How I made my new V8

I took it upon myself to learn how to make a new engine for my Mark yesterday: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsmiIeAkE-o

linky no worky.

NOW it works....

I suppose if you didn't care about cost... that's a lot of waste material.

I just remelt it and build another (smaller) 4 cylinder...LOL

How long do you think it took to write the program? Impressive what technology is capable of though.

Wow, you can build a V-8 with machine?! I have one of those machines at home. I just use it to make frozen drinks and protein shakes. I had no idea it had other uses.

Just need to upsize the size of the engine & machine by a factor of 10 and you're in business. Fun to watch.

Bud thx for posting that. Having over 40 years in the machinist trade under my belt, it's of particular interest to me.
Amazing how CNC machines have advanced in the past few years. That's the first 6 axis I've seen in operation. Could have done without the "drumbeat" though!
Driller, in actual use, they would have been cutting on a casting instead of a billet to cut down on scrap, but you gotta admit it's impressive as all hell!
The last few years before I retired when NWA closed the Atlanta maintenance base, we had several CNC machines in operation, but no 6 axis. I knew I was near retirement time before they ever announced the closing of the base, so I was just following the path of least resistance the last several years. I had such an easy job on an ID Grinder that I turned down training on the CNC machines even though I had the seniority to get it. Just lazy, I guess!
Dave

Not a problem...I watched that video 3 times before I had the idea to post a link here....it just mesmerized me.

dirty old man said:

Driller, in actual use, they would have been cutting on a casting instead of a billet to cut down on scrap, but you gotta admit it's impressive as all hell!

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Makes sense.

We occasionally have a bit of heavy machining done for work. Most of the machines big enough to handle what we do are antiques - however with fewer and fewer old-school machinists, it is becoming tough to find places to do the work.

No doubt, no doubt, I'll be 70 next Nov., and I'm nearing the younger end of the old time machinist's ages among those who have dealt with those old machines.
Manual machining on these big old machines is about to become a lost art, and the last survivors should be in much demand, both as techers and those who "get er done".
Dave