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Technical Section => General Tech => Topic started by: phunkie hiboy on December 26, 2014, 12:33:12 PM



Title: making a crankshaft
Post by: phunkie hiboy on December 26, 2014, 12:33:12 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81UjjSH2iFw&feature=player_embedded


Title: Re: making a crankshaft
Post by: morrag on December 26, 2014, 03:44:46 PM
I wouldn't like to attempt that on my old Harrisson!!!! ;D


Title: Re: making a crankshaft
Post by: Olds on December 27, 2014, 09:16:28 AM
 :o
Expected the Chuck and tailstock to offset, to do the journals, not the tools to reciprocate.


Title: Re: making a crankshaft
Post by: Mendalot on December 27, 2014, 07:13:43 PM
Always amazes me when I watch things like that, how much material can be removed in one go. I still use tool steel cutting bits in my lathe, cant seem to justify the expense of upgrading to the new style carbide bits and holders.
Great video, thanks for the link ;D
As a footnote, if you find that sort of video interesting, have a look at Keith Fenners vids.......... he's not every ones cup of tea though!


Title: Re: making a crankshaft
Post by: minimutly on December 30, 2014, 06:28:03 PM
Strange crank that, is it a v4 with two cylinders tagged on?
Huw


Title: Re: making a crankshaft
Post by: Olds on January 01, 2015, 10:40:47 AM
May just be demo piece to show what the machine is capable of.
Only crank that I can think of, that might have both normal and a split offset journal would be for steam.  :-\


Title: Re: making a crankshaft
Post by: kapri on January 20, 2015, 11:13:17 PM
The V6 Buick evenfire has straight mains and offset big ends on a shared journal.

EDIT , This is the same as the one in the video isn't it ?

http://www.weberpowerproducts.com/stroker-steel-forged-turbo-buick-crankshaft-p/wre-csgn3625.htm


Title: Re: making a crankshaft
Post by: Olds on January 21, 2015, 07:20:22 AM
An equally odd looking crankshaft but don't think it's the same.
The one in the vid appears to have two double journals, with split offset and two single journals that are separated by a main bearing,
(nose- double- main-double- main- single-main-single- tail) I think.The phasing looks equally odd at approximately 180 90 180  :-\


Title: Re: making a crankshaft
Post by: Stix on January 21, 2015, 07:29:52 AM
Kev
I'm with Olds on this one, it looks like they have machined both types of journal, a split even fire and a non split odd fire, as Olds says it is probably just an excercise to show the machines capabilities

Stix


Title: Re: making a crankshaft
Post by: minimutly on January 22, 2015, 08:49:06 AM
The offset be is quite common nowadays, my mg( rover v6) has them, the only way to make an even firing 90 deg v6, as you say kapri. Makes regrinds impossible apparently?
I much preferred the common be like the prv6, looked bombproof, but I guess it was too much for modern emissions electronics to do to fire the thing.
Huw