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Offline dsquire

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Another V8 Engine
« on: August 20, 2009, 01:14:46 AM »
Hi All

While checking out another site tonight while the board was down I found a mini v8 engine.
Here is a link to the site.

http://www.weberprecision.com/

Cheers  :beer:
 
Don

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Re: Another V8 Engine
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2009, 01:42:18 AM »
Nice engine, I must go out and get me one of those four axis machining centres, plus a new house for me to fit it in, Oh! and I won't forget to pick up a new Bentley while I'm spending my loose change.

A very nice job by the way, and if he went into to production, that would be the way to go, but unfortunately, I wouldn't class it as home shop machining.

But he is only playing at it. Conley has been producing these sorts of engines for a few years now, and is classed as one of the best.

http://www.conleyprecision.com/

Bogs
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Re: Another V8 Engine
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2009, 02:28:54 AM »
Better buy a trailer for the Bently so you can bring the machine home Bogs! :lol:
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Re: Another V8 Engine
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2009, 06:16:48 AM »
Quote from: bogstandard on August 20, 2009, 01:42:18 AM
I wouldn't class it as home shop machining.

But he is only playing at it.
Bogs

Isn't that where most of us are, just at different levels maybe......
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Re: Another V8 Engine
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2009, 08:00:30 AM »
The VF-1 mill is the same as the ones at the school I attend at night.  Notice the hole in the ceiling to accomodate the spindle  :coffee:  It still takes skill to program and operate these machines, just different skills than manual work.

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Re: Another V8 Engine
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2009, 09:57:54 AM »
Independently wealthy perhaps? Maybe somebody left him an inheritance.

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Re: Another V8 Engine
« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2009, 10:12:14 AM »
A new VF-1 costs $46K, and I have seen used ones sell for as little as $10K.  The lathe retails for about $25K.  Certainly expensive, but there are lots of people who spend more on their hobbies.  Of course the tooling isn't cheap either.
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Re: Another V8 Engine
« Reply #7 on: August 20, 2009, 08:57:34 PM »
That is my dream shop, I love that TL1 lathe. And that lil engine is so sweet.
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