Badge ideas for the rear reflector pad

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Here is a light idea. It is a machined aluminum base with a reataining ring that will hold some sort of plastic lens. Tap plastics has 2" clear cirlcles. I have an o-ring between the lens and body for weatherproofing. There is 1 3/4" of lens showing.

I was thinking several high intensity LED's would be cool and easily mounted on a custom board in the housing.
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Nat,
That rocks! I like the design. What about designing to incorporate one of the small LED lights available as side marker lights for 18 wheeler trailers, etc. Towing | Recovery | Repo | Safety | Service Truck Equipment and Supplies - AW Direct has lots of choices...

I wish I had your skills in CAD software. It took me a few hours to design a pulley for an alternator. I am literally JUST starting out. Solidworks is intimidating, at least to someone who has never used CAD stuff before...

-Brett
 
Solidworks, just like any other CAD program, takes a bit to get adjusted but once you get going it is amazing. I had a kick-ass bumper for my 55 designed until my SW student license ran out, and the professional versions will not open the student version files... So I lost my design...
 
Wow, McMaster-Carr has 2" diameter, 1/8" thick pyrex glass for $7.43 :eek: That would make a great lens, maybe some colored LED's underneath :hhmm:
 
Here are a couple exploded views of what I was thinking.
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Proto type it man. I think you've got the bugs worked out as far as overall layout. Would you be up for doing custom versions of this (as far as engraving and logo)
 
Nat, while at a local store yesterday I checked out the available LED lights they had for adding to a trailer, or something. They had IN STOCK both amber and red LED lights in " diameter. They'd just pop right into your prototype there....

Store was Cal-Ranch. But, I bet these lights could be had just about anyplace. I think they contained 3 LED's.
 
LAMBCRUSHER said:
Proto type it man. I think you've got the bugs worked out as far as overall layout. Would you be up for doing custom versions of this (as far as engraving and logo)
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I could be up for some custom work. The only thing left is the lights themselves. I want to make sure I have enough room for them.
 
rsbcruiser said:
Nice Nat!

I'd avoid using aluminum though, Pigs don't need help with corrosion.

My vote would be for a Tert symbol.

So what CAD software are you using?

Looks like Inventor.
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Thanks!! I don't have to worry about corrosion since my Pig is painted :flipoff2::D

Seriously though, I figured a foam pad/gasket to go between the fixture and body would be in order. I was thinking aluminum, because it is cheap and easy to machine. Cheap being teh most important criteria :p

I did that on Solidworks.

I have here at home, Solidworks 2007, Solidedge V22, AutoCAD 2005. I use s'works mostly as that is what my CAM program likes. I can create programs for my mill directly from the s'works file. At work I do all my design/engineering with Solidedge.
 
nat said:
I did that on Solidworks.

I have here at home, Solidworks 2007, Solidedge V22, AutoCAD 2005. I use s'works mostly as that is what my CAM program likes. I can create programs for my mill directly from the s'works file. At work I do all my design/engineering with Solidedge.
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Sorta Off topic:
How does one get a non student version of solidworks without paying the ~$5k for the fully licensed ones??? Do they sell other versions?

I couldnt figure out how to create a .dxf file on student version?
 
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