Hellfire
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5 Axis Machining
Thought some of you might want to see modern engineering at its best!
lInKy lInK
Steve
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 10:50 PM |
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absolutely top drawer, i wonder how long it took in total???
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blakep82
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 10:54 PM |
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how do you go about programming something like that?! 
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 10:56 PM |
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If i won the lotto that would be the first thing I bought.....along with a person to design and operate.....
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iank
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 10:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
how do you go about programming something like that?!
3D CAD model which then gets converted to tool paths by some rather clever software (probably under guidance from someone who charges by the hour).
There's a video on youtube of a v8 being cut from billet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsmiIeAkE-o
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blakep82
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 11:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iank
quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
how do you go about programming something like that?!
3D CAD model which then gets converted to tool paths by some rather clever software (probably under guidance from someone who charges by the hour).
There's a video on youtube of a v8 being cut from billet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsmiIeAkE-o
yeah, but look at the detail in it! i get frustrated just doing flat simple shapes! lol
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 29/4/10 at 11:57 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
Thought some of you might want to see modern engineering at its best!
lInKy lInK
Steve
2min13secs in nearly made the vomit - the imperfections inside the helmet were a flippin disgrace...
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boggle
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| posted on 30/4/10 at 06:43 AM |
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with modern cad packages 5 axis machining is very easy compared to back in the day when you had to write the programme.....
just because you are a character, doesnt mean you have character....
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owelly
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| posted on 30/4/10 at 07:30 AM |
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Nothing I can't do with a cheap Dremmel copy......
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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hughpinder
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| posted on 30/4/10 at 07:46 AM |
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Some of the guys I work with worked on a 3D scanner (basically a metal probe on a 3 axis sensor) about 18 20 years ago. You just plonked you object in
the scanner, the scanner did its thing and the program for the 5 Axis mill was created. They used it to scan stuff like those beetle boot jack things
and produce the dies to cast them from a model. They recon it would have taken about 2 days to scan that helmet though! (On a 12mHz 286 - state of the
art at the time)
Hugh
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whitestu
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| posted on 30/4/10 at 08:51 AM |
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How is tool wear accounted for in something as sophisticated as this?
Stu
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whitestu
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| posted on 30/4/10 at 08:51 AM |
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How is tool wear accounted for in something as sophisticated as this?
Stu
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nick205
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| posted on 30/4/10 at 10:02 AM |
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very  indeed, could watch that kind of thing all day.
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40inches
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| posted on 30/4/10 at 10:39 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by whitestu
How is tool wear accounted for in something as sophisticated as this?
Stu
Yea! and lack of liquid coolant some sort of refrigerated air blower?
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flak monkey
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| posted on 30/4/10 at 10:49 AM |
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Tool wear is irrelevant on that sort of thing to be honest. You would only be looking at a few microns.
Coolant wise, as long as the alloy is nice and machinable (which it appears to be) and the cutters are running at the right feed and speed you dont
have to have any coolant when machining aluminium. Though it would help to prolong tool life.
You can get liquid nitrogen coolant systems now, but those are mainly for hard turning operations using CBN cutting tools.
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 30/4/10 at 11:29 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by flak monkey
You can get liquid nitrogen coolant systems now, but those are mainly for hard turning operations using CBN cutting tools.
Sounds like I need that due to my CBA cutting technique 
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boggle
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| posted on 30/4/10 at 11:40 AM |
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i remeber the days when you had to sharpen everything...
good ole hss eh?
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