New product ideas with my Milling Machine - Page 2

**WC LATHE WERKS** · 12-03-2007, 09:19 PM

i won't change the actual company name as it is already incorporated as an LLC as is. I guess Im stuck, but its ok

***VSGTS14*** · 12-03-2007, 09:25 PM

sweet!

MacSTi · 12-03-2007, 09:30 PM

Yummy, some good ideas....keep us updated Chris

**Turninconcepts.com** · 12-04-2007, 08:25 AM

Mill up the mold and plug for all sorts of CF parts.

Get some CF pre-preg.
Get a cheap oven (thrift shop will work for this).

Go to town making any of the following out of CF:

headlight "eyebrows"
Pulley covers
Door sills
side spats
lateral link aero wings
dead pedal
door handle pulls
rear child seat upper anchor covers (purely bling)

Or go nuts, and make a small battery tray and tie down for a braille battery. We can help source the battery for you as we know a guy, and he's insterested in something like this.

Undertrunk cover with integrated compartment for a first aid kit.

Chris05STi · 12-04-2007, 11:49 AM

I am possibley interested in:

Headlight Eyebrows
Doors Sills (slap on a STi vinyl or something)

And you can use my car for a test subject, photo opt

! I will even fully detail it for the shoot!!!!!!!! What more could you ask for?! Ok, back to the lame office work

.

TiC: You know a guy with Braille????? I need a 15lb Braille CF Battery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PM ME.

Or you just know a guy with a Braille Battery, otherwise

.

NewGenSTi · 12-04-2007, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WC LATHE WERKS

possibly. I don't have an STi, so I would need a 6speed platform to test fit stuff that is STi-specific and wont work on my WRX

mark me up on that offer too, I am in NEPA !! heh, and I work in a machine shop. Hiring? lol

**WC LATHE WERKS** · 12-05-2007, 10:29 AM

no, I'm not hiring. I do everything myself and refer to my grandfather for advice and guidance since he knows everything about everything

Chris05STi · 12-05-2007, 11:49 AM

^Thats the best resource.........

psuLemon · 12-06-2007, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turninconcepts.com

Mill up the mold and plug for all sorts of CF parts.

Get some CF pre-preg.
Get a cheap oven (thrift shop will work for this).

Go to town making any of the following out of CF:

headlight "eyebrows"
Pulley covers
Door sills
side spats
lateral link aero wings
dead pedal
door handle pulls
rear child seat upper anchor covers (purely bling)

Or go nuts, and make a small battery tray and tie down for a braille battery. We can help source the battery for you as we know a guy, and he's insterested in something like this.

Undertrunk cover with integrated compartment for a first aid kit.

I would be all over the CF parts if they were made. And door sills!

300hp owen · 12-06-2007, 10:20 AM

ha cool. damn I wish I had a workshop with a mill and a lathe in it! having done some DIY car stuff on a mill or lathe at my last job here are some ideas-

aluminum license plate surrounds or with a bracket inegrated into it
almuminum radio surrounds or gauge pods for a DIN space in the dash
now you can machine a tapered hex outside shape on your shifknobs
suspension/swaybar endlinks
battery hold downs,
mini-battery (braiile, etc) trays and hold downs
aluminum ramps for under-car work or car shows (honeycombed with thru holes to remove weight)
camber plates (ones that add strut travel are in demand and can be made with a lathe&mill)

maybe not STI specific but-
beefy thick exhaust flanges (lathe the thru hole and then mill to shape)
big brake (stoptech style) caliper adapter brackets for the FC and FD RX7 guys
reinforced swaybar brackets/mounts (every LS1FC has to DIY something)

**WC LATHE WERKS** · 12-06-2007, 09:37 PM

hmm very good ideas so far!

I still have to learn how to use the machine, so I'll have to start with easy pieces with relaxed tolerances, (aesthetic accessories), and then I can move into more complex and precise parts from there.

4banger · 12-12-2007, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turninconcepts.com

lateral link aero wings

What is a lateral link aero wing? Or is this a joke that I don't get?

The batter try idea souds good, except that I have a Hawker.

***Szumita*** · 12-12-2007, 06:39 PM

yess, tow hooks and door sills!

**WC LATHE WERKS** · 12-31-2007, 12:18 PM

The mill is all painted, now I have to reassemble it.

(Before pic for comparision)

Post-Painting

Vice & turntable

Precision turntable

how do you like it?

Chinky_Sti · 12-31-2007, 12:41 PM

nice chris.. you are doing great... hope everything works out.. if you need a sti, just shoot a pm im not far from you ..

12-03-2007, 09:19 PM	#16
WC LATHE WERKS Authorized Vendor Car: 04WRX /STi Swap Fav Mod: TiC AST Coilovers!!! Location: Tri-State, USA Posts: 1,311 IWSTI Addict since: Nov 2005 Trader Rating: (91)	Re: First the LATHE, next the MILLING MACHINE... i won't change the actual company name as it is already incorporated as an LLC as is. I guess Im stuck, but its ok This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

12-03-2007, 09:25 PM	#17
*VSGTS14* Muller Chevrolet Car: 08 Chevy 2500 Diesel Fav Mod: a new 09 STi Location: Milford, NJ Posts: 10,162 IWSTI Addict since: Oct 2004 Trader Rating: (11)	Re: First the LATHE, next the MILLING MACHINE... sweet!

12-03-2007, 09:30 PM	#18
MacSTi I has BOOST! Car: 2005 Aspen White STi Fav Mod: LightWerkz Projector Retrofit Location: Somerset, NJ Posts: 2,039 IWSTI Addict since: Feb 2006 Trader Rating: (15)	Re: First the LATHE, next the MILLING MACHINE... Yummy, some good ideas....keep us updated Chris

12-04-2007, 08:25 AM	#19
Turninconcepts.com Authorized Vendor Car: 04/08STI 95SVX 86E30 Posts: 5,268 IWSTI Addict since: Jul 2003 Trader Rating: (53)	Re: First the LATHE, next the MILLING MACHINE... Mill up the mold and plug for all sorts of CF parts. Get some CF pre-preg. Get a cheap oven (thrift shop will work for this). Go to town making any of the following out of CF: headlight "eyebrows" Pulley covers Door sills side spats lateral link aero wings dead pedal door handle pulls rear child seat upper anchor covers (purely bling) Or go nuts, and make a small battery tray and tie down for a braille battery. We can help source the battery for you as we know a guy, and he's insterested in something like this. Undertrunk cover with integrated compartment for a first aid kit.

12-04-2007, 11:49 AM	#20
Chris05STi I Has a Turbo Timer Car: 2005 Subaru WRX STi Fav Mod: Every single one! Location: NJ Posts: 10,077 IWSTI Addict since: Jun 2005 Trader Rating: (29)	Re: First the LATHE, next the MILLING MACHINE... I am possibley interested in: Headlight Eyebrows Doors Sills (slap on a STi vinyl or something) And you can use my car for a test subject, photo opt! I will even fully detail it for the shoot!!!!!!!! What more could you ask for?! Ok, back to the lame office work. TiC: You know a guy with Braille????? I need a 15lb Braille CF Battery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PM ME. Or you just know a guy with a Braille Battery, otherwise .

12-05-2007, 10:29 AM	#22
WC LATHE WERKS Authorized Vendor Car: 04WRX /STi Swap Fav Mod: TiC AST Coilovers!!! Location: Tri-State, USA Posts: 1,311 IWSTI Addict since: Nov 2005 Trader Rating: (91)	Re: First the LATHE, next the MILLING MACHINE... no, I'm not hiring. I do everything myself and refer to my grandfather for advice and guidance since he knows everything about everything

12-05-2007, 11:49 AM	#23
Chris05STi I Has a Turbo Timer Car: 2005 Subaru WRX STi Fav Mod: Every single one! Location: NJ Posts: 10,077 IWSTI Addict since: Jun 2005 Trader Rating: (29)	Re: First the LATHE, next the MILLING MACHINE... ^Thats the best resource.........

12-06-2007, 10:20 AM	#25
300hp owen STI Driver Car: Silver 04 STi Fav Mod: going wingless Location: western NY Posts: 231 IWSTI Addict since: Dec 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: First the LATHE, next the MILLING MACHINE... ha cool. damn I wish I had a workshop with a mill and a lathe in it! having done some DIY car stuff on a mill or lathe at my last job here are some ideas- aluminum license plate surrounds or with a bracket inegrated into it almuminum radio surrounds or gauge pods for a DIN space in the dash now you can machine a tapered hex outside shape on your shifknobs suspension/swaybar endlinks battery hold downs, mini-battery (braiile, etc) trays and hold downs aluminum ramps for under-car work or car shows (honeycombed with thru holes to remove weight) camber plates (ones that add strut travel are in demand and can be made with a lathe&mill) maybe not STI specific but- beefy thick exhaust flanges (lathe the thru hole and then mill to shape) big brake (stoptech style) caliper adapter brackets for the FC and FD RX7 guys reinforced swaybar brackets/mounts (every LS1FC has to DIY something)

12-06-2007, 09:37 PM	#26
WC LATHE WERKS Authorized Vendor Car: 04WRX /STi Swap Fav Mod: TiC AST Coilovers!!! Location: Tri-State, USA Posts: 1,311 IWSTI Addict since: Nov 2005 Trader Rating: (91)	Re: First the LATHE, next the MILLING MACHINE... hmm very good ideas so far! I still have to learn how to use the machine, so I'll have to start with easy pieces with relaxed tolerances, (aesthetic accessories), and then I can move into more complex and precise parts from there.

12-12-2007, 06:39 PM	#28
*Szumita* i eat cones Car: 08.5 GTI MKv Fav Mod: 18x8 Location: ma & ri Posts: 6,809 IWSTI Addict since: Oct 2006 Trader Rating: (21)	Re: First the LATHE, next the MILLING MACHINE... yess, tow hooks and door sills!

12-31-2007, 12:18 PM	#29
WC LATHE WERKS Authorized Vendor Car: 04WRX /STi Swap Fav Mod: TiC AST Coilovers!!! Location: Tri-State, USA Posts: 1,311 IWSTI Addict since: Nov 2005 Trader Rating: (91)	Re: First the LATHE, next the MILLING MACHINE... The mill is all painted, now I have to reassemble it. (Before pic for comparision) Post-Painting Vice & turntable Precision turntable how do you like it?

12-31-2007, 12:41 PM	#30
Chinky_Sti Spec C Club Car: 06 STI Fav Mod: Stage 2 for now :) Location: NJ Posts: 1,545 IWSTI Addict since: Oct 2006 Trader Rating: (5)	Re: First the LATHE, next the MILLING MACHINE... nice chris.. you are doing great... hope everything works out.. if you need a sti, just shoot a pm im not far from you .. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

New To Site?	Need Help?	More
REGISTER FOR FREE! IWSTI Rules/Signature Rules Create a Member Journal Bookmark IWSTI Tell your friends about IWSTI	Frequently Asked Questions Did you forget your password? Make a suggestion or report a bug Mark Forums Read Contact Us	Member Journals Forum Pictures & Photography Forum GR Series (08+) Marketplace GD Series (03/04-07) Marketplace Hot eBay Deals Forum Beyond Off Topic