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715 Posts Member #: 1381 Post Whore Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
11th Apr, 2007 at 11:52:51am
A Friend who I have done work for in the past has just bought a £35k. CNC router for his plastics fabrication company. Despite a £1k training course he is still struggling to get the best out of it, fortunatley I can help him and have access to the machine.
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 12307 Posts Member #: 565 Carlos Fandango Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex |
11th Apr, 2007 at 01:07:48pm
Perhaps K1100 to A series gaskets? On 28th Aug, 2011 Kean said:
At the risk of being sigged... Joe, do you have a photo of your tool? http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...9064&lastpost=1 https://joe1977.imgbb.com/ |
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715 Posts Member #: 1381 Post Whore Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
11th Apr, 2007 at 01:54:16pm
What do people use now for the K1100 to A series?
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12307 Posts Member #: 565 Carlos Fandango Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex |
11th Apr, 2007 at 06:51:04pm
thats a thought, I guess SC have that covered...
On 28th Aug, 2011 Kean said:
At the risk of being sigged... Joe, do you have a photo of your tool? http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...9064&lastpost=1 https://joe1977.imgbb.com/ |
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 4360 Posts Member #: 1459 En-suite user Braintree, Essex |
11th Apr, 2007 at 07:09:33pm
If someone sends me a gasket..I'll draw it up, problably as a dxf file which your coding software should handle danboy On 19th Jan, 2010 wil_h said:
I would start the furthest place from the finish. On 24th Mar, 2012 apbellamy said:
I feel all special knowing that I've given your mum my wood. Been neglecting Turbo'd 'A' series.............. |
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715 Posts Member #: 1381 Post Whore Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
11th Apr, 2007 at 07:19:07pm
Bpop, Might take you up on that, but I seem to recall someone saying they had dxf files so I am hoping and waiting to see if someone will help.
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Forum Mod 10980 Posts Member #: 17 ***16*** SouthPark, Colorado |
11th Apr, 2007 at 07:24:59pm
I did have - but don't have access to the pc they are on... On 17th Nov, 2014 Tom Fenton said:
Sorry to say My Herpes are no better Ready to feel Ancient ??? This is 26 years old as of 2022 https://youtu.be/YQQokcoOzeY |
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1425 Posts Member #: 690 Post Whore Norfolk |
11th Apr, 2007 at 07:33:50pm
We do use solid copper gaskets for the K conversion, complete with the stainless fire ring compression piece. They work really well but you do have to take care with preperation of the gasket before you use it and the block face and head face need to be fresh. I haven't heard of anyone having problems if the yprep everything properly, ie annealing the gasket corectly, polishing it afterwards etc.
If Carling made Mini engines
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 2514 Posts Member #: 1217 I like nice quiet girly Minis Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
11th Apr, 2007 at 07:56:11pm
Dry decking purely via a gasket may cause issues over life, may not .... will be a leap of faith to find out. Every day is a school day ...........
On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:
why do you you think I got a girlfriend with small hands? |
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715 Posts Member #: 1381 Post Whore Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
11th Apr, 2007 at 08:50:44pm
Roger Can you explain. If the gasket fails where can the water go other than external or waterway to waterway.
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2514 Posts Member #: 1217 I like nice quiet girly Minis Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
12th Apr, 2007 at 07:19:13am
On 11th of Apr, 2007 at 08:50pm danboy said:
Roger Can you explain. If the gasket fails where can the water go other than external or waterway to waterway. The oilway will be "O" ringed of course. Regards dave That's not quite the same as just using the gasket and should be ok. The only problem is that will make it a one way street, once the block is spotfaced for the o-rings it'll by a pain to go back to a normal gasket if the copper one doen't work out for whatever reason. I take it you'll be using a separate fire rings around the cylinders? There are plenty of applications where a solid copper gasket is the best way, just not convinced yet the A series is one of them. More than happy to be proved wrong on this and good on you for trying it. Every day is a school day ...........
On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:
why do you you think I got a girlfriend with small hands? |
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4360 Posts Member #: 1459 En-suite user Braintree, Essex |
12th Apr, 2007 at 07:08:22pm
Copper is abit pricey too...problably easier to get a local laser firm to cut a sheet of them On 19th Jan, 2010 wil_h said:
I would start the furthest place from the finish. On 24th Mar, 2012 apbellamy said:
I feel all special knowing that I've given your mum my wood. Been neglecting Turbo'd 'A' series.............. |
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 6965 Posts Member #: 507 Fastest A Series Mini in the World leeds/wakefield. |
12th Apr, 2007 at 08:43:46pm
On 12th of Apr, 2007 at 07:08pm butterpoppy said:
Copper is abit pricey too...problably easier to get a local laser firm to cut a sheet of them what kind of statement is that???? So Danboy can count you out then !!!!!!!!!!!, carl |
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4360 Posts Member #: 1459 En-suite user Braintree, Essex |
12th Apr, 2007 at 09:54:12pm
lol fastcarl.....polycarbonate windows could be a good earner for danboy. I'm sure he could do plastics Edited by Jason G on 12th Apr, 2007. On 19th Jan, 2010 wil_h said:
I would start the furthest place from the finish. On 24th Mar, 2012 apbellamy said:
I feel all special knowing that I've given your mum my wood. Been neglecting Turbo'd 'A' series.............. |
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 11046 Posts Member #: 965 Post Whore Preston On The Brook |
12th Apr, 2007 at 10:09:43pm
The problem with lazer cutting is that it hardens the cut edge causing hardness of the Copper to vary over the cut peice, even after anealing. Best way to cut is water jet, or CNC mill and a router, for intent in purpose is a mill of sorts. That way the hardness is the same across the peice.
On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be... So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'... On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........ |
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11046 Posts Member #: 965 Post Whore Preston On The Brook |
12th Apr, 2007 at 10:12:29pm
On 12th of Apr, 2007 at 07:19am RogerM said:
On 11th of Apr, 2007 at 08:50pm danboy said:
Roger Can you explain. If the gasket fails where can the water go other than external or waterway to waterway. The oilway will be "O" ringed of course. Regards dave That's not quite the same as just using the gasket and should be ok. The only problem is that will make it a one way street, once the block is spotfaced for the o-rings it'll by a pain to go back to a normal gasket if the copper one doen't work out for whatever reason. I take it you'll be using a separate fire rings around the cylinders? There are plenty of applications where a solid copper gasket is the best way, just not convinced yet the A series is one of them. More than happy to be proved wrong on this and good on you for trying it. I think Danboy is talking about a neoprene 'o'ring inset into the gasket, rather than 'ringing' the block  :thumsup:
On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be... So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'... On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........ |
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4360 Posts Member #: 1459 En-suite user Braintree, Essex |
12th Apr, 2007 at 10:13:48pm
Got turret punches where I work...could to be a better method....but nibbling of the cylinder holes can take some time...speaking engineering...not perverted here! Edited by Jason G on 12th Apr, 2007. On 19th Jan, 2010 wil_h said:
I would start the furthest place from the finish. On 24th Mar, 2012 apbellamy said:
I feel all special knowing that I've given your mum my wood. Been neglecting Turbo'd 'A' series.............. |
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715 Posts Member #: 1381 Post Whore Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
12th Apr, 2007 at 10:28:37pm
Is it a wills ring that SC use?
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4360 Posts Member #: 1459 En-suite user Braintree, Essex |
12th Apr, 2007 at 10:55:55pm
With wired gaskets....is there machining involved with the block? like a cossy setup? On 19th Jan, 2010 wil_h said:
I would start the furthest place from the finish. On 24th Mar, 2012 apbellamy said:
I feel all special knowing that I've given your mum my wood. Been neglecting Turbo'd 'A' series.............. |
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715 Posts Member #: 1381 Post Whore Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
13th Apr, 2007 at 12:07:50am
YUP
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194 Posts Member #: 1296 Advanced Member Milford Haven Pembrokeshire |
13th Apr, 2007 at 08:51:28pm
Whats the chances of making a copper gasket thick enough that it would work on its own to lower compression for turbo and supercharged engines? |
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Site Admin  9407 Posts Member #: 58 455bhp per ton 12 sec 1/4 mile road legal mini Sunny Bridgend, South Wales |
14th Apr, 2007 at 12:27:42am
I'd be suprised if you can find anyone to guy copper with a laser. The mirrors inside the laser cutting machine are made from copper. If you try to cut copper, you usually end up burning everything else in the building!!!
On 15th May, 2009 TurboDave said:
I think the welsh one has it right! 1st to provide running proof of turbo twinkie in a car and first to run a 1/4 in one!! Is your data backed up?? one extra month free for all Turbo minis members, PM me for detials |
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6965 Posts Member #: 507 Fastest A Series Mini in the World leeds/wakefield. |
14th Apr, 2007 at 08:31:45am
On 14th of Apr, 2007 at 12:27am Jimster said:
I'd be suprised if you can find anyone to guy copper with a laser. The mirrors inside the laser cutting machine are made from copper. If you try to cut copper, you usually end up burning everything else in the building!!! Water jet cutting maybe... and waterjet leaves a small radius on the top, so milling it is then, OH fuck Danboys already thought of that ,lol. good man, carl |
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4360 Posts Member #: 1459 En-suite user Braintree, Essex |
14th Apr, 2007 at 11:27:47am
Never knew that Jimster...learn something new everyday. Never seen a laser, ment to be quite impressive bit of kit.
On 19th Jan, 2010 wil_h said:
I would start the furthest place from the finish. On 24th Mar, 2012 apbellamy said:
I feel all special knowing that I've given your mum my wood. Been neglecting Turbo'd 'A' series.............. |
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