I need a pirate machinist.

ACAD_Cowboy · 11-06-2009, 04:38 PM

This not unimog related in the least but here it is.

I've got a buddy that needs some prototype machining done and I can't find a shop in my area who apparently wants to make money. The situation is pretty simple; buddy filed a patent on a thing and hand built a demonstrator copy. I took the demonstrator and made some production drawings and now I need a shop to build at least one and probably 5 of the main body of the thing to work out the final shape and optimize it for series production.

I'd need a metal machinist to cut specifically what's in the drawing as well as offer a shop/machinist revised copy with notes to update the drawings.

If any of you pirate machinists want some paying busy work let me know, PM me or drop me an email at ArsTechnica (AT) hvc.rr.com and I'll send you a copy of the drawings and you can let me know if you want to be involved.

weps · 11-07-2009, 04:36 PM

Branik Motorsports 260.467.1808
Patternmakers, machinists, CNC, CAD,Cam
Wheelers.

call 'em

Aaronius · 11-07-2009, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ACAD_Cowboy

I've got a buddy that needs some prototype machining done and I can't find a shop in my area who apparently wants to make money.

Where are you located?

ACAD_Cowboy · 11-08-2009, 12:10 PM

Suppose I should fill that damn box out.

I'm in NY but this item is smaller than a soda (or pop out west) can and frankly light enough to handle shipping it around.

I just don't understand my local shops, telling me they need a minimum piece count which I understand but then deaf as posts to the concept of prototype machining to get a drawing package that reflects what it is we need to make in a machine ready form.

Weps, anyone in specific I should ask for at Branik? And is Weps from the pirate board good enough for a referral? It's not name dropping if it serves a purpose right?

ACAD_Cowboy · 11-08-2009, 12:21 PM

There... now everyone knows where I live. Now if only there were other unimogs near me.

jptbay · 11-08-2009, 04:31 PM

I think there are a few hungry machine shops on the board here.

Try user names BarbedWireOffRoad, MC, or Ballistic Eng. See Ballistic's thread here: http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=822257

Or, give www.emachineshop.com a try. Their free 3D design software is pretty cool, and after you design your part, it gets quoted by many competing machine shops. Another bonus is that you can export your design to a dxf file.

ACAD_Cowboy · 11-08-2009, 05:15 PM

Well I already have the drawings, kinda what I do for a living. What I need is a machinist.

I'll drop them a line as well.

11-06-2009, 04:38 PM	#1
ACAD_Cowboy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Member # 143944 Location: Hudson Valley New York Posts: 42	I need a pirate machinist. This not unimog related in the least but here it is. I've got a buddy that needs some prototype machining done and I can't find a shop in my area who apparently wants to make money. The situation is pretty simple; buddy filed a patent on a thing and hand built a demonstrator copy. I took the demonstrator and made some production drawings and now I need a shop to build at least one and probably 5 of the main body of the thing to work out the final shape and optimize it for series production. I'd need a metal machinist to cut specifically what's in the drawing as well as offer a shop/machinist revised copy with notes to update the drawings. If any of you pirate machinists want some paying busy work let me know, PM me or drop me an email at ArsTechnica (AT) hvc.rr.com and I'll send you a copy of the drawings and you can let me know if you want to be involved.

11-07-2009, 04:36 PM	#2
weps Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Member # 10290 Location: Northeast Indiana Posts: 1,048	Branik Motorsports 260.467.1808 Patternmakers, machinists, CNC, CAD,Cam Wheelers. call 'em __________________ build pics at www.wepsoffroad.com

11-08-2009, 12:21 PM	#5
ACAD_Cowboy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Member # 143944 Location: Hudson Valley New York Posts: 42	There... now everyone knows where I live. Now if only there were other unimogs near me. __________________ Francis. Design to Succeed, Engineer to Survive QED: Everything Breaks.

11-08-2009, 05:15 PM	#7
ACAD_Cowboy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Member # 143944 Location: Hudson Valley New York Posts: 42	Well I already have the drawings, kinda what I do for a living. What I need is a machinist. I'll drop them a line as well. __________________ Francis. Design to Succeed, Engineer to Survive QED: Everything Breaks.

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11-08-2009, 12:10 PM	#4
ACAD_Cowboy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Member # 143944 Location: Hudson Valley New York Posts: 42	Suppose I should fill that damn box out. I'm in NY but this item is smaller than a soda (or pop out west) can and frankly light enough to handle shipping it around. I just don't understand my local shops, telling me they need a minimum piece count which I understand but then deaf as posts to the concept of prototype machining to get a drawing package that reflects what it is we need to make in a machine ready form. Weps, anyone in specific I should ask for at Branik? And is Weps from the pirate board good enough for a referral? It's not name dropping if it serves a purpose right?