Machining Porn?

"BJohnson11" (brettjohnson01) 01/11/2014 at 00:00 • Filed to: None

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Made one of two differential carriers for the Formula car today. Ran our Haas Mini Mill Super Speed. Two set up part and I had to make soft jaws to hold the part for the second op. All in all, a fun part. Came out nice too!

Mathias Rios > BJohnson11 01/11/2014 at 00:14

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*jaw drop* beautiful.

MooseKnuckles > BJohnson11 01/11/2014 at 00:15

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"oh look! a very-near!"

As my old, german, boss would say.

-I worked as a 'designer' and CNC programmer in a tool and die shop for a little while.

For Sweden > BJohnson11 01/11/2014 at 00:15

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That's not carbon. How do you expect to beat Red Bull Racing?

BJohnson11 > MooseKnuckles 01/11/2014 at 00:16

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The deburring tool? I don't get it...

BJohnson11 > For Sweden 01/11/2014 at 00:17

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The sad thing is, Red Bull sponsors a few FSAE teams, and those cars are just INSANE. I'm talking 3-d printed titanium uprights. Insanity.

MooseKnuckles > BJohnson11 01/11/2014 at 00:55

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Kinja ate the picture. I had clicked on the vernier (very-near)

DrJohannVegas > BJohnson11 01/11/2014 at 01:02

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Yep, but tube frame cars with good design fundamentals and demonstrated testing do beat them. Many design judges understand the budget gap, and as I am sure you know, the results on the track are not always the same as in F1. Good job on getting parts done, but keep at it! The sooner you finish, the sooner you can generate data and improve the calibration.

(From a former FSAE team member, also not on a Red Bull-funded team.)

desertdog5051 > BJohnson11 01/11/2014 at 01:21

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I love the Haas web site. There is so much machining porn on there.

BJohnson11 > DrJohannVegas 01/11/2014 at 02:05

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Very true. With enough testing, time to set up the car, and driver training, I believe a smaller funded team has more than enough potential to beat a team with '3-d printed titanium uprights'. It's all about getting the most out of your car as possible.

BJohnson11 > MooseKnuckles 01/11/2014 at 02:06

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Ahh I see. Technically not vernier (dial calipers), but now the joke makes much more sense!

JoelA237 > BJohnson11 01/11/2014 at 15:38

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MMMM. I like the fact that he has an analog caliper as well. NOT a fan of digital.