

| Subject: | Re: Projektzwo Foglight Project - Bad News |
| From: | John Rodgers |
| Date: | Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:35:19 -0600 |
It might be possible. I'm not up for it at this point in time. I've got a lot happening between now and June, then if all goes well, I'm going to Alaska. May even decide to make it a one way trip. Don't know yet, but it's a definite possibility. John Clint Kolda wrote: > I've never actually seen these Syncro flaps in person so I don't know how thick they are. I've worked with some fairly thick vacuum formed parts. To some extent, the amount of forming that can be done has a lot to do with the detail level and the depth of the draw. > > I do have several injection mold sources, but I don't know that the volume would be high enough to justify the cost of a mold. Since vacuum/thermal molds are less money, perhaps some minor design changes could be made to accomodate. > > Clint > > John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > Aren't those injections molded?? Kinda thick? The grille pieces are > pretty thin material, and bend easily when heated in the vacuum of the > vacuum forming machine. I don't know3 about thicker materials. > > Regards. > > Jhn Eodgers > > Clint Kolda wrote: > >> John, >> >> How big is your vacuum forming machine? There's another Vanagon >> project I'd like to see made. I would really like to have a set of >> the small "Syncro" mud flaps, but they are no longer available. If >> one of us were to do the cad design, would you have the ability to >> make them? >> >> Clint >> > > >
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