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Re: Machined Surface Dash

To: <Tburke4@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Machined Surface Dash
From: "Graham Stretch" <technical@iwnet.screaming.net>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 23:00:25 +0100
Hi Tom
I believe it is called machine turning, and you can do it yourself using a
pillar drill with a flat sanding disc, the base material can be aluminium or
stainless steel for the silver finish or any other metal for other colours,
the base colour of the metal.

Graham.

----- Original Message -----
From: <Tburke4@aol.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 8:51 PM
Subject: Machined Surface Dash


>
> 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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