midwest said:

We dont have a laser at work but i do run a cnc turret machine. that would be a fairly easy part to punch out.. i can run .125 material no problem and get it at scrap price. we have aluminized galvanized galvanealed hot roll and 304/316 stainless.. The only down side to punching is it leaves a small bur. I would need exact dimmensions.. this machine is accurate to .0001 price.. a few bucks for material and pay shipping.

sent you a PM.

straight6pwr said:

sounds great, but what kind of time frame? can you use a router for sheets of steel?

I think its supposed to be here and setup within the next two weeks, so mid-december. Yes it would be able to route sheets of steel, just gotta double check on thickness like I said.

M20B27eta said:

My dad sells large laser/router/knife cutting systems for various industrial purposes. They should be getting their demo machine in soon which would be able to route anything in metal, the laser cutter won't be coming for a while though. I think he told me it can do up to 1/4"? Maybe 1/2? And I'm sure you could get it done for free too minus material costs of course.

sounds great, but what kind of time frame? can you use a router for sheets of steel?

Brian said:

Yeah I wouldn't use nylon... Hit a bump in the cold just right, it'll crack. And heat will soften it up, even the slightest, but going over bumps in the road will pull and push the headlight, pulling it down

i also dont like the idea that some nylons, when heated to where they create smoke, release cyanide. (at least thats what wiki says)

Earl said:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nylon

Looks like Nylon could easily withstand 300deg

The formulation of it which has good machining characteristics is only rated for 200F. Higher temperature plastics that have good machinability like PEEK are much more expensive, but can handle 400-500F

Looks like Nylon could easily withstand 300deg