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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.
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>   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.
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>   Clint
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> 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.
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> Regards.
>
> Jhn Eodgers
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> Clint Kolda wrote:
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>> John,
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>> 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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