Making a MOON DISC Part 1/4

[@furai-ingfalc-kuru8149]

Id love to visit so I could try this and make my own dishes to go on my car,

[@furai-ingfalc-kuru8149]

Would be so sick if you could visit, and upon purchase plus a tip or whatever and they'd show you how to make your own. Like he sets it up then guides you by holding your hand literally on the bars to teach you pressure and technique, then the final disc you get to make yourself. If you stuff it up you get to keep it, but to have a good set you've gotta pay retail for a roadworthy 4th one of his haha

[@SaltFlatMonte]

@Volvoamazon62 It's a manufacturing process called spinning. To stamp a part you need dedicated tooling like a punch press and dies. The tooling would need to be unique for each part and isn't cheap to make (not mention the cost of a press). For low to medium volume production spinning has a lot of flexibility: they can swap their buck/mold quickly to make different parts with ease. If they were making these by the 100s or 1000s, a pressing process would make more sense.

[@Volvoamazon62]

Can't believe they make moondiscs like this! Why not simply press one... Of course, they make 1 dollar a day (don't think it's in California), so it's not the labour cost... But, so much effort for 1 moondisc...

[@M00NEquipped]

@Volvoamazon62 This is in Santa Fe Springs, California. Made in USA. But yes, it's the same way since the 60s and little has changed. In fact, the machine shop has been in the same lot since the building was built in '62. Anyone is welcome to stop by anytime during business hours and ask for a free shop tour. If Manny is working, he'll probably demonstrate for you first hand.

[@noblerodkustom976]

thats bitch'n