Progress II
 

Well here's the latest and greatest from RCP Crawlers

The Progress II

http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...mg/7680190.jpg

I'm looking for a water jet or CNC guy ....to cut these out
the water jet guy I've been using cuts the aluminum fine...
but the CF just gets torn up....any solutions would be appreciated

I'll have the Aluminum version later this week

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Man that looks good"thumbsup" Nice work on V2.

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Contact Abavuso. he has a lasr guy. Water jet will always F up the CF due to the initial blast.

And feel free to send me one"thumbsup" I'll even take one in aluminum. HEHE. Gonna need something when i try a berg

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It's gonna be hard to find someone willing to laser cut carbon. Cnc mill/router is gonna be your best bet

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X2! "thumbsup"

The manufacturer of our laser does'nt recommend cutting carbon fiber, something about toxic fumes. :twisted:

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Yup, the fumes are not good

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Talk to Big Ron's Customs on here. He is a vender and has a router table and does some good work"thumbsup"

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He's not making parts anymore.

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:shock: Didn't realize that

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thanks guys...... here's an update

well she's together and working..... now for some body mounts or....the bodyless topper (cuz she's just over 8" long)
http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...mg/7684133.jpg
http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...mg/7684134.jpg

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I know,:shock: I need to upgrade all my electronics...thats next on the list:roll:

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Looks pretty dope. What's you GC?

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sounds old school to me:ror:

all i know are equipped w. extraction units
because all the cutting fumes are toxic

short pulsed lasers like femtosec units will work
the pulsed laser reduces the backburn of the plastic matrix

some shops use laser cutters designed for FRP
they seal the cutting edge w. a plastik powder
it melts by the heat of the laser and fills the backburn area

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It's about 5 or 6 years old, and it's German.

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Lookin pretty sexy Dave. What links are ya using there?

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Run a body!! bodyless is so 2009! ;-)

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2" compressed and 4" at full extension

I'll look into it

thanks JD
....Chaotic Crawlers Titainum for the Progress, they fit great right at 12.5
first real test will be Saturday...see you there


the debate continues

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That looks cool. I like the CF. Nice links ;) You should run it bodiless.

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Both have their pros and cons. I see a lot of guys going back to bodies but it seems to be a trend more than a decision based on performance.

I like the body for ease of maintenance and righting yourself when turtled out but the bodyless keeps the COG a little lower, you can see whats working and whats not and theres less to bind you up in a tight spot. As I said...pros and cons. I wouldn't choose one over the other based on who's running what but keep it performance and personal preference based.

J.D.

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Awesome Dave!!! I cant wait to see that bad boy in action!!! Looks like a CF chassis is in the future for the wifes car!!!!