Does anyone have any contacts for CNC machining?
I have a mill and a lathe but need some complex parts made.
I think it's a 3 axis job.
I can probably supply the Billet and resolved CAD file but i expect most shops will tell me to go jump or charge the earth.
All help, advice and ideas welcome.

The project:

try phbillet on here

You would need a cnc machining centre,and Peter is a toolmaker but rarely gets on here ,I only have a cnc lathe at work ,and only know basic programming ,so yes you would need an expert or the cad program that can devise the program to machine this,best of luck getting it done cheap

Mmmm... SolidWorks Premium 2012 x64... that woulda cost a pretty penny !!!

(noticed it since I'm still on 2005 ya see)

Pretty sure had a "generate CNC routine" function now, it might help you figure out what kinda machine needed perhaps ???

UPDATE: Google is my friend... look under the Tools menu at CAMWorksXpress

I can do no probs at all.

As for charging the earth, the price will be based on hours required to program machine, set-up machine and running of machine plus material if not supplied.

If there are only the 2 off, then yes you could be up for a bit of coin.

As i tell all of my customers, the more you do, the cheaper it gets.

Where are you located? I'm more than happy to look at it for you.

Thanks for the replies guys.

The guy who designed these can supply the files and also all the solidworks stuff. He is a whizz at both.

Tim, PM sent.

about 160 per hrs plus setup time, which is the expensive part


good luck!

With that 4 stud pattern/shape anyone would guess it was some new setup for the springplate/rear torsion bar fixing

did I see a thread about somebody selling a kit to do the same? depending on price, could end up cheaper.

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Originally posted by bajachris88 With that 4 stud pattern/shape anyone would guess it was some new setup for the springplate/rear torsion bar fixing

there is a guy on one of the other overseas vw forums who has made these for a good price..i saw them the other week ,i tried searching it on shoptalk but couldn't find it...

yeah yeah bajachris88, no mystery what im making there mate.
and yes, that guy on the other forums drew them up for me with some alterations to suit australia. I wanted a 1 peice design and i wanted all the stresses transferred into the torsion housing with the springplate cover bolts just locating it to the tb housing. I spoke to a certain german tuning company about making them when i was over there but due to potential manafacturing tolerances from vw they couldn't gaurantee they would fit exactly so wouldn't make them for me. They slug will be a tight interferience fit into the torsion tube. Hopefully this will satisfy the nsw rta and engineers. Just waiting for my cousin to get his finger out and help me source some billet and cromo. I am buying that guys spring plates though as i think they are spot on. search germanlook if interested.

I do not under stand how you are going to get that tight fit in the torsion bar housing, the casting is friction welded to the tube along and with the excess weld material inside the tube will stop you fitting it easily, you would have to individually fit each piece to the tube using a die grinder, the four eight mm bolts that hold the cap on are not sufficient to carry the load even if you locate it in the tube, the longer the spigot the less load the bolts will have to carry, have you thought about using a through bolt across the car to help hold the mounts in place .

Hi

Birdman and I were talking about this the other day.

I suggested welding a decent steel slug into the torsion bar housing and then making a fixture that bolts to the four bolt holes and then accurately drill the centre hole.

Steve

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Originally posted by vlad01 about 160 per hrs plus setup time, which is the expensive part good luck!

Thanks for the reality check Mike, I dont tend to listed to vlad much.

Are you talking to me again vw060? Yes each piece will be individually fitted to each tb housing.

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Originally posted by Birdman Thanks for the reality check Mike, I dont tend to listed to vlad much. Are you talking to me again vw060? Yes each piece will be individually fitted to each tb housing.

Finance on the machine alone could be somewhere between $50 and $80 per hour.

People want to get into the real world and run a engineering bussiness for themself,the cost of the CNC is justified at the rate quoted, as for the operator he has to be paid along with all the other expenses of employing a skilled person, if it is that easy and cheap every man and his dog would be doing it. Birdman, as suggested you could fit a through bolt across the car to assist the locating of the plates.

Glad to hear you think it can be done Mike. My house mate is retired and loves nothing better than sitting in the shed making stuff.

Ron, will he work for beer?

Maybe?
What do you need made?