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KAD CNC Combustion Chamber Machining for A Series 5 ports
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 11:05 am
by tomkidd
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"
http://www.facebook.com/pages/KAD/29335 ... 733?v=wall
Re: KAD CNC Combustion Chamber Machining for A Series 5 port
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:28 pm
by austinisuseless
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,
Re: KAD CNC Combustion Chamber Machining for A Series 5 port
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 8:09 am
by mk1
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.
Re: KAD CNC Combustion Chamber Machining for A Series 5 port
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:43 am
by Ronnie
Re: KAD CNC Combustion Chamber Machining for A Series 5 port
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 2:19 pm
by mk1
Those machines are absolutely awesome!!
If KAD are offering something like that for £85 I would be using them like a flash!
Re: KAD CNC Combustion Chamber Machining for A Series 5 port
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 2:35 pm
by guru_1071
Re: KAD CNC Combustion Chamber Machining for A Series 5 port
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:22 pm
by Ronnie
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
Re: KAD CNC Combustion Chamber Machining for A Series 5 port
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 12:32 am
by Gray
The guy in the next unit to me is building his own to make aircraft propellers, I shall watch with interest.
Re: KAD CNC Combustion Chamber Machining for A Series 5 port
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:58 am
by vegar
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
Alittle small for about everything exept engraving I think. I know we are in to Minis, but not that mini
Re: KAD CNC Combustion Chamber Machining for A Series 5 port
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 11:48 am
by mk1
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!!!
Re: KAD CNC Combustion Chamber Machining for A Series 5 port
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:49 pm
by pad4
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
