Hi Neal - to be cast the mould will cost more then the parts at a qty of 2. But these days a machine shop will belt that out easy on a 5 axis machine. But before you do that you will need to find a plater that has the specialty of electroless Ni or chrome plating aluminium. Once you solve that find the machinist. Peter
note - that's a wired surface what was it modelled in?
Mactec54
Hi Mactec - Yes I understand the processes are simple but finding shops and people that can do it is not simple. Otherwise Neal would have had it made at the corner shop by now. Peter
Electroless Nickel you can do yourself it's a simple safe process (kits and chemicals are available for all type of plating) 3D printers are everywhere no need to look very far to have this done, sometimes op's just need the right information to give them a direction they can try and see what works best for them. this could be made on a 3axis router an added 4th axis would make it easier, 5axis is not needed, a 3D printer is only 3axis which can make this part
Mactec54
Please email drawings and CAD models to: [email protected] and I will get back to you with a quote as soon as possible! Thank you, Lee Ort Elevated Manufacturing Solutions Elevated Manufacturing Solutions
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Yes, we do some contract manufacturing in house but it is not the main focus of our company. I hand pick which manufacturing projects we take on and I enjoy doing more art related work such as this!
Hello,
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