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Title: Eng Turned Sheetmetal
Post by: nivag on April 20, 2006, 03:48:28 PM

Anyone know where I can source a small piece of engine turned sheet metal? Need a piece about 15\" wide and 6\" tall.

Thx, Gavin  

Title: Eng Turned Sheetmetal
Post by: Geoff on April 20, 2006, 03:56:44 PM

Got a drill press? You can do it yourself. I don't know of anyone who sells it pre done besides the stuff Mirko used to get but it wasn't metal.

Title: Eng Turned Sheetmetal
Post by: nivag on April 20, 2006, 04:18:24 PM

Did it before and messed up and took forever. Used a drill press and cork... Was hoping ther was some pre fab stuff around. If not I may just use thicker alum. Need to make a gueage panel for the buggy.

Title: Eng Turned Sheetmetal
Post by: James Buchan on April 20, 2006, 04:42:18 PM

I will ask my machine shop tmrw and see what they say - what gauge metal?

Title: Eng Turned Sheetmetal
Post by: BUSDADDY on April 20, 2006, 04:58:46 PM

The champagne cork and valve grinding compound is the traditional way but I've seen it done with a wire cup wheel if you have a hard alloy. I've used a plywood disc with firm sponge and leather glued to it for big swirls.
You can use a yard stick like piece of wood with notches cut into it for a guide if you don't have a drill press or are doing something that won't fit in one, clamp it to the part with shims under it and sit the mandrel shaft of your drill in a notch, don't forget to shift it a half notch over for the next row down.

Title: Eng Turned Sheetmetal
Post by: Tom H. on April 20, 2006, 05:43:18 PM

well, there goes the neighborhood. another split with engine turning?

 :angry:








 ;)










Eastwood sells panels pre-turned plus they have the Craytex roll on a mandrel for doing it yourself.  I think maybe Speedway Motors also sell some. The Craytex works very well and is quick. Craytex is like valve grinding compound in a \"erasure\" like rubber matrix, just use something like a light oil for a lube.


 

Title: Eng Turned Sheetmetal
Post by: nivag on April 20, 2006, 05:44:03 PM

Hey James, nothing too thick. Just stiff enough to mount some guages in... maybe 18 guage?
 

Title: Eng Turned Sheetmetal
Post by: silas on April 20, 2006, 06:50:45 PM

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Need to make a gueage panel for the buggy.

sweet. metal flake paint job and an engine turned sheet metal gauge panel. with the sun shining that buggy is going to be like a rolling tanning bed.  ;)

i'm going to start putting on the spf30 and call dibs on shotgun for a cruise.

you are going to have one hell of a fun summer driving that car gavin. B)  

Title: Eng Turned Sheetmetal
Post by: Tom H. on April 20, 2006, 08:05:08 PM

the buggy?

wadda need gauges on a baby buggy for?


 :rockon:  

Title: Eng Turned Sheetmetal
Post by: nivag on April 20, 2006, 08:47:07 PM

Tommy...  I like to see when the needle comes back around to the 0 on the speedo... call me old fashioned.

Title: Eng Turned Sheetmetal
Post by: Tom H. on April 21, 2006, 06:33:39 AM

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Tommy...  I like to see when the needle comes back around to the 0 on the speedo... call me old fashioned.

yeah, I hear ya. I haven't hooked mine up yet, afraid to knock the post out of the speedo  ;)


 :rockon: