have these chrome plated as-is since the nickel plating is already on them for the chromium to adhere to. When the technology improves, I'll use the same CAD models to get new ones made.
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01-25-2017, 06:12 PM
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I like the patina the emblems seem to have.
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01-25-2017, 07:18 PM
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I like the patina the emblems seem to have.
"HSDs from the seventies were the best. They don't build them like that anymore."
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01-31-2017, 07:46 PM
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Color corrected image.
(Getting ready to intimidate a groundhog into an early spring I hope.)
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02-14-2017, 06:03 PM
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The coming weekend sounds like some rare warm(ish) sunny days in February, but I am just now recovering from the flu. Dare I get my hopes up?
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02-14-2017, 11:38 PM
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02-18-2017, 05:17 PM
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Measure today, cut tomorrow. Today I marked the Firebird Core Support where it needs to be cut away because of making the nose shorter. Tomorrow I get out the cut-off tool and go to town.
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02-19-2017, 02:33 PM
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No joy today. The weather forecast was overly optimistic, and I'm being kicked in the butt by the latest annoying virus to hit me.
On to the next warm weekend, whenever that will be.
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02-22-2017, 12:23 AM
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I've been reading through this thread for the last few days, glad to be caught up. Fantastic job you're doing! This project is really inspiring, and I can't wait to see more progress as the weather gets warmer. Keep at it!
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02-28-2017, 07:29 PM
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One more month until I get the whole garage back!
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