Technical CNC porting TFS A460 heads part 1

Nice heads

 

Was wondering what CAD/CAM software packages you're using? I've used SolidWorks a lot and recently CAMWorks for the CNC toolpath work.

 

This system uses Mastercam Software.

 

Nice porting work!

Good quality product, been around for years. I know quite a few folks who are using SolidWorks and CAM packages like CAMWorks these days - due to all the****ociativity between the 3D CAD Modeling and the machining operations/toolpaths.

I recently did some very complex 14-71 supercharger designs using it - was impressed with how we were able to make billet rotors and hold a .002 or so tolerance over 19 inches of swept rotor profile. The way we setup the HAAS, the tooling we used and the fixturing had a lot to do with it (like any complex CNC operation).

Here is a picture of a rotor in the HAAS:

 

better cross post in p.mach--for all the anti-haas sentiment that is a beaut!

 

Wow that looks great.

 

That rotor does look nice, are you
going to anodize it?

 

Yes, these are hard anodized and then the grooves for the Teflon sealing strips are done afterwards. These things turn up to 15,000 RPM, so tolerances, timing/indexing and the overall design has to be exact.

 

Hey Guys - I didn't mean to hijack the OPs post - so I'm going to stop posting on it here. The work that Mummert does stands on its own - and I appreciate his posts, products and the vast knowledge he brings to the table. If anybody wants to contact me, just DM me via a convo.

Thanks Mummert!

 

A little Hi Tech never hurts

 

Yeah - we are all here to share and learn . . . so not too bad that we get a little side-tracked at times!

 

I think that we all appreciate quality. Years ago when I played with blowers I wished that some of the rotors looked that nice, instead of looking like they were in a tumbler with gravel as the medium.

 

Thank you sir!