I was just thinking that we could share porting templates over the web. Here is what I would like to do. If you have a porting template (street port, bridge port, ect.), take them to a photo copier and photo copy them. (When you do this place a ruler on the copier screen. The ruler will allow anyone to scale the image when it is reproduced). Then and fax them to me (I will post a fax number). I will take them home and scan them then save them as PDF file, which I will post for all to use.

What do you think?

Kill No Cone

 

i liek the sounds of that

 

rock on.

 

good idea, share the wealth. I was thinking about it last year but didn't wanna ask cus i was a n00b.

 

Sounds like a lot of copying and re-copying. That's bound to lead to problems. I would think any distortion along the way could lead to problems.

 

Shouldn't be. If someone makes an electronic copy of a template, you could just print it out

 

i think the best thing to would be, insted of scanning it, someone should re draw it up in a prog like autocad, so it wont get distorted. Ill volunteer if someone wants to send me a copy of one. Then you could make it into a dxf, pdf, jpg whatever format you want.

 

Please put this in the BYMC, too!

 

What is BYMC?

 

The Back Yard Mechanics Club Check. check it out HERE

 

this is a great idea

 

or you could trace it, so when you attach it to the housing, you could see what your cutting

edit: or just cut it out, nevermind

 

Thanks for the BYMC!

I was also just thinking that we could take out the copier stage. If someone had a template and a scanner, they could lay the template on the scanner (with the ruler) and save the image as a PDF. Then post it here!

 

Lets do it...

 

so.... who has a templet to share?

 

this would be really helpful if it works.

 

I need a bridgeport template, 12a

 

so no one is willing to share?

 

Problem. An intake template is bigger than an 8 1/2x 11 sheet of paper. You need the locating holes (dowel pin holes) as the guide for proper placement. And the exhaust template is curved so that would be tought to reproduce as well. The dimensions of the templates is critical, shift it the wrong way in any direction and your asking for catastrophic failure. Not trying to rain on your parade, just some pitfalls with your idea that need to be worked out.

 

I can lay it out large-format with a ruler in the pdf... But ya'll are going to have to get it printed up at Kinkos or buy a large(r) format printer

 

I think that is a good idea. Everyone just go to Kinkos and print it.

 

Size a problem?

So, we can use legal size paper and make sure that you have a ruler in the photo so itr can be scaled. The exaust port is locted by a hole on the side of the rotor housing. As long as that location point is in the photo it will work.

I will be off line for a few days (first year anniversery), but I will post and example when I return.
JEB

 

"I will be off line for a few days (first year anniversery), but I will post and example when I return.
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any chance to get to this yet?

 

ive got a 42" wide plotter here at work.... so. thats a start anyway.

 

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