It's called 'engine turning'.
I looked on the web, found:
http://www.aeclassic.com/products/eta.html
They want $200 for a sheet to do a dashboard.
But it is easy (but very tedious) to do, use a drill
press and an abrasive pad. Making the spacing
consistent can be done with jigs.
There's a some web sites dedicated to it.
Carter
--- Tburke4@aol.com wrote:
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> I have come down with an urge to cover our 80 Spit
> dashboard with the
> machined surface found on early Jags and others.
> Does anyone know of a
> resource for sheets of such metal? I'm talking about
> the design that has a
> succession of circular "whorls" aligned vertically
> and horizontally across
> the surface.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom Burke
> 80 Spit
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