Leptolude's flanges - Honda Prelude Forum

Vapor · 10-22-2003, 11:02 AM

Got done running the first sucessful set for Brett, thought others might be interested in the progress of the project as well.

lol, so the hold downs I was running turned out to be woefully ineffective. there are vacuum channels under the part that have been more than enough on past materials, but this was my first time with steel. yeah, I'm going to need something a little tighter.

What I found when I came in today:

haha, the program takes ~5 hours to run, and I didn't feel like waiting till 1 am to watch it. the peices broke vacuum and moved around on the final pass. live and learn. good thing its free.

What I should have seen:

and what all the movement caused:

Nice big chunk taken out of one of them.

ok, so now it will get its own hold down plugs cut out, and the next set will be locked into place mechanically before milling starts. there are 4 drilling cycles (4 different hole sizes.) so I'll use those holes to lock the peice down to the table in the future.

93accordEX · 10-22-2003, 12:10 PM

nice I was actually wondering what the progress was. can't wait for some to be made and sold

Kool-Lude · 10-22-2003, 02:24 PM

Vapor: can you make me the header to cat flange only...the one in the top left corner? Did that one survive?

ludebeginnings · 10-22-2003, 02:50 PM

Sorry to hear the misfortune man...looks like a mess

Vapor · 10-22-2003, 07:58 PM

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Originally posted by Kool-Lude
Vapor: can you make me the header to cat flange only...the one in the top left corner? Did that one survive?

Sure, but I can't in good faith use Leptolude's drawings. He put the work in, he took the measurements, he did the proper drawings. I couldn't in good conscience use his work and intellectual property for another project. you get some CAD drawings of your own together, and we can talk.

Kool-Lude · 10-22-2003, 09:17 PM

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Originally posted by Vapor
Sure, but I can't in good faith use Leptolude's drawings.

I wasn't trying to steal anyones intellectual property...I just wanted a flange man

I don't have access to CAD, but I do have an exact hand drawing of what I want. Can the drawing be scanned into a CAD program without distorting its measurements? I have no idea how CAD works.

Edit: In all honesty, this is alot of work just for one flange. Maybe Lepto will just sell me one of his.

Satan_SRV · 10-23-2003, 12:14 AM

looks good...Joel wants a header! Even if I make no gains it will be a fun test.

Vapor · 10-23-2003, 07:21 AM

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Originally posted by Kool-Lude
I wasn't trying to steal anyones intellectual property...I just wanted a flange man

I don't have access to CAD, but I do have an exact hand drawing of what I want. Can the drawing be scanned into a CAD program without distorting its measurements? I have no idea how CAD works.

Edit: In all honesty, this is alot of work just for one flange. Maybe Lepto will just sell me one of his.

yeah, if he's ok with you using his flange, we can work something out.

ExodusFX · 10-24-2003, 02:32 AM

Ahh lepto where are you? I need a couple of flanges.

paulyg · 10-24-2003, 11:03 AM

At least nothing broke Chad. While in school and doing FSAE stuff, I saw an aluminum piece move and it tired to take the end mill with it. It messed up the collet holder (in the spindle) and we couldn't use the machine for a two weeks until it got repaired.

I miss working with CNC machines.

PS. I should note that it wasn't me that let the part come out. It was someone else.

[SUB[EX] · 10-24-2003, 06:27 PM

Kool-Lude just wants to copy my header. haha

Kool-Lude · 10-24-2003, 08:55 PM

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Originally posted by [SUB[EX]
Kool-Lude just wants to copy my header. haha

Oh please

Yours were nice...but did you see mine

hehe
Nah..me wants to fix my tapered cat. I've just already spent too much on having it done wrong

Grant · 10-25-2003, 03:46 PM

Wow.. why didn't you just get the flanges laser cut? If you decide to go into "production" it would probably cost less in the long run.. and would take way faster than 5 hours to cut the parts..

Vapor · 10-26-2003, 09:27 PM

because laser cutting them costs money. I'm doing it for free.

leptolude · 10-27-2003, 03:05 PM

hey guys,

sorry, just saw this thread works been busy. thanks for posting chad, cool stuff, good for everyone to see. I've been asked about makeing some flanges, i'd be game to contribute the CAD work if Chad wants to do the CNC work....

i ordered alot of steel last week, as soon as the flanges come in V2 prototype(s) will get built! Joel... just hold in there, im itching to get building again too!! worked on the Jig again thois weekend, added the W and L stays and the oil pan interference points.

Chad, any idea when you'll get to do the next runs?

-b

Vapor · 10-27-2003, 05:12 PM

Probably later this week or this weekend. I still have one blank, so I shuold be able to squeeze a full set out still, but I'm still waiting on a shipping address.