Polished Wave - WOW

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Norman Tracy

Polished Wave - WOW
« on: 7 Apr 2014, 05:52 pm »
What is the scoop on this part from your homepage? Somebody knows there way around 3D CAD/CAM software.



Is that finish simply polished or polished and then anodized or chromed?

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Re: Polished Wave - WOW
« Reply #1 on: 8 Apr 2014, 05:39 am »
Hi Norman,

We use a program called Gibbs CAM and it is hands down the best CAM program ever made. The machining capabilities are enormous and you can draw solid models :)

When parts get crazy, like Greg's SE-40 tube amp faceplates, we must draw a model for the machine to follow.

Here's the solid model in Gibbs.



This is the tool path the ball end mill followed. Gibbs generates GM code into a .txt file, most of this contains X,Y,Z coordinate moves but always contains command codes like spindle speed, tool feed, coolant on or off and retract planes.



We dropped the faceplates off at the platers with a machined finish, they sent them off to a local polishing shop and they achieved a "jewelry finish". Nickel plating came next and just to make sure it was still shiny, they were sent off to the polishers again. Next came the lovely gold plating :)

It'll be cool to send out an amp case for gold plating  :thumb:

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Matt

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Re: Polished Wave - WOW
« Reply #2 on: 8 Apr 2014, 06:18 am »
Beautiful work!

(BTW, "platting" is the process of subdividing surveyed land into lots or tracts.

"Plating" refers to depositing a metal coating over a metallic surface through a variety of processes.)

Steve

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« Reply #3 on: 8 Apr 2014, 06:23 am »
Beautiful work!

(BTW, "platting" is the process of subdividing surveyed land into lots or tracts.

"Plating" refers to depositing a metal coating over a metallic surface through a variety of processes.)

Steve

Thanks for the clarification Steve!

I fixed my post :)

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Matt

werd

Re: Polished Wave - WOW
« Reply #4 on: 14 Apr 2014, 02:59 pm »
Very Nice!

Are you able to this with a Bryston 14B face plate in a dark cherry? Not the wave but the polished?


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Re: Polished Wave - WOW
« Reply #5 on: 14 Apr 2014, 04:33 pm »
Anything is possible :)

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Re: Polished Wave - WOW
« Reply #6 on: 15 Apr 2014, 03:30 am »
What are we talking here for price?

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« Reply #7 on: 15 Apr 2014, 06:33 am »
What are we talking here for price?

That can be talked about via PM :)

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Matt