Re: [CR]Custom Pantographing (It's been a while since the last thread)

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Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 19:54:55 -0700
From: "Kurt Sperry" <haxixe@gmail.com>
To: "Phil Brown" <philcycles@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Custom Pantographing (It's been a while since the last thread)
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I could easily be wrong but I doubt it'll be easy to satisfactorily machine a part with complex compound curves like a vintage stem using a CNC mill. As long as the parts are flat, no problem but bike parts are seldom flat.

Kurt Sperry Bellingham, Washington USA

On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 6:54 PM, Phil Brown <philcycles@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> On Jun 8, 2008, at 4:29 PM, Sean Flores wrote:
>
>> Curious if anything has come to light since then? Does anyone have a new
>> source or information about getting items custom pantographed? In my case,
>> thinking of a seatpost, stem and chainring.
>>
> Many machine shops will do it now with CAD programs.
> Phil Brown
> Berkeley, Calif.