Live Video: Machining the Cylinders

Hi ADoyle88,

Is this a new, revolutionary process? That second video was pretty interesting... for the first 30 seconds! I guess what I am getting at is, what makes your Dad's machining process so special?

Mike

My post was too vague and I should have linked to my other forum posts. My first post here at CR4 was about a new engine that my dad has designed. That thread explains a bit about how the motor works and how it might be better than a conventional engine.

Then I made another post linking to the ustream.tv website. This thread also explained why we were showing the machining of the parts. Basically we just want to keep any interested people in the loop about what is going on with the prototype.

The machining isn't anything new: the parts were drawn in SolidWorks, programmed in SurfCAM and then cut on a CNC mill. The first bit of machining on ustream.tv was removal of material around the outside of the cylinder block. The live videos were recorded and can be watched anytime. Last night he cut two cylinders into the block but the videos were not recorded so you had to have watched it live. We will make sure to record the next cylinders.

Sorry for the confusion.