KAD CNC Combustion Chamber Machining for A Series 5 ports

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KAD CNC Combustion Chamber Machining for A Series 5 ports

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Interesting stuff

"KAD offer a CNC combustion chamb...er machining service. This results in a beautiful and even chamber shape straight from the machine."
"On a 12G940 head this process costs £85 + VAT, but can be priced up on a one off basis for different heads"

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Wonder if the bloke that learnt his trade at Smiths Newmark, New Addington, Croydon is still involved there. I remember him, he looked like a young mod, but knew his stuff. Mods,
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The problem with that is that a good combustion chamber shape is about 20% of a good head. All the reall important stuff is in the ports NOT the chamber.

All I can see this doing in the long run is creating masses of "KAD" heads on ebay all of which have a Carlos Fandango combustion chamber & standard (or at least near standard) ports.
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Those machines are absolutely awesome!!

If KAD are offering something like that for £85 I would be using them like a flash!
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right! which idiot put the head in back to front!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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chris-pilling wrote:
Going back on the theme of the cnc machining those machines are immense
You can get baby ones,>>HERE :) ,but it is only a 3 axis :o
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The guy in the next unit to me is building his own to make aircraft propellers, I shall watch with interest.
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Ronnie wrote:
chris-pilling wrote:
Going back on the theme of the cnc machining those machines are immense
You can get baby ones,>>HERE :) ,but it is only a 3 axis :o
Alittle small for about everything exept engraving I think. I know we are in to Minis, but not that mini :lol:
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I used to use a 3 dimension driller / router in a former life when I made PCBs. That little driller / router in Ronnies link above is (all be it small) exceptional value for money. . . . . If it works OK.

Oh, the jobs I could do with that!!!
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Got 2 x 3 axis machines in my workshop that can do that....easy job for a cnc machine.

Hmmm ahh never mind, i aint got time to do my own bloody stuff these days
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