I recently acquired a prototype version of the Aztec X-mag and wanted to see what you guys think about an idea I have. I only have the body and a blank feedtube. I did not get any of the milled battery housings. (see below)
My idea: I have been toying around with the idea of completing the prototype and finishing it with a proper anodizing. I really like the design and think it would be awesome to see it put together.
Should I leave the prototype as is, with just the milled body, blank module, sitting on an e-mag frame? Keeping it raw.
or
Should I finish it, mill a new battery pack, module, and get it anodized in a solid color?
If I decided to finish the prototype my next problem would be to find someone who could actually help me mill the parts. Since I'm no machinist/expert/etc I have no clue how this is done. My assumption would be to find the "G-code" for it. I spoke with John about the code, but since it is specific to his machine and tooling I couldn't just copy and paste his file and give it to someone to reproduce. John also mentioned things like toolslot8 ,12mm ball end-mill, featurecam, Tebis, but it all went over my head. Maybe Simon can chime in and explain
Do you guys think this could be easily produced or recreated?
I figured this would be a good place to start. I would love to see what you guys think of this.
-Rob