ZT0560/1 With 3D CNC Machined Lightning Strike Carbon Fiber Scale

mioduz · Jun 30, 2013

Just got done with this scale, and WOW is all i can say. This material lives up to the hype that surrounds it.

cEdge · Jun 30, 2013

Awesome looking scale, I want one!

weech3 · Jun 30, 2013

Nice! Can you do any material?

Uncle Malice · Jun 30, 2013

Yeah... so... I'm gonna need you to go ahead and send that on over to me. I'll PM you my shipping info, thanks.

HwangJino · Jun 30, 2013

Very nice!

Id love one too, just need a ZT to come haha

prelude92 · Jun 30, 2013

Definitely sign me up! Nice looking scale there!

dishcore · Jul 1, 2013

Very classy, sir.

stebolicious · Jul 1, 2013

Looks incredible! Have you thought of doing some contouring around the edges? Or fully 3D machining it like the factory scale?

Either way, its a beautiful job. :thumbup:

Summoned · Jul 1, 2013

Nice work. That scale might look really nice on the 0560BW when it comes out.

knowbody777 · Jul 1, 2013

I want one of those scales pretty badly.

Adrenaline_6 · Jul 1, 2013

Very nice! It would look good on a 0550 and since it is 3D machined, scales for an 0200 would fit nicely!

BradT85 · Jul 1, 2013

That looks really good. Might have to get something made out of that LSCF

stobal · Jul 1, 2013

Top notch, Love it. Any plans for a 0550 scale. Ooh or maybe 0566 scale?

Apec · Jul 2, 2013

stebolicious said:
Looks incredible! Have you thought of doing some contouring around the edges? Or fully 3D machining it like the factory scale?

Either way, its a beautiful job. :thumbup:

Contoured scale like the CBCF's would be awesome. I'd put one on my 0560 to match my CBCF.

mioduz · Jul 2, 2013

Apec said:
Contoured scale like the CBCF's would be awesome. I'd put one on my 0560 to match my CBCF.

It is contoured pretty much the same as the CBCF scale is.

freewheeling · Jul 2, 2013

mioduz said:
It is contoured pretty much the same as the CBCF scale is.

Do you know how they produced the "golf ball" pattern on the factory scale? The only way I can figure that was done was to take the already contoured scale and then do a staccato pattern of shallow punches in a radial crosshatching. Without a CNC router it'd be very labor intensive.

mioduz · Jul 2, 2013

freewheeling said:
Do you know how they produced the "golf ball" pattern on the factory scale? The only way I can figure that was done was to take the already contoured scale and then do a staccato pattern of shallow punches in a radial crosshatching. Without a CNC router it'd be very labor intensive.

Factory scale is contoured and "textured" at the same time. Instead of the tool making smooth passes over the material, it is is making an up and down wave pattern. No practical way of doing it without CNC. I find it to be an appealing finish, but as a machinist you see why they chose it. Large step over means fast easy production with CNC. Making a smooth scale albeit looks simpler takes much longer machine time on CNC. Hence the upgraded smooth scale on the CBCF model.