Custom Center Caps for Porsche Wheel [from CAD, prototyping to finish]

[Nine8Six]

@Terry - thanks bud. Trying to entertain the best I can

@fridsten - Perfectly doable and looking forward. I'll shoot my addy as soon as I'm ready to laser. Keep this vector ready, lookin'goog (1+week)

Quick update:

Firstly, I apologize to all who are waiting for this kit. This seems to be slightly taking longer than initially planed and hoped for :/ I bet you will all appreciate that I also have other things to do in between. Such as walking my two dogs @ midnight every single day (sometimes twice!). That's right, priority #1 are my puppies, sorry fellas loll

Anyway, at least we are going in the right direction. Nothing is rushed so everything is going smooth and as planned(technically, anyway).

We we're hoping for the Best Porsche Center Caps In-The-Wolrd, and from the look of it, we are going to get just that!!!

In the Media this week:



^ This is what is turning in Shanghai! 6x half meter long 50mm diameter aluminum rods.... To make the center/center - the part that accomodate the badge!




^ Very (very) satisfied with the performance of that little lathe. Getting some pretty yummy parts of it it. A little 2x tons lathe... should, right?!




^ That pile of centers (left hand side) are failed right off the machining lolll. Took a while to setup (external) coolant to spray correctly so to not have chips ruining te parts. Some literally flew off the cutter and knocked on solid steel leaving marks about the size of our universe :/ Good throw coins for sure lolll




^ More precision fixture machining. Those are soft-jaws (aluminum) and meant at clamping the parts without leaving 'marks' on them. Had to do two sets... one for the centers and one for the main cap itself.




^ An idea of how the fixture (vise blocks) works out




^ Here a shot of the vise with the un-featured softjaws. I'll bore this tomorrow late evening (can;t wait)




^ The milling center I have here is so well trammed and squared, I am able to square these block within more or less 0.005mm tolerance with this tool alone - A face milling cutter. Watch your fingers (and wrists, I thinkloll)

So yea... all good fun for sure! Thanks for watching guys... I'll update in the end of the week with the latest. This thing should start to take shape by then.


Some Videos:


Real-time setup and machining



CAM Simulation of the adapter