Topic: This guy kicks ass. (Read 24620 times)

Lowerit · « **on:** July 03, 2009, 03:38:15 PM »

Casts his own mani
This

To this

Not sure how useful itis here..but it's badass regardless

link

http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=129941

92CXyD · « **Reply #1 on:** July 06, 2009, 05:41:12 PM »

I plan on doing this in the future since I work in a non-ferrous foundry but I'm still learning about pattern making because that is the most expensive part of the process.

BTW can anybody get me a copy of solidworks or similar for free?

ApexSilver06MR · « **Reply #2 on:** July 06, 2009, 06:56:24 PM »

thats pretty bad ass!

1991civicsi · « **Reply #3 on:** July 06, 2009, 09:31:03 PM »

I cant look away. I keep imagining the things I would cast.

Urban Indian · « **Reply #4 on:** July 07, 2009, 03:31:07 PM »

I did some basic casting when I was in metalworks in grade 9.

shit is hard to do by hand( the pounding the clay sand into the mold part)

Passenger · « **Reply #5 on:** July 07, 2009, 03:45:20 PM »

I did this in highschool too, it was a lot of fun, I hate cast parts, but making molds is fun.

dvst8r · « **Reply #6 on:** July 07, 2009, 05:44:44 PM »

Quote from: Passenger on July 07, 2009, 03:45:20 PM

...but making molds is fun.

Says the guy with a cnc mill.

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #7 on:** July 07, 2009, 08:33:43 PM »

Those hybridz guys are fucking hardcorez.

d-rail · « **Reply #8 on:** July 08, 2009, 04:20:11 AM »

Seems like alot of work for a lazy fuck such as myself

BigGameHit · « **Reply #9 on:** July 08, 2009, 05:44:39 AM »

that is very cool indeed. making parts ftw

d-rail · « **Reply #10 on:** July 08, 2009, 06:03:05 AM »

Quote from: BigGameHit on July 08, 2009, 05:44:39 AM

that is very cool indeed. making parts ftw

Working to make the parts ftl

BigGameHit · « **Reply #11 on:** July 08, 2009, 06:15:12 AM »

hahaah true......

well at least its not like cooking food in shit lol...... you cook for 2 hours and it takes 4 min to eat it lol..... at least you can admire the part lol and parking lot pimp it lol.

imburne · « **Reply #12 on:** July 08, 2009, 07:32:29 AM »

All that JB Weld has gotta be expensive

onlyflash944 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 09, 2009, 11:34:10 PM »

Quote from: imburne on July 08, 2009, 07:32:29 AM

All that JB Weld has gotta be expensive

lol, cast intake mani, completely out of jb weld

chris · « **Reply #14 on:** July 10, 2009, 01:56:33 PM »

One of those deals where you better know people. Nice read. I have molded polymer stuff before,pretty cool concept

In reality with so many of people in fields like this going belly up the possibilty of doing small runs of for example 50 is a real possibility.

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #15 on:** July 10, 2009, 07:50:55 PM »

You can get bids on jobs at www.cnczone.com

A little birdy was telling me the other day that it's apparently - for the small to medium sized business - cheaper to have shit made in America than it is in china, due to the economy. America... Fuck Yeah!!

Passenger · « **Reply #16 on:** July 10, 2009, 08:13:15 PM »

Quote from: Joseph Davis on July 10, 2009, 07:50:55 PM

A little birdy was telling me the other day that it's apparently - for the small to medium sized business - better to have shit made in America than china, due to the fact that chine has no QA and only makes crap parts. America... Fuck Yeah!!

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #17 on:** July 10, 2009, 08:16:03 PM »

No, I said made, not made well. That the parts aren't garbage is icing on the cake.

chris · « **Reply #18 on:** July 10, 2009, 08:21:04 PM »

The chinesse want you to buy hundreds of parts with no samples of the part 99 percent of the time.

Hence why we saw the same ssautochrome manifold for 2 years before they actually put that little brace on it. Whoever imported them bought 5000 of the bastards.

There is a warehouse in the bay area that really shows the volume you have to buy these parts to make any money+have 10,000 sq ft of warehouse space. Basically only the rich Asians run the importing game.

I get great pricing on alot of my stuff done here but again even here orders of 50+ of smaller parts are a buddy buddy deal. In reality there isnt enough people in this country anymore that are creative enough to come up with products.

My father who is an electrical engineer is almost kinda confused I have created products with an old redneck with a high school education and the shit works. Society in America tells you sadly you need to spend your life in books before you can actually try something.

Failure/chaos are needed I hope people will get that concept again.

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #19 on:** July 10, 2009, 10:51:12 PM »

Quote from: chris M on July 10, 2009, 08:21:04 PM

I get great pricing on alot of my stuff done here but again even here orders of 50+ of smaller parts are a buddy buddy deal. In reality there isnt enough people in this country anymore that are creative enough to come up with products.

My father who is an electrical engineer is almost kinda confused I have created products with an old redneck with a high school education and the shit works. Society in America tells you sadly you need to spend your life in books before you can actually try something.

I disagree. There's a lot left to be created, and every market that has ever existed didn't happen just because the invention came along - it happened because someone educated the public that they needed the part. This is why HT exists. A lot of what is sold there is rubbish, but if you look closely there's some simple shit masquerading as high end gear that the average guy with work ethic can home fab for fifty-nine cents.

josh19wrc · « **Reply #20 on:** August 16, 2009, 11:19:20 PM »

thats awesome! now if only he could do something about that clusterfuck of wiring in the upper left hand corner of the pictures... ;D

HiProfile · « **Reply #21 on:** August 17, 2009, 10:28:55 PM »

Quote from: 1991civicsi on July 06, 2009, 09:31:03 PM

I cant look away. I keep imagining the things I would cast.

I'd make a cast of my penis. My god would I be rich, despite the 10lbs of aluminum it would require, each.

My buddy actually does cast parts for Ford 'cammers', shit you just can't find otherwise. He makes out pretty good despite low volume, since he found a good deal in China. I think he piggybacks orders like chris said, because I've never seen over 2 dozen parts in one box before.

Homemade parts are cheap, until you factor in time. Still it's cheaper because most people don't make >$50/hr. Some people do, or are such limp-wristed fags that they need other people to do it for them.

Robb · « **Reply #22 on:** August 19, 2009, 10:09:18 PM »

Cool stuff, but...

he casted his own shit, why the fuck didnt he do something about the failure injection angle? Jesus christ.

josh19wrc · « **Reply #23 on:** August 20, 2009, 10:15:59 PM »

whats wrong with the injector angle? I dont see anything wrong with it, looks like a pretty standard angle to me, and, possibly, with the ITB's and low vacuum, maybe he was going with a steeper angle to induce more turbulence in the fuel mist for more atomization...

Robb · « **Reply #24 on:** August 21, 2009, 08:41:06 AM »

Quote from: josh19wrc on August 20, 2009, 10:15:59 PM

whats wrong with the injector angle? I dont see anything wrong with it, looks like a pretty standard angle to me, and, possibly, with the ITB's and low vacuum, maybe he was going with a steeper angle to induce more turbulence in the fuel mist for more atomization...

Most likely he just didnt think about it.

Eh, it still better than slobbering carbuerators.

Emperor · « **Reply #25 on:** August 22, 2009, 08:32:10 AM »

I love the injectors/fuellines ;D

piece of art man!

HiProfile · « **Reply #26 on:** August 22, 2009, 02:39:54 PM »

He was probably thinking about carbs when he angled them, since most accel pump nipples are a real shallow angle. However they aren't pressurized either. From what I gathered, he's probably going to make another, if not a couple, and incorporate lots of changes with it.

heli_man · « **Reply #27 on:** October 25, 2009, 10:29:02 PM »

PM me and I will send you a copy.

Quote from: 92CXyD on July 06, 2009, 05:41:12 PM

I plan on doing this in the future since I work in a non-ferrous foundry but I'm still learning about pattern making because that is the most expensive part of the process.

BTW can anybody get me a copy of solidworks or similar for free?

jagojon3 · « **Reply #28 on:** October 26, 2009, 12:04:38 AM »

Pretty dangeous pouring that molten aluminum without gloves or even sleeves

Product looks sweet though.

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #29 on:** October 26, 2009, 09:24:20 AM »

Quote from: jagojon3 on October 26, 2009, 12:04:38 AM

Pretty dangeous pouring that molten aluminum without gloves or even sleeves

What would those do, aside from catching fire?

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