Charlie,
Put direct laser metal sintering in your browser. You will find several sources for producing parts directly. Most are still too expensive to be practical. Prices are coming down though.
Bill Jepson
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From: Charlie England <ceengland@bellsouth.net>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Thu, May 5, 2011 18:53:46 GMT+00:00
Subject: [FlyRotary] 'open source' parts
I'm excited to see all the
activity on the accessory cover/adapter plate, & don't want
to divert any attention. But Ed's post several days ago
describing how he made his intake manifold triggered a thought
that might need to go on the shelf for next action.
The original idea that started all this was an intake manifold.
My intent is to
use a very simple manifold similar to Tracy's Otter manifold,
but for those who need a more complex layout, what about this:
If Jarrett, or
anyone else on here, has access to one of the new '3D printers',
doing a manifold should be a piece of cake for anyone with CAD
skills (it ain't me...). Apparently, there are 3D printers that
can use all manner of materials now. I wonder if you could
'grow' an aluminum or other light/strong/chemical resistant
manifold directly in the printer. Something similar to the
plastic coiled tube manifolds on new V8's comes to mind.
OK, back under my rock....
Charlie
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