VW Type 4 Engine Fan Guard
The Idea
Drilling Wire Start Holes
Prep Work
Because Type 4 engine fan guards were either poor condition originals or overpriced ugly reproductions, I decided to make my own from an original T2 Bus hub cap.
Prep Work
Drilling Wire Start Holes
Prep Work
After taking many measurements I was able to create a DXF file of the pattern to be removed from the hub cap. Including all wire start positions.
Drilling Wire Start Holes
Drilling Wire Start Holes
Drilling Wire Start Holes
After inputting the hole centres on a CNC mill, the wire start holes could be drilled through on the 3-dimensional surface of the hub cap,
Wire Cutting
The Finished Product
Drilling Wire Start Holes
Using the DXF I was able to cut the design into the hub cap using wire EDM.
After Wire Cutting
The Finished Product
The Finished Product
This is the hub cap after wire cutting, prior to removal from the waste material.
The Finished Product
The Finished Product
The Finished Product
After being cut away from the waste material the guard was painted and attached to a CNC milled Perspex bezel.