Scott Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 We're having an arguement in the office here about cant disks. Some say they are milled, others say cast and some say extruded then milled. I think they are probably cast. Otherwise how could you sell them for $29? The answer is.....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark.Andersen Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 Extruded, then sliced like bread, then CNC'd. I think. Ask Fin, I bet he'll know... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 Actually they are "grown" in large vats of green gel. Think shrinky-Dinks but with algae and electricity..... No, Mark has it right, we get 12 foot lengths of extruded material done to the basic outside shape. Then they are cut to "blanks" and chucked up on our mills (CNC) to be milled into final shape. We can do the entire cant disk in one operation as we use a 4th axis on the mill. This lets us "cant" the piece over to the desired degree cant for cutting. Then into a tumbler (Take of the sharp edges) and off the the anodizer. Then shipped to your grubby hands to be installed and used and abused. Picture attached is a shot of the cant disks after machining. We do 8 at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derf Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 hmmm, CNC... [drool] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDY_2_Carve Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Hey Fin. Love the pic! Think you can post more? For those of us that have never been blessed with a tour of the bomber facility.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted March 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Thanks for the pics Fin, and for the deal. You guys must do it for the love of the sport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEJ Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 WOW! I sure wish my shop looked like yours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Fin, have you guys ever thought about doing 1.5 degree cants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshack Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Or two plastic ones that rotate around a little metal center piece? The rider would be able to, by rotating the pieces, adjust his cant and lift to any possible combination! That would be the greatest invention ever! You could call it the Galactic cant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trikerdad Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 dshack, I've got an old Burton Unicant I'll sell you for $100 and you can patent it! Oh, maybe Burton already did that. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 The first shot is of the entire mill with some older TD1 sole blocks on it. The 4th axis really make these parts easy and can be done in one op. The second shot is of the toe clip and also shows the tool carrousel. She can hold up to 21 different tool. It looks so close to the parts as this is in the tool change position which swings it out over the part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebu Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Sweet... You wouldn't happen to need any engineers, would you? I love machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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