I don't if any the members have seen the vid. Its on youtube I don't know how to transform it on to this forum but it comes under liveleak millturn technologies crankshaft out of solid; or something like that. I thought it was amazing.
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is this itI don't if any the members have seen the vid. Its on youtube I don't know how to transform it on to this forum but it comes under liveleak millturn technologies crankshaft out of solid; or something like that. I thought it was amazing.
The very one
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Actually seen such things in the flesh, worked on installing a line that did similar in 1989, it's not that new.
At the time we (the company I worked for) were generating camshaft lobe forms by electronic & software interpolation of two axes to micron levels.
They won the Queens Award several times for technology & export I believe.
They now do this for cam lobes & crank pins so hold roundness <5 micron on crank pins interpolating and positioning two independent servo axes using drives kit from another company I worked for!
At the time we (the company I worked for) were generating camshaft lobe forms by electronic & software interpolation of two axes to micron levels.
They won the Queens Award several times for technology & export I believe.
They now do this for cam lobes & crank pins so hold roundness <5 micron on crank pins interpolating and positioning two independent servo axes using drives kit from another company I worked for!
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I don't if any the members have seen the vid. Its on youtube I don't know how to transform it on to this forum but it comes under liveleak millturn technologies crankshaft out of solid; or something like that. I thought it was amazing.
Why'd you find it amazing? CNC and the programmer is the amazing part,particulary the programming.
I'm absolutely in aw of the CNC capabilities....got all the gear and box sections but not put it together yet.
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The part programming is easy, it's the underlying code in the synchronisation software, firmware etc. that is the clever bit.
In the part programming you just call G codes, it is the routines that the G codes call which are the clever bits.
Our, "problem" used to be, that we never used G codes!
So the routines had to be written in full!!!
In the part programming you just call G codes, it is the routines that the G codes call which are the clever bits.
Our, "problem" used to be, that we never used G codes!
So the routines had to be written in full!!!
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There are single wheel grinders reaching that these days.
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I don't if any the members have seen the vid. Its on youtube I don't know how to transform it on to this forum but it comes under liveleak millturn technologies crankshaft out of solid; or something like that. I thought it was amazing.
If that impresses you, I expect you will like this: http://www.wimp.com/metalbutter/
In 1946?
The last time I operated a lathe was in the 1960s that's why I find it amazing.Why'd you find it amazing? CNC and the programmer is the amazing part,particulary the programming.
I'm absolutely in aw of the CNC capabilities....got all the gear and box sections but not put it together yet.
Excellent, if they gave me anything like that to machine in the 60s it would have been coat on time.
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Me too in 67/68? but as there's no room for a big boys lathe I opt to build a CNC more so for wood related thna steel or ally,still got me mini lathe but will get shut when the CNC is built,just need to keep hold of it for now just in case I need to turn some parts? for the CNC
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In 1946?
Yes - that's what I was told and I'm sure I've seen it written down - but I've just looked at the workshop manual and there's no mention of how it's been manufactured. Looking at the photo I would say it's a forging.
