Reproduction Parts- these guys deserve our support.

[wayne]

An incomplete list of currently available reproduction parts can be found HERE.[/a]

We're running out of quality parts and prices for some used items are at levels you'd never imagine.

We've a few people manufacturing parts such as Jess (JESS), Roger (HGH770N), Stuart (T140V). Jess has sourced manufacturers to make parts to spec (blinker balls and stems, electronic ignitions, exhaust extensions, check valves, plug adaptors to name just some). Both Roger and Stuart have reproduced parts themselves. Blinker lens, carby needles, enrichment valve fitting, instrument screens and more.

It's usually a struggle to fulfill minimum orders when required. Some projects have failed due lack of support (the manufacture of new primary chains being one example).

If you're sourcing a manufacturer to make items to spec, you're talking big $$$. Thus the minimum orders. What I've seen from Jess has been of the highest quality, your $$$ have been well spent.

If you're looking at manufacturing items yourself, you're talking big effort. What I've seen from Stuart and Rog also meets that quality standard.

To show how much work goes into these projects, and why we should support them, have a look at some items under development by Stuart. The effort, patience, persistence and ingenuity is just staggering:

Replacement Instrument screens. This is a replacement for the black top half of the instrument cluster with the bonded-in-place clear screen.

Here's the problem:



And the solution. The work and experimentation that has gone into this........



Experiments with threaded inserts:



Stage one complete. The black instrument top half out of the mould. The centre needs to be machined out ready for the clear face:






Centre of the finished case moulding now machined out. You should recognise it now:





Black top with the clear screen mould not yet fitted. Still lots of work to be done:




Remember those instrument screens we started with? This is how to finish your instrument resto!




Duck Tails anyone? A nice finishihng touch. I've found even NOS ones will split in no time at all. More of Stuarts reproduction experiments:





A failure. Ducktail has stuck inside the mould:



Success. And a flair for the artistic ducktail. Firemist Blue anyone?



Here's something rapidly becoming unobtanium:









Ready for finishing:

[janski]

Absolute fan of this kind of solution for hard to find items, thank you Wayne for highlighting this wonderful creativity. Has anyone re-manufactured proper unit side plates?

[t140v]

Dec 16, 2020 8:12:06 GMT -5 janski said:

Absolute fan of this kind of solution for hard to find items, thank you Wayne for highlighting this wonderful creativity. Has anyone re-manufactured proper unit side plates?

Anything is possible, they make multi rotor engines so someone has the knowledge and equipment to make jugs and side plates but as allways its down to price, I am sure if I went through the casting/engineering /coating companies I used in my 35years in the mining industry I could find one to manufacture the sideplates but how many to make and how much would you be prepared to pay to bring it to reality.
Have a word with Crighton Racing they have just made another twin rotor Wankle so either have the machinery in house or have a subcontractor that makes their sideplates.

Regards Stuart.

[janski]

Thanks Stuart, I'll have a look. The answer is out there, and as you say, at a price. Maybe a crowd funding exercise? I know parts for rockets are 3D printed, another avenue? Great work Stuart, an inspiration indeed.

[goandy]

Nice work indeed. Side plates- a CAD project for a school I reckon! Tricky bit is making it wear resistant so either the correct type of Ali alloy (with silicon carbide in it?) or have it molybdenum disulfide sprayed..

[decotriumph]

Thanks a million to the gents reproducing these difficult/impossible to find items. I'm a former journeyman moldmaker and I can tell you with certainty that these guys are not making any money when you consider their time involved to be worth anything! They are doing it strictly as a service to the RE5 owner community.

[timpa136]

This from Wayne at first post,
We're running out of quality parts and prices for some used items are at levels you'd never imagine.

We've a few people manufacturing parts such as Jess (JESS), Roger (HGH770N), Stuart (T140V). Jess has sourced manufacturers to make parts to spec (blinker balls and stems, electronic ignitions, exhaust extensions, check valves, plug adaptors to name just some). Both Roger and Stuart have reproduced parts themselves. Blinker lens, carby needles, enrichment valve fitting, instrument screens and more.

If you're sourcing a manufacturer to make items to spec, you're talking big $$$. Thus the minimum orders. What I've seen from Jess has been of the highest quality, your $$$ have been well spent.

If you're looking at manufacturing items yourself, you're talking big effort. What I've seen from Stuart and Rog also meets that quality standard.

To show how much work goes into these projects, and why we should support them, have a look at some items under development by Stuart. The effort, patience, persistence and ingenuity is just staggering:

I would add another talented members name here as the secondary diaphragm  rebuilding would have failed if not for the perfect stem bushings from Jeff 0406
                                                                              Thank You once again Jeff.

[jm0406]

Wow.
My head is really swelled now when mentioned with these other people. I am honored.
Jeff

[wayne]

New AM parts recently available. 3D printed trip meter knobs. Ray's a member here but can be found on the FaceBook Suzuki Re5 Owners Club page. He goes by Ray Chappo and his profile pic is an RE5 head on. Contact him there or email. Ray's in the UK but will post:



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