Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (June 2005, week 1)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Fri, 3 Jun 2005 10:26:16 EDT
Reply-To:     Trvlr2001@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         No Name Available <Trvlr2001@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: more choices in custom wheels.
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"

The net-net is the wheels should to be CNC machined to correct the defect or discarded. remachining wheels makes them more expensive than buying a correct set to begin with. Hi All, What is All of this CNC, CNC, CNC, BS?? Computer aided machines are faster, And for production work Darn Near Perfect.....Once the bugs are worked out, But.... It's Still in the Skill of the machinist who sets them up, And their Experience, As to how the job turns out. And, secondly, as to the Quality of the machine doing the job. I've seen tons of crashes on CNC machining centers. Many more than Manual machines. I would not use my Craftsman Drill press to redo my wheels, Simply for the fact that they are not built well, have lots of slop, And the final job would probably have a lot of chatter in it. CNC Or Manual Machine, It's the Human Running it that matters. That said, I would not trade a "CNC Operator" And his/her CNC machine" For a qualified Machinist with nothing but a hammer, crescent wrench & a file any day. My rant for this lovely Fri Morning ! :o) John C...


Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!


Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com


The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.