Make your own parts

[ManDownUnder]

I kid you not

www.emachineshop.com

Download the software, design the part up, save it, price it up (all done by the SW and you're good to go.

I have it running on my machines and ... well.. I reckon it rocks - apart from the part cost. One off is steepish price, but it doesn mean you can make your own widget - missing from your 1928 Harley or whatever

Metal, Plastic, wood... all available.

Something to think about - could we start saving patterns for common parts - make them available on here if it makes sense? I need a new... brake disk for the RF let's say. I design it up, save that file and throw it up into a library of parts available here on KB, so if anyone else wants one... they can make one too.

Check it out
MDU

[MattRSK]

This brilliant. Someone is in the money.

[ManDownUnder]

This brilliant. Someone is in the money.

Elegant isn't it...

The SW is easy to drive too. I have tech drawing in my background so constructing drawings is easy enough - and their SW is a doddle to use...

[The_Dover]

Fuck, I thought you said make your own pants.

I'm running out of undercrackers..........

[sAsLEX]

I wanted a couple of fairly simple things made up as I was lazy and couldnt be arsed doing it on the lathe at work, plus it needed 26 holes around a diameter and stuff marking that out!

But each identical part of which I wanted 6 would of been 50 odd dollars! A touch rich for my blood! Need to get my hands on the uni cnc machine!

[ManDownUnder]

Fuck, I thought you said make your own pants.

I'm running out of undercrackers..........

No mate - and that rules out "fuck your own pants" and "fuck your own undercrackers"

You're ok to fuck your own crack if you're sufficiently endowed and don't tell anyone...

[The_Dover]

You're ok to fuck your own crack if you're sufficiently endowed and don't tell anyone...

Can you keep a secret?

[ManDownUnder]

I wanted a couple of fairly simple things made up as I was lazy and couldnt be arsed doing it on the lathe at work, plus it needed 26 holes around a diameter and stuff marking that out!

But each identical part of which I wanted 6 would of been 50 odd dollars! A touch rich for my blood! Need to get my hands on the uni cnc machine!

Yeah - that's the bit I found - it is a bit rich although I'm not sure if that's a general rule, or just because I don't know how to drive it proper.

The setup costs are obviously factored into the first one... and it obviously means I don't have to go buy a mill or whatever to make that million dollar widget I've been dreaming of...

[ManDownUnder]

Can you keep a secret?

With sufficient payment - of course!

[sAsLEX]

didnt like the first DXF file I imported from another CAD programme, trying another one now to see what the cost will be!

EDIT yip not really liking anything from my other cad programmes

EDIT2: Ok redid it in their crappy software and 60 US a part, which were far more simplified than the ones I got qoutes for here, so it might jsut be cheaper to steal a CAD system off the net follow the tutorials and then send the files to an Engineering firm here in NZ

[Flyingpony]

Very interesting though I doubt they can make the part I need.
A new galv coated 3mm (or was it 4mm or 5mm ) thick steel tube vehicle chassis ...

[MattRSK]

I made a stainless steel (316) washer. $80 to get it to my doorstep. Bargin.

[Motu]

I've had their CAD program on both my computers for a while.I came top our school in School Cert Tech Drawing - I haven't got a fucking clue how to make it work.

[TLDV8]

I wanted a couple of fairly simple things made up as I was lazy and couldnt be arsed doing it on the lathe at work, plus it needed 26 holes around a diameter and stuff marking that out!

Rotary Table ?

I think i will stick to the old fashioned way

[sAsLEX]

Rotary Table ?

I think i will stick to the old fashioned way

Yeah like that second pic, rotary table? I guess you line the bit up on the diameter you want the holes around, then you can rotate the piece through specific angles to get the desired number of holes?

If so then yes that wouldn't be soo hard, will have to find out if the workshop I have acccess to could do that!