Argghhh!! The Polish panto butcher has bought a DRILL

[ph billet]

So many nice parts, ruined!!!!!

 

[Robbied196]

Hey Richard, fancy going halves on one of these?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTbD5Olxw_E[/youtube]


Actually, you could search laser engraving and find a local company.

 

[TGR]

Robbie,

Certainly i am in - £10 be enough? Mr Raleigh might contribute £10 too - so if the machine is around £30 we are in business.

It looks like a good machine but from what i have been told lasers do not go deep enough although saying that i suppose they could keep repeating their path to deepen a cut - cost is the prickly issue amd i wonder if a panto of 0.2mm costing £100 would increase in price as it gets deeper - which is too expensive.

Pondering on..

Richard

 

[Robbied196]

Robbie,

Certainly i am in - £10 be enough? Mr Raleigh might contribute £10 too - so if the machine is around £30 we are in business.

It looks like a good machine but from what i have been told lasers do not go deep enough although saying that i suppose they could keep repeating their path to deepen a cut - cost is the prickly issue amd i wonder if a panto of 0.2mm costing £100 would increase in price as it gets deeper - which is too expensive.

Pondering on..

Richard

I've just had a response from a local company who do a lot of laser engraving, I asked them about doing a Dura Ace stem.

"Sorry, my machine is not suitable for this sort of work."

Back to the drawing board

 

[TGR]

Robbie,

Interesting reply - real pantograph (and not laser etching etc) is the real deal, and a company who did it could make money - not millions but enough, other companies who use other means will not want me moaning that the depth is not right,

So, is £10 enough or should i contribute £11?

Richard

 

[lewisfoto]

Here is a guy who is doing it the right way

http://www.drilliumrevival.com/

 

[Robbied196]

Robbie,

Interesting reply - real pantograph (and not laser etching etc) is the real deal, and a company who did it could make money - not millions but enough, other companies who use other means will not want me moaning that the depth is not right,

So, is £10 enough or should i contribute £11?

Richard

£11 might cover the postage to sent a gear lever to the guy in lewisfoto's link above

That is quality.

 

[lewisfoto]

Could this be one of the Polish guy's customers now trying to unload his "panto" stem?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Cinelli ... 53f8863b2d

 

[TGR]

Hi Steven,

I hope it is and not another butcher on the block!!!

Richard

 

[Ian Raleigh]

Oh God someone buy a gun please and shoot this bodger! Look at his latest work :facepalm: I bet the handlebar covering is an old towel cut up

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... SS:GB:1123