242177P, believe me, that question as been foremost on my mind, and parts like those badges have been dancing around in my head.
At present it's looking like the best accuracy I can expect from my DIY CNC would be in the area of +/- .003". It's got a 24,000 rpm spindle so small tooling and fine detail should not be a problem if the accuracy is up to snuff.
While I feel I could CAD model a part like that badge no problem, my CAM skills are limited at present and I would be at the mercy of whatever software I used to generate the G-code.
There will of course be example photos within a couple of months
If I can nail down 3D printing with materials like ABS and Nylon, and get the little CNC working .. I have dreams of making extremely time consuming, expensive, small Pontiac parts that you could otherwise buy for very little money with a few clicks on the internet
Which is my usual MO when doing a restoration
I don't think I'll ever escape the habit of approaching any technology with the question ... "How can I use this to make something for the GTO?"
When I learned how to drive stepper motors the first thing that entered my mind was of course ... "Wow, I bet these could make a really good hideaway headlight motor"