I'd suggest before you do anything drastic/expensive, you get a good local welder to have a look at the frames. A talented welder can do amazing things.
Rich Knowles Indigo. LF38 Halifax On 2012-12-15, at 17:41, Jim Watts <paradigmat...@gmail.com> wrote: You could have the parts built in ABS if you supplied the CAD file for it. You could then use that as a master for a mold and make more out of metal. Or you could use the originals, glued together enough to make a mold. Or you could have them milled out of solid stock from a CAD file. Or, you could buy new Lewmar opening ports for less money... On 12 December 2012 18:33, Bob Moriarty <bobmo...@gmail.com> wrote: > I recently re-bedded the port-lights on my 33-1 and noticed that two of the > aluminum frames had cracks in the middle of the lower half. Butyl will handle > it this time but eventually the frames will need to be replaced. I wondered > if new frames could be made at a "3-D printing business" if I provided the > proper specifications. Has anyone tried this for boat parts? We could start > sharing data-sets. I know South Shore Yachts has some old parts but > eventually they'll be depleted. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerical_control > Clever subject line, eh? > > Bob M > Ox 33-1 > Jax, FL > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > -- Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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