Pietenpol-List: put those hacksaws back in the toolbox
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2001 6:08 pm
Original Posted By: Jfelts101(at)aol.com
Hello fellow builders,I wanted to see if any of you folks would be interested in having access to a really good laser cutting service. I don't want to step on any toes or under-cut (forgive the pun) existing companies that already offer laser cut parts for Pietenpols but I've stumbled upon a great opportunity here....Here's the short story: I'm a mechanical engineer. My last five years work has involved designing, and going into production with a lightweight two wheel electric vehicle.(www.egovehicles.com) The design uses an aluminum chassis that I developed using flat plate laser cutting techniques and I have developed a great relationship with an upstart laser cutting company.Here's the deal, If any of you guys are interested, I can go drop off a stack of fed-ex envelopes to them so that they would be able to cut and send flat plate parts to anyone who may need them. All you would need to do is fax me what you need and If I have already made AutoCad drawings of the same part or fitting, I could negotiate a really good deal with them to cut lots of parts at the same time and save us all some money and a lot of hacksaw blades. I would be happy to help coordinate an order. All we would need to do is find the best deal on the appropriate flat plate sheet steel and we can nest many parts on the same sheet so that we can reduce waste. From there, we could work out a per piece part cost. They even do a great job at cutting the holes so that drilling isn't required. Also keep in mind that the laser does a beautiful job with wood and I am going to have them cut the slotted turtleback plywood arches for my fuselage when the time comes. I'll save the drawing files for all to enjoy.So as not to clutter up the discussions, perhaps those of you who would like to give the hacksaw a rest could respond directly to my hotmail address (subject: laser) allenfarleysmith(at)hotmail.com .I will gage the response over the next week or so and will report back.18 ribs and counting. Make that 19, before my head hits the pillow tonight.Thanks,Allen SmithFairhope, Alabama________________________________________________________________________________
Hello fellow builders,I wanted to see if any of you folks would be interested in having access to a really good laser cutting service. I don't want to step on any toes or under-cut (forgive the pun) existing companies that already offer laser cut parts for Pietenpols but I've stumbled upon a great opportunity here....Here's the short story: I'm a mechanical engineer. My last five years work has involved designing, and going into production with a lightweight two wheel electric vehicle.(www.egovehicles.com) The design uses an aluminum chassis that I developed using flat plate laser cutting techniques and I have developed a great relationship with an upstart laser cutting company.Here's the deal, If any of you guys are interested, I can go drop off a stack of fed-ex envelopes to them so that they would be able to cut and send flat plate parts to anyone who may need them. All you would need to do is fax me what you need and If I have already made AutoCad drawings of the same part or fitting, I could negotiate a really good deal with them to cut lots of parts at the same time and save us all some money and a lot of hacksaw blades. I would be happy to help coordinate an order. All we would need to do is find the best deal on the appropriate flat plate sheet steel and we can nest many parts on the same sheet so that we can reduce waste. From there, we could work out a per piece part cost. They even do a great job at cutting the holes so that drilling isn't required. Also keep in mind that the laser does a beautiful job with wood and I am going to have them cut the slotted turtleback plywood arches for my fuselage when the time comes. I'll save the drawing files for all to enjoy.So as not to clutter up the discussions, perhaps those of you who would like to give the hacksaw a rest could respond directly to my hotmail address (subject: laser) allenfarleysmith(at)hotmail.com .I will gage the response over the next week or so and will report back.18 ribs and counting. Make that 19, before my head hits the pillow tonight.Thanks,Allen SmithFairhope, Alabama________________________________________________________________________________