Any Machinists / People with CNC Access

[lsuguy]

Anyone have the ability to machine a small part for me. I have the 3d drawing in a few formats. I checked with emachine shop and they were ridiculous but I can understand due to it being a single part...

If anyone is interested or can help me out please shoot me a PM with your email address and I can get you the files.

Thanks in advance!

[Al Moreno]

Justin just pick up a new CNC, he is busy design new suspension parts for the 6th gen Camaros but he might be able to help you out. Send him an email at [email protected]

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[lsuguy]

Thanks Al! I will shoot him an email and see if he has time to mess with it.

[tukes23]

I work in a machine shop. If you want, I would be more than happy to take a look at it for you. just PM me the info. If you want some examples of what i do on a daily basis, I'm Tukes23 on instagram.

[slimjim]

Anyone have the ability to machine a small part for me. I have the 3d drawing in a few formats. I checked with emachine shop and they were ridiculous but I can understand due to it being a single part...

If anyone is interested or can help me out please shoot me a PM with your email address and I can get you the files.

Thanks in advance!

I Need(ed) the same, I spent hours, maybe days designing some one-off tail lights for my 68, then I started getting quotes from all over the country and was a little shocked at the pricing too.. however tail lights are quite large.
I have since got them 3d printed to test the measurements but then the project got put on the shelf for now.

Let us know how you go getting your part made.

[96z28ss]

No one realizes what billet parts cost to make. The cost for one off parts are extremely expensive.
When you look at builds from Ring Brothers, Roadster Shop, and Ironworks, The machined part costs are what drive these builds deep in the 6 figures.

[clill]

My Son has a CNC machining business and he might spend a couple weeks writing the code to carve out something like a AR-15 part. He would never do it for one part. He needs hundreds of parts ordered at a time to make it worth doing.

[GregWeld]

No one realizes what billet parts cost to make. The cost for one off parts are extremely expensive.
When you look at builds from Ring Brothers, Roadster Shop, and Ironworks, The machined part costs are what drive these builds deep in the 6 figures.



Tell me!

LOL


What people don't factor in is "set up" --- just loading a blank in any machine and setting it up to get started takes TIME --- TIME = MONEY.

[Blake Foster]

Tell me!

LOL


What people don't factor in is "set up" --- just loading a blank in any machine and setting it up to get started takes TIME --- TIME = MONEY.

and if you don't have the correct tool or holder. and then a mounting fixture needs to be made and if it is 3 d maybe 2 or 3 mounting fixtures. and even f you have the 3d model you need to convert it to the machine language.

[BBC71Nova]

You may try a place like Parts Badger (http://parts-badger.com/). I've never used them so can't provide any firsthand info. Someone shared it with me last week actually.

John

[takid455]

Any CNC tubing benders? 1.25" DOM.

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[Fast Lane Innovations]

You might check out Proto Labs, still probably not real cheap, but it's easy to upload a solid model on their website and they make the parts in a few days. They've also got some 3D metal printing capabilities.

I ran into Hoosier Pattern at the SEMA show. They can 3D print a sand core and cast complicated parts for relatively low cost as well (although they have a minimum order). It looks really cool, they had nice samples at the show.

For sheet metal parts, you might look at Rapid Made. They also have some other services.

We have no affiliation with any of these companies, just places I've come across. Machining small prototype runs is difficult, but there is some industry growing around this.

[Doug1]

You might check out Proto Labs, still probably not real cheap, but it's easy to upload a solid model on their website and they make the parts in a few days. They've also got some 3D metal printing capabilities.

I ran into Hoosier Pattern at the SEMA show. They can 3D print a sand core and cast complicated parts for relatively low cost as well (although they have a minimum order). It looks really cool, they had nice samples at the show.

For sheet metal parts, you might look at Rapid Made. They also have some other services.

We have no affiliation with any of these companies, just places I've come across. Machining small prototype runs is difficult, but there is some industry growing around this.

I saw a new business model in which multiple small businesses rented space of a very large facility that had gone unused for several years and set up as a "factory" of sorts. The separate small businesses work with each other to make stuff fast and inexpensively. One might have a CNC machine, another a plasma cutting rig, etc.

[BDAZSVT]

Joel Charles does a lot of small run custom stuff.
https://www.facebook.com/joel.jccustoms?fref=ts
I am not sure if the facebook link will work. If you can't find him I can help track him down.