Did Karman save the tooling for the 914, Like the Brits did? |
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Did Karman save the tooling for the 914, Like the Brits did? |
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Mar 14 2021, 11:04 AM
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can't remember Group: Members Posts: 3,290 Joined: 3-June 11 From: Madison, WI Member No.: 13,152 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I have a Triumph TR6 and my son has an MGB. British Heritage makes all of the body panels (I had to replace about half the sheet metal on my car) and reportedly obtained the dies by tracking them down after the collapse of British Leyland. What happened to the corresponding 914 dies after production ceased?
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Mar 16 2021, 05:53 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 173 Joined: 29-June 16 From: New Hampshire Member No.: 20,159 Region Association: None |
This is the panel fab technology I think you are referring to:
https://youtu.be/Jp8eylJ9ZMw This was from Ford in 2013 using two hexapod robots in counter tension both having ball tipped styli. On another note a Roeders VMC could cut steels dies that do not require hand polishing - they are a very top class CNC machine that are stiffer stronger sturdier than others and can cut so-called polished tools right off the machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpxP7d3QOn4 |
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Mar 16 2021, 05:59 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,624 Joined: 6-May 20 From: north antarctica Member No.: 24,231 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
This is the panel fab technology I think you are referring to: https://youtu.be/Jp8eylJ9ZMw This was from Ford in 2013 using two hexapod robots in counter tension both having ball tipped styli. On another note a Roeders VMC could cut steels dies that do not require hand polishing - they are a very top class CNC machine that are stiffer stronger sturdier than others and can cut so-called polished tools right off the machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpxP7d3QOn4 that video was great. there you go, henry ford's spirit lives on..... and you got to watch those J people right up your tail. i can see that being a viable "cottage industry" tech. just like going to the laser cutter 25 years ago with a CAD file. |
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