RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Machining question. Maybe OT

I made a model airplane motor from a casting kit a number of years ago
on a manual Sherline. Even with a casting for the crankcase it had to be
repositioned MANY times. This one looks more like it was done from a
billet so there would be a lot of external machining I didn't have to do
so it would have to be repositioned many more times.

Tim
[Denver CO]

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> I was recently at the home page for Deskam http://www.deskam.com/
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> On the right side of the page, there seems to be what is a
> small engine and cylinder casing, machined from one piece.
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> As I have never created anything this complex from one piece,
> maybe one of the pros here can give me an idea of how many
> different operations would be involved.
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> How many times would such an item have to be repositioned to machine?
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> Thanks for the input.
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> Tom Csibor.
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