highlandcattle Posted January 1, 2007 Posted January 1, 2007 For a pet roject I would like to make lego look-a-likes for another type of figure. The studs and the size would be completely different. But how would I go about making these bricks? Should I need to make a prototype in airdry or something like that? Or draw in a CAD program? And what type of comany should I try to contact for the production of said bricks. Are there actually companies out there who produce small amounts off plastic? Well any suggetions or info would be appreciated! Quote
Legoman Posted January 1, 2007 Posted January 1, 2007 Ban him, he's trying to take lego over X-D :-P .but no i have never heard how to do this, sorry :-( Quote
Grrr Posted January 2, 2007 Posted January 2, 2007 Something like this company will be what you are after - http://www.emachineshop.com/ The pricing will vary by several hundred % from one supplier to another - so I would suggest shopping around. I have had a few cogs made for an engineering project at uni - was no big deal, ended up costing around 50c each. This was from a local supplier. I would suggest having a look through the yellowpages, and emailing a few local people with what you would like to do. Some will put it in the too hard basket, but some will be able to help you out at little cost. When you have found a supplier who can do it for you - find out what software format they prefer, and design your parts appropriately. Something like Solidworks is probably the best bet for designing the parts. Quote
highlandcattle Posted January 2, 2007 Author Posted January 2, 2007 Something like this company will be what you are after - http://www.emachineshop.com/The pricing will vary by several hundred % from one supplier to another - so I would suggest shopping around. I have had a few cogs made for an engineering project at uni - was no big deal, ended up costing around 50c each. This was from a local supplier. I would suggest having a look through the yellowpages, and emailing a few local people with what you would like to do. Some will put it in the too hard basket, but some will be able to help you out at little cost. When you have found a supplier who can do it for you - find out what software format they prefer, and design your parts appropriately. Something like Solidworks is probably the best bet for designing the parts. Hey thanks that's some good info. Quote
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