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Old 11-01-2022, 12:44 PM   #1
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In my retirement, I have been amusing myself by playing around with my home made CNC plasma table. One of the projects I just finished is this mini version of a 1940 Ford dashboard.

I fitted it with a wireless Bluetooth speaker. When I put on the Beach Boys or the Five Satins I feel like I'm back in my '40 again - almost!
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Old 11-01-2022, 01:39 PM   #2
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Now that is cool! Back in the saddle again?
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Old 11-01-2022, 03:40 PM   #3
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Another retirement project, photo resizing to fit format.
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Old 11-01-2022, 04:30 PM   #4
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Another retirement project, photo resizing to fit format.
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Thanks, I guess.
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Old 11-01-2022, 04:35 PM   #5
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Nice job plasmaman.
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Cool, now you’ll have to cnc the rest of the car to go with it.
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Old 11-02-2022, 01:19 PM   #7
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GREAT !!! RIDE man RIDE !!
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Old 11-02-2022, 08:52 PM   #8
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You using DXF files on your home made Plasmacam? Just curious
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Old 11-02-2022, 10:02 PM   #9
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You using DXF files on your home made Plasmacam? Just curious
I'm drawing the shapes in CorelDraw, and converting them to dxf format. "Plasmacam" is a brand name. This isn't one of their machines. I built this one myself.

The image below shows the steps from tracing a photograph and ultimately ending up with a finished piece, in this case a BSA Spitfire 650cc motorcycle.

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Old 11-03-2022, 12:17 AM   #10
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Very Cool! I specially like the fact that you built the apparatus. What is the length of the BSA piece?
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Very Cool! I specially like the fact that you built the apparatus. What is the length of the BSA piece?
The BSA is 19" long. I've done 28 different bikes so far. Here are a few more, and a pic of my little CNC plasma table.
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Old 11-17-2022, 09:01 PM   #12
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Here's the '40 along with a 32 three window:
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