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Gallery, Projects and General => Neat Stuff => Topic started by: dsquire on August 20, 2009, 01:14:46 AM

Title: Another V8 Engine
Post by: dsquire on August 20, 2009, 01:14:46 AM

Hi All

While checking out another site tonight while the board was down I found a mini v8 engine.
Here is a link to the site.

http://www.weberprecision.com/

Cheers  :beer:
 
Don

Title: Re: Another V8 Engine
Post by: bogstandard on August 20, 2009, 01:42:18 AM

Nice engine, I must go out and get me one of those four axis machining centres, plus a new house for me to fit it in, Oh! and I won't forget to pick up a new Bentley while I'm spending my loose change.

A very nice job by the way, and if he went into to production, that would be the way to go, but unfortunately, I wouldn't class it as home shop machining.

But he is only playing at it. Conley has been producing these sorts of engines for a few years now, and is classed as one of the best.

http://www.conleyprecision.com/

Bogs

Title: Re: Another V8 Engine
Post by: John Hill on August 20, 2009, 02:28:54 AM

Better buy a trailer for the Bently so you can bring the machine home Bogs! :lol:

Title: Re: Another V8 Engine
Post by: Darren on August 20, 2009, 06:16:48 AM

Quote from: bogstandard on August 20, 2009, 01:42:18 AM

I wouldn't class it as home shop machining.

But he is only playing at it.
Bogs

Isn't that where most of us are, just at different levels maybe......

Title: Re: Another V8 Engine
Post by: kvom on August 20, 2009, 08:00:30 AM

The VF-1 mill is the same as the ones at the school I attend at night.  Notice the hole in the ceiling to accomodate the spindle  :coffee:  It still takes skill to program and operate these machines, just different skills than manual work.

Title: Re: Another V8 Engine
Post by: Bernd on August 20, 2009, 09:57:54 AM

Independently wealthy perhaps? Maybe somebody left him an inheritance.

Bernd

Title: Re: Another V8 Engine
Post by: kvom on August 20, 2009, 10:12:14 AM

A new VF-1 costs $46K, and I have seen used ones sell for as little as $10K.  The lathe retails for about $25K.  Certainly expensive, but there are lots of people who spend more on their hobbies.  Of course the tooling isn't cheap either.

Title: Re: Another V8 Engine
Post by: zeusrekning on August 20, 2009, 08:57:34 PM

That is my dream shop, I love that TL1 lathe. And that lil engine is so sweet.