swooshdave Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 It's ok to have an open and adult conversation with questions and concerns. Aside from myself I assume everyone here is an adult. Given that @DucatiGuzziIndian is working with the same file as @Pressureangle there should be zero concern about fit (barring some catastrophic manufacturing error, like inches for metric) and assuming the basic QA is done (best case is fitting one of the new production items up to a bike). And yes, it's should always be acknowledged that people are investing THEIR time and money to provide a service to the community. Unlike me who just instigates things like this. :-) And lastly, anytime to use the term "Rusty Star Picket" in a sentence is a win in my book! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooshdave Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 21 hours ago, Speedfrog said: My concerns maybe unfounded but they are my concerns and until I get a product in my hand to evaluate it’s quality, they will remain as such. I have been burned too many times buying parts sight unseen. There is always a risk in buying parts unseen. Given the successful track record of this particular part I'd say the risk is low. But then again the risk of oil starvation is also low but not that low... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiomick Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 3 hours ago, Pressureangle said: .. My plates were .080" ... What's that in sensible units? No, kidding. I looked it up for the Europeans here, well, in fact on behalf of most of the rest of the world : 2.032 mm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 22 hours ago, Speedfrog said: DGI is spec’ing 2mm 304 stainless steel. 22 hours ago, docc said: Pete has said stainless steel, not less than 2mm. 4 hours ago, Pressureangle said: My plates were .080" 304 Stainless. Looks like everyone is on the same page. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedfrog Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Hey Swoosh, I appreciate your insights, keep this up and you’ll have us all fooled into thinking you really are one of the grownups. ;-) I guess my concerns about fit and quality lays on the side of the manufacturing process, an unknown, untested quantity from where I stand. I‘ve been a technician and a builder for over 40 years and I am appalled by the increasingly low standards I’ve been witnessing regularly in the trades. To say that there has been a decline in pride of workmanship in the past few decades would be an understatement. And when I hint at blind faith, it is not so much to question DGI’s integrity, whom I commend for stepping up in offering his service to the community here and making it happen in such a short amount of time, but rather from not knowing anything about his standards, processes and ability to have parts produced to a decent standard. Having said that, the process of cutting steel plates from a dxf file by a decent shop is not rocket science, so yeah, no reason to worry... If you’ve read all this doomsday nonsense and it has you shaking your head in disbelief, know that I’m sitting at home with Covid, nursing a regimen of assorted pills and a pot of tea... and if you still think I’m a prickly arsehole... you’re probably right. The most important question remains though, are the plates gonna be engraved with a message to the Huddersfield thieves?? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 6 minutes ago, Speedfrog said: The most important question remains though, are the plates gonna be engraved with a message to the Huddersfield thieves?? The curious phrase "go and roger " rises to the surface . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedfrog Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 6 minutes ago, docc said: The curious phrase "go and roger " rises to the surface . . . Maybe a Haiku dedicated to those “Pommy Scumbags”... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 13 minutes ago, Speedfrog said: Maybe a Haiku dedicated to those “Pommy Scumbags”... Beyond the material selection, dimensionality, and manufacturing tolerances, any inscription holds a particular interest. With "engraving" adding an additional step to the process, there is no expectation that this "run" of these plates will be inscribed. That will be at @DucatiGuzziIndian's discretion . . . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DucatiGuzziIndian Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 I do understand the concern. In these times when nobody could give a s**t about things, the risk is high. I am a little fussy about stuff! i tried to insert a couple photos but what’s with the 1990’s era 1.46 Mb file size limit?!!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DucatiGuzziIndian Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 An example of how I keep things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedfrog Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 ‘Tis all good DGI, fussy’s good, certainly preferable to sloppy. I prefer to label myself as detail oriented but then again some people tend to use different names or even acronyms to describe what in general I would consider a remarkable quality, while yet some other folks have cooked up a whole scheme to fund their lavish lifestyle by trying to extort that honorable trait out of these often misperceived individuals... As for the 20th century’s like size limit on attachment, it shows you haven’t been around here very long... It wasn’t that long ago that we were limited to 128kb - the new max of 1.46MB feels luxurious in comparison - we don’t complain anymore... PS: Dang! That is one shiny bike!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedfrog Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 On 11/1/2023 at 4:26 PM, docc said: Curious how this latest, authorized, run might be inscribed . . . "Rusty Star Picket Project Redux " . . . ? After instigating the idea... Now comes the lawyers talk . . . 4 hours ago, docc said: Beyond the material selection, dimensionality, and manufacturing tolerances, any inscription holds a particular interest. With "engraving" adding an additional step to the process, there is no expectation that this "run" of these plates will be inscribed. That will be at @DucatiGuzziIndian's discretion . . . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Haha. Well, there is that . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooshdave Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 12 hours ago, DucatiGuzziIndian said: An example of how I keep things. To be honest that bike is only a couple years old. How do your Ducatis look? I assume the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DucatiGuzziIndian Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Dave Its a 2015. Ill try sending other photos later! ;-) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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