Date:         Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:26:53 -0800
Reply-To:     Zoltan <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
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From:         Zoltan <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Subject:      Re: Metal Castings
Comments: To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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I can imagine to cast some of the small plastic items that will be
unavailable sometime in the future, like the Y shaped pipe at the top of the
tank, or the H pipe at the pressure tank, or the center of the alloy wheel
maybe.  Things will come to mind quickly when trouble is starting.  Others
will add many items I'm sure.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: Metal Castings


> Jeffrey Earl wrote:
>
>>John Rodgers  wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>I have available  vacuum casting equipment
>>>>
>>>>
>>sufficient to do small castings - principally in white
>>metal, brass, bronze, silver and gold.
>>If anyone has any suggestions about Vanagon related
>>stuff I would like to hear of it - Vanagon badges,
>>etc, or even new items to be developed that might have
>>an vanagon  theme.
>>
>>
>>John,
>>
>>Whaddya think about a series of high-mileage grill
>>badges like those offered for Volvos and Mercedes?
>>http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2005/05/10/072401.html
>>
>>These could commemorate one's Vanagon attaining
>>100,000, 250,000, and more, miles (at this point,
>>would any of us NOT qualify for the 100k?).
>>
>>I'm a graphic designer by trade and could assist in
>>the design of the badges, and even provide CAD or .DXF
>>production files for the tooling if desired.
>>
>>Jeffrey Earl
>>1983 diesel Westfalia "Vanasazi"
>>http://www.vanthology.com/
>>
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> I like the idea. I'm not much of a designer, though. I would depend on
> others like yourself for the design. Do you have anything in mind
> specifically?? Send sketches if possible. They can be refined later as
> CAD or DXF files.
>
> These can possibly be done in white metal, or brass plated with sterling
> silver.
>
> John
>
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