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Author Metal Working - Can any one help (waterjet, 8mm aluminium)
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oh and it doesn't necessarily have to be someone close to you; they're relatively straight forward so could be posted out. I have a few fabrication and CNC companies I could put you in touch with
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Bit too thick for laser cutting if you want it done in alloy.. Water cutting will a safer bet and its generally cheaper.

check out http://www.cncwaterjet.co.uk


not at all, im a CNC laser operator and i cut 12mm no probs at all

[Edited on 11-03-2011 by Corsa Sport Gav]
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You forget the TS logo
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Originally posted by DaveyLC
Bit too thick for laser cutting if you want it done in alloy.. Water cutting will a safer bet and its generally cheaper.

check out http://www.cncwaterjet.co.uk


not at all, im a CNC laser operator and i cut 12mm no probs at all

[Edited on 11-03-2011 by Corsa Sport Gav]


I've found alot of places wont touch thick Alu??
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Bit too thick for laser cutting if you want it done in alloy.. Water cutting will a safer bet and its generally cheaper.

check out http://www.cncwaterjet.co.uk


not at all, im a CNC laser operator and i cut 12mm no probs at all

[Edited on 11-03-2011 by Corsa Sport Gav]


I've found alot of places wont touch thick Alu??


im guessing they must have a lower powered laser than what i use, so it will struggle on the thicker plates
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You forget the TS logo


hehe, that would be quite cool but not much space for something

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Originally posted by DaveyLC
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Originally posted by DaveyLC
Bit too thick for laser cutting if you want it done in alloy.. Water cutting will a safer bet and its generally cheaper.

check out http://www.cncwaterjet.co.uk


not at all, im a CNC laser operator and i cut 12mm no probs at all

[Edited on 11-03-2011 by Corsa Sport Gav]


I've found alot of places wont touch thick Alu??


im guessing they must have a lower powered laser than what i use, so it will struggle on the thicker plates


The places I spoke to steel wasnt a problem but alu was? strange!
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Originally posted by DaveyLC
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Originally posted by Corsa Sport Gav
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Originally posted by DaveyLC
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Originally posted by Corsa Sport Gav
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Originally posted by DaveyLC
Bit too thick for laser cutting if you want it done in alloy.. Water cutting will a safer bet and its generally cheaper.

check out http://www.cncwaterjet.co.uk


not at all, im a CNC laser operator and i cut 12mm no probs at all

[Edited on 11-03-2011 by Corsa Sport Gav]


I've found alot of places wont touch thick Alu??


im guessing they must have a lower powered laser than what i use, so it will struggle on the thicker plates


The places I spoke to steel wasnt a problem but alu was? strange!


unless they just didnt wanna do it, cause theres a high chance when cutting ali that the beam reflects back and damages all the mirrors and the lens and to get that all sorted is well into a four figure sum
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I use premier laser cutting, cheap and quick, they do water jet aswell, much neater! Just need to send them an autocad r14 drawing then they quote off that
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Oh premier have water jet me 20mm Alu plate before no problems!
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not much space for something
Just sneak a little one on the top, can't add much to the price, only a few more strokes
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if you can get me a CAD file of the logo or something with reasonable dims , I can drop it on; maybe do away with the top triangular cut out and put it there?
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I got some stuff cut at Jetcut in glasgow (water jet cutting) I think aluminium is harder as it has a lower melting point and may warp using lasers, as basically its burning a hole through it instead of cutting like water.
Cheap too.
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if you can get me a CAD file of the logo or something with reasonable dims , I can drop it on; maybe do away with the top triangular cut out and put it there?


I only have a .jpg of a TS logo.

But a large italic ' TS ' would do, sized to fit in the top triangle

These ones are just tests on Fee's car... will see how they work out and may get taller ones, and ones for the Impreza.
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Sheet metal tabs for the connecting the alu uprights to the rear 1/4's... what thickness do you think?
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You'd have to have them as a handed pair; otherwise the TS logo will be back to front on one side
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they are pretty smart!

I'll see about getting them done once the first ones are tested

Yup, would need to be RH and LH set
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if i didn't know that said TS i would never work it out from looking at the piece of metal
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This is better than the work I'm meant to be doing!!
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CS at its best


Logo above designed on CS.

Upright wing CAD designs done on CS.

Production done via CS.
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Did they use the DXF file I sent to cut those ones?
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yup
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Corsa Sport Gav will be able to tell you more
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