Bespoke Titanium Part Ideas
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Hi All,

My boss has given me the opportunity to make a part worth 500quid from titanium using ALM (Additive Layer Manufacturing), most of the cost will be the material as the machine and operator time will be negligible as its my new company doing the work.

This is for a one off only so we can use it on our company website as Im not competing with any of the guys such as Carl and John on here, this is purely for myself!

Ive got a few ideas what to make for the mini like a rear disc brake hub and caliper mount bracket or maybe even a titanium valve cover for my K head incorporating the breather / oil filler, or maybe even a series of smaller parts.

Has anyone got any suggestions as Im trying to think of something novel using topology design we can make it extremely lightweight and the more interesting the better!

Gaz

Sounds interesting Gaz, just wondering how the mechanical properties of the finished product compares to machining/casting more traditional methods?

1972 998 TURBO SLEEPER

Should be better, isnt that sort of thing able to create 100% density parts?

In boost we trust

Gearcase!

it sounds like it its very similar process to SLS and DMLS. think your right stig.

1972 998 TURBO SLEEPER

yep it is laser sintering, you can make fully functional mechanical parts even a gear set! The surface finish can be a bit like cast parts and they do need additional secondary machining depending on the requirements, ideally i would like to make a functional component rather than a shiny ornament bolted on.

what a great place to work, how do you get any work done id spend all day dreaming up stuff to make lol. dont suppose the company has a website it could be useful for work.

how about a set of rockers?

1972 998 TURBO SLEEPER

Edited by Brett on 13th Sep, 2010.

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i would look at the heavy parts, radius arms, gearscase posss a subframe?

dont see the point in shaving a few grams off on a rocker cover when you can get rid of lb's

John Holmes gear knob

internationally known as "big" swede

whats a john holmes gear knob??

wolfie if i could make a subframe that would be great but i can possibly only go up to the size of radius arms, that might be an option as i could integrate the rear disc hub/carrier into it??

i work for a research company in the Aersopace / Defence market but ideally i would be in motorsport but we are hoping to branch out to that.

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Con-rods!

you read my mind Vegard

1972 998 TURBO SLEEPER

most of the above is obvious stuff like con rods.

Making something that would be very useful, as well as cool would make more sense.

Gearcase would be a good one for sure. Or perhaps could you design a part to strengthen the existing gearcase ?

Then the design might also have some commercial value too.

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202mph standing mile
speed didn't kill me, but taxation probably will

internationally known as "big" swede

Mistakenly i just googled john holmes gear knob, had no luck, so then tried 'John Holmes'....

Valves, valve springs oooo cylinder head.....

i work with a guy called john holmes...

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a verto flywheel? might appeal to the lads running the modded clutches?

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

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Rocker pillars, 3rd motion bearing retainers, 4 bolt centre main, the rod change bit that sticks out the box (and the bit round it),

PMSL,

I'd forgotten about that.

On 13th Sep, 2010 haimesyboi said:

On 13th Sep, 2010 pickmeup said:


anyhoo cylinder head is an idea but is it really worth doing with all the 7ports about?

Yes Joe C's cylinder head !!!

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=347050

some new fangled front hub?