Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 9:28 pm
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Nik
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 4:09 pm
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 6:11 pm
e-mail... to an Italian companyMotocod wrote:Thank you - I had a look at their site, and I've sent them an email, so you never know. Really appreciate your input.
I'll check out Wunderlich too.
Nik
should hear from them by christmas...that's next christmas...
bugger, they're going to prove me wrong now eh
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 8:57 am
Well funnily enough, an email just dropped in to my inbox, and it's good news - they're going to be making a batch again, and they'll be available by the end of the year. So probably worth hanging on, being as I'm unlikely to be doing much riding.
Nik
Nik
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 2:01 pm
I have a set of Stanton bars (bit mashed up but the digital files could be amended) if you need a set for scanning?Motocod wrote:The reality is that the cost of development for a rubber part would be pretty high for me doing it as a "hobby" project, and I wouldn't really have access to the proper grades of rubber required for temperature tolerance and resistance to oils. Really it would require a rubber specialist (stop giggling at the back!) who can process the correct grade.
However, cast engine bars may be possible - my employer's parent company in German has a foundry and regularly does aluminium and magnesium castings. If someone has a set I can borrow I could 3D scan them and get the ball rolling... Would obviously require quite a bit of interest to make it viable though.
Nik
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 2:24 pm
Thanks Riceburner. They look nice. Unfortunately I think the cost of tooling for new Aluminium castings would be prohibitively high - we'd need a substantial group of people to commit to buying to make it viable.
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 4:35 pm
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 6:35 pm
Interesting colour ! The bike. not the bars.
As for the bars they look hideous
DT
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 6:46 pm
You're right on both counts................Dog Tyred wrote:Interesting colour ! The bike. not the bars.
As for the bars they look hideous
DT
The colour is very "Honda Deauville-esque"
Al
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 7:21 pm
I do believe that Steptoe has made patterns for these and has had them cast in aluminum.RiceBurner wrote:I have a set of Stanton bars (bit mashed up but the digital files could be amended) if you need a set for scanning?Motocod wrote:The reality is that the cost of development for a rubber part would be pretty high for me doing it as a "hobby" project, and I wouldn't really have access to the proper grades of rubber required for temperature tolerance and resistance to oils. Really it would require a rubber specialist (stop giggling at the back!) who can process the correct grade.
However, cast engine bars may be possible - my employer's parent company in German has a foundry and regularly does aluminium and magnesium castings. If someone has a set I can borrow I could 3D scan them and get the ball rolling... Would obviously require quite a bit of interest to make it viable though.
Nik
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2014 9:44 am
As it would happen I was just speaking with my boss about this earlier today. We certainly have the capability to make copies (castings) of existing parts, but it would require a group of people to buy-in to purchasing enough sets.