I had an idea

Hello:

Good idea, but why not make something that's useful to many people that
maybe hasn't been done yet. Who cares about time, were hobbist. :) I know it
takes time to draw something into CAD. It's whether your up for the
challenge of maybe something NEW, maybe difficult, that hasn't maybe been done
before.

Why would you want to do something that's already been done a 1000+ times?
Unless, you need to just learn how to draw something in CAD, or make
something small, or are just bored at work. :) Nuts, bolts, clamps, screws,
other parts, 2D/3D have been done a 1000+ times and are given freely by many
companies who sell them, and private individuals in many CAD formats on the
web/CD.

Why not come up with a list of things that could be useful, maybe not in
CAD/CAM format yet, but maybe there is old paper or PDF format plans
available. That would be really useful to many people. There are many sites that
have 3D models, some free, and some you have to pay for.

Some idea's that may be useful:
All the Parts to CNC some of the popular mills, lathes, Grizzley, Rongfu,
Sieg, etc, what ever you have.
Gun Parts, receivers, barrels, hand guards, flash suppressors, scope
mounts, etc
Airplane Motor parts, Continental O-200, block, cam, crank, cylinders, etc.
Skidoo/Rotax snowmobile, Heads, block, cylinders, etc.
Rotax Ultralight 582 Heads, Blocks, Cylinders, etc.
Adapter plates to adapt Rotax or one of the other gear drive venders to
different engines, like Subaru, Suzki, VW.
Adapter plates to mount other engines/transmissions.
Molds for kit plane parts, Quickie(Q1), Q2/Q200, Long Ez, Vari Eze,
Dragonfly, etc.
CAD/CAM ----- Art work
High Tech Carbon fiber tube ultralight airframe, based on one of the top
five ultralights, T-Bird, Rans, Challenger, Chinook, Titian.
High Tech Carbon Fiber on/off road Go-Kart for adults.
How about just something NEW you have thought of, but not going to produce.
Useful Tools
Test Engine Stand for, car, small airplane, snowmobile, RC, etc.
Car Body Cart, Rotisserie, Part Paint stand, body lift, etc
etc.

Just My 2 Cents
Rich Gillen
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On 13 December 2010 08:14, timgoldstein <timg@...> wrote:

> With the discussion of CAD and CAM packages, I had an idea. Would be very
> interesting to have each one of us draw up an easy part in the CAD
package
> of our choice and then have each one of us that participate post what
> package we used, how long it took to create the model and then share the
> model.
>
> I was thinking that drawing up a T-Nut that would fit a machine you own
or
> will own would be something simple and also something that would
actually be
> useful for everyone that participates. Once we are done we share what
> program we used, how long it took to do, and then share the models in
both
> native and generic (step, IGES, DXF etc.) format.
>
> Could lead to some great discussion and allow us to see how other do the
> work. Plus if someone is stuck on how to do it in their chosen package we
> can all pitch in and try to help.
>
> If this is something that catches hold, the next step would be to then
take
> some models and use your favorite CAM package and do the same and then we
> could share results and such.
>
> What do you think? Anyone interested? If so I will do mine in Autodesk
> Inventor. I promise, I will not cheat and use my spreadsheet driven model
> that I use to generate new Tuff Nut sizes, but will instead draw it from
> scratch.
>
> Tim Goldstein
> A2Z Corp
> A2Z CNC division
> 3955 S Mariposa St
> Englewood CO 80110
> 720 833-9300
> Toll Free 877 754-7465
>
> www.A2ZCorp.us/store
> USA made accessories for desktop mills & lathes.
> Specialized tools for the jewelry industry.
>
>





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