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> On 2/2/2011 11:36 AM, John C... wrote:
>> Curious George here.
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>> I have all of my carpets out of the Van
>> and laying on the shop floor.
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>> And I,m wondering how VW formed all of the shapes into the carpets.
>> Especially into the front carpet.
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>> Does anyone know how they did that
>> or have any general insites into how it's done?
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>> Heat and a form press I'm a guessin' ?
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>> It would be great to be able to emulate what the factory has done.
>> I have some silver gray carpet that would be perfect in my Vanagon.
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>> Can we do this at home ???  ;o)
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>> Thanks,
>> JC...
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I "think" I saw a TV program that included how this is done, both for internal
parts, but also making body parts, and they used a laser, connected to a
computer that stored the "elevation differences" of the surface the laser
was tracking on, and that computer program then controlled machinery
that would operate machinery to form, cut and sew/bond .... not a cheap
technology as I recall thinking.
I remember thinking it seemed like how they have learned to "map" the
ocean floor, and do the same via satellites via GPS mapping earth features
that are below the forest canopy, or ice covered terrain. THey can also
measure ice depth that way and figure out how much has melted ....
or how much your carpet has worn out over time. ;-)
bob