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- Midwest
sweet!
62t 61x reverse engineering/billet machining
- Thread starter BallsJohnsonDance
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- Midwest
All scanning is complete and the meshes are aligned and overlayed. Head and jug models are bassically done, just some waterjacket work to do. Cases will start getting modeled this afternoon
Out of curiosity, it looks like you are scanning the part, then basically using the scan to get dimensions to reproduce in CAD, which results in a slightly simpler part I assume because adding all of the rounded swoopy shapes of the casting takes a lot of time in CAD. Are you able to generate G code straight from the scan? From a "impressive with the capabilities of the equipment" standpoint that would be much more impressive (to me).
Anyway, the whole thing is very cool, and you are moving impressively fast. Nice work.
Anyway, the whole thing is very cool, and you are moving impressively fast. Nice work.
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- Midwest
we can create g code directly from the scan, however if you want this motor to actually work you would not do that. for example the bores are exactaly 118mm apart from what we can tell. the actual cast we scanned is worn/warped/imperfect. the scan mesh showed bores at 117.85mm between centers at the top and 118.12 mm towards the bottom. So we took that information and made our bores 118.
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- Midwest
How do i upload a video from an iphone 11?
Quinc
Buy a Superjet
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- California
Youtube?
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- Midwest
Cool, as soon as we start machining i will post some videos
waxhead
wannabe backflipper
- Location
- gold coast
I can print 500mm cubed so could do it easy
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- Western NY
Ah the other one that starts with and h then? lol. Cool, will be nice to see an actual part as a demo part. Not look what we can do with our sweet new millturn, something that noone will ever need to make, we just threw geometry at it until we could demonstrate everything the machine could do.
I did always wonder whose job it was to program the demo stuff lol
Would be alot easier than lifting the complete motor in and out forsure. 701 is a breeze compared to the 66e ball buster I've been mocking up though, that's what we really need to scan/print
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- Midwest
Yep its the other one that strts with h. Ya me and one other guy are doing this project. We are only going to use about a million dollars worth of equipment to do it! Lol
We are hoping to get around 10 complete motors. I just need to find a hull to test one out in. We are going to be machining a big bore power valve motor, we are will be modifying the cases aswell.
smokeysevin
one man with a couch
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- Houston
Very cool to see someone using this stuff out in the wild. We use a HDI advcance white light scanner with flexscan lm and geomagic designx at work. What scan system are you using?
Your parts turned out nicely, I don't use our system often enough to get comfortable with it.
Sean
Your parts turned out nicely, I don't use our system often enough to get comfortable with it.
Sean
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- Midwest
Geo magic is awesome, i am using a Scantech laser scanner and Autodesk Powershape. once we are done with our inhouse scans we are sending the motor off to Hexagon Technologies and they are going to use their full suite of technology to get perfect scans and models.
smokeysevin
one man with a couch
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- Houston
We bought our romer laser arm from them years ago. I keep trying to adopt it and take it home.
I just learned about powershape despite working in Inventor every day. Cool stuff.
Sean
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- Midwest
Really i am the most impressed with Fusion 360. It is incredible at the price piont.
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- Midwest
Model is finished, stock for the cases has arrived. Machining will begin next week.
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- Western NY
Looks awesome, do I get one if I stop by the booth at IMTS?
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- Midwest
Lol, no, you sure dont! I am pulling strings just to try to keep a couple, looks like there may only be one if this corona panic continues. I am working with someone current to modify the cases and also scan a powervalve cylinder. At imts we will be showing the stock castings, a billet stock motor, and a billet aftermarket motor, as well as 3d printed versions of each. It should be a pretty cool display. Then i will just have to find a superjet hull!!!
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- Midwest
Actually if i was just thinking if you buy the stock i could make it happen probaby!!!
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- Western NY
Lol, I could buy the stock. I'd probably even throw in a squarenose hull that needs a bit of fiberglass for the aftermarket powervalve version
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- Midwest
We may be able to work something out. Let me get one machined first! Looks like the stock for the cases is somewhere between 400$-500$. I ordered single pieces and sawed to size. Im sure you could find it cheaper. IMTS or no IMTS i always have access to large amounts of equipment!Lol, I could buy the stock. I'd probably even throw in a squarenose hull that needs a bit of fiberglass for the aftermarket powervalve version