pic: 294 teaser

[akeisic]

Originally Posted by Borisdamole

im guessing plywood prototype of a turret , made on a waterjet at GKN. Im guessing the real part will be aluminum, and at least 3/8 thick(probably 1/2inch)...

False, True, True, False

We set a record at the GKN waterjet; the code to make the part was 3700 characters long and took nearly 2 hours to cut. The best part is that the part came out perfectly. No need to redesign or remachine here!

[unclewaldo]

Originally Posted by akeisic

False, True, True, False

We set a record at the GKN waterjet; the code to make the part was 3700 characters [ed: lines??] long and took nearly 2 hours to cut. The best part is that the part came out perfectly. No need to redesign or remachine here!

AND how to you plan to place the chamfer on the sprocket teeth?? I can think of some interesting solutions but am curious as to your plans...

.... or are you leaving them square and hoping for the best by keeping the chain tension "extra tight" since I assume this will lie in a horizontal plane....

[akeisic]

Originally Posted by unclewaldo

AND how to you plan to place the chamfer on the sprocket teeth?? I can think of some interesting solutions but am curious as to your plans...

GKN's largest lathe can handle 20" diameter parts, which is where we will be doing our work. If it really came down to it we could stick it up on our VTL we use for our 6ft diameter engine nozzles. :-)