Can't find an old or rare replacement part?...Problem Solved...

Check out this really slick new technology that allows you to produce copies of parts for machining that can't be found. This will be the "must have tool" for restoration projects.

http://widgets.nbc.com/o/47f1317f105123ad/498ebd00a62edaa0/47fe70d4555df05a/9e46bd46/-cpid/ba4377d3bfd6c81

 

That is freaking awesome!!! This should help us Ferrari owners long into the future - technology actually helping us in the Ferrari world.
MB

 

Amazing. I remember when I had my 308 qv, I wanted
to replace the original U.S. outside mirrors,no one had them.
Now at least you know vertually anything can be reproduced,
the only limit being your budget.

 

Fantastic ! Now, maybe my 328 can get a replacement fog light....!

 

I'll be in that line.

 

MULE! Wow, a blast from my past. I remember talking to you at the car show at Grocery Warehouse in Colorado Springs! Not sure if you remember me and my silver 360. As I recall we both left Colorado about the same time for opposite ends of the country!

 

Which one do you need? On my car, I have a yellow on driver's right, and white/clear on driver's left.
At this point, I don't care which one I get, as long as they match.....

 

I've seen this machine in action at SEMA an PRI, if your a machinist or even have a restoration shop of any kind, its an invaluable tool. It would be a great business venture to make obscure Ferrari parts.

 

My driver's (left) is cracked; and I want to replace it. It is standard US clear.

 

I do remember. I do not think we could have gone farther apart in the US.

 

The computer, the software and the machine that makes the parts in plastic are all great: the difficult part is to find a machine shop that is able to reproduce the plastic part in metal.
Good machinists are mostly retired or dead in this Country and finding one who is still in business and willing to go through the trouble of making one-off part is a real "treasure hunt".

 

Can't you just feed the 3D data into a CNC machine?

 

What does CNC stand for?

 

I need to buy one... now! Simply amazing.

 

That is exactly what you do and what this setup is meant for.

 

how much is the printer?
I still dont get how it worked after though?

 

Computer Numerical Controlled

 

That is fantastic!! I want to thank Jay for bringing it to our attention. I know he catches some flak around here. I'm going back to check out his garage when I find time.

How about the model of the steam engine that was made complete in one pass. Almost unbelievable. And the best part is....


Made in the USA!!!



The title of the book I am reading comes to mind, "Make the Possible From the Impossible".

 

Thanks!