Probably a re post. But I haven't seen it before.

I want a 5 axis mill now. I wonder how much they cost? I would just like to have one to play with. I wonder how long it takes to write the program to do this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsmiIeAkE-o

 

Nifty. Too bad that engine will never run but it is an amazing thing to be able to get that close with a well finished product. The amount of programming had to be enormous. My youngest girl was dating a guy that worked one of these machines for Roush Racing. He said that sometimes he would program for a week and then run the unit for just a couple of hours depending on the detail of the work. The only thing I got out of it was a floor lamp for the shop made from an old axle housing from Mark Martins car- yeah, I'm a fan of Mark.

 

Why will it never run?

 

As we all know aluminum absorbs heat like crazy. There's no provisions for cooling. The bar stock does not make for a good foundation as it has no relief for stresses, harmonics, sufficient strength, or heat dissipation. Bar stock also would not have near enough wear abilities as it's going to be far too soft for the application. Best blocks out there now are CGI. Regardless, whoever programmed this up did a heck of a job.

 

Wow! I wonder what the total run time is to machine that part, very impressive.

 

Those machines are amazing!

 

Now can anyone tell what engine was made?

 

Ok, I just didn't think about that . So I guess they just did it for advertisment

 

That was awesome! Would love that block as a centerpiece on my dining room table.

 

Soluble oil; well, - it's been awhile since machine class, back then, that was called a shaper lol.

 

Or a Mill,- CNC I guess, - crap, my memory's going lol.

 

Very cool BTW. Makes me want to hit up one of those old school auctions. They auction off their older Machines to make room for new. I've been to a few, you won't believe how cheap they go for.

 

I have an old school mill that was made in China. It's pretty good, and I have it tooled out right.
But I more or less use it as a glorified drill press.

 

Yea, I'd like to get my hands on an old BP Mill or a lath. I know you can find those old ones around. Shoot, Shifty85 was hauling them away for scrap, or using them for traction lol.



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That program probably didn't take too long to make. With the way CAD has become it probably took less than a hour to get that mill roughing. there are lots of different grades of aluminum that could be used that could make that a usable engine.