Billet Aluminum Chassis Fixtur--Daytona Coupes We Are Making For Shelby

[David Kirkham]

I set out with a goal to have the bonnet, hatch, and doors all interchangeable.

There are very few of us left in the world who can actually make a car by hand. The labor is unreal in a Coupe. We couldn't have any reasonable volume without very good tooling.

David

[xb-60]

Originally Posted by David Kirkham

I set out with a goal to have the bonnet, hatch, and doors all interchangeable.

There are very few of us left in the world who can actually make a car by hand. The labor is unreal in a Coupe. We couldn't have any reasonable volume without very good tooling.

David

David - I'm a mechanical engineer and I'm always amazed at the lengths you guys go to and the results you achieve. You very obviously love what you're doing.
I'm not surprised Denbeste ordered a twin to your setup table.
Your billet bill each month must be staggering!
Cheers,
Glen

[David Kirkham]

Originally Posted by xb-60

David - I'm a mechanical engineer and I'm always amazed at the lengths you guys go to and the results you achieve. You very obviously love what you're doing.
I'm not surprised Denbeste ordered a twin to your setup table.
Your billet bill each month must be staggering!
Cheers,
Glen

We will recycle 40,000 pounds of aluminum this week. (We've been saving up a bit).

We can eat over 1,000 pounds of aluminum in a day. Our new Mazak will probably carve off 40-50 pounds/minute. It sucks 400 amps of 240V.

David

[Detroit Bill]

Originally Posted by David Kirkham

We will recycle 40,000 pounds of aluminum this week. (We've been saving up a bit).

We can eat over 1,000 pounds of aluminum in a day. Our new Mazak will probably carve off 40-50 pounds/minute. It sucks 400 amps of 240V.

David

400 amps? Wow the cutter must be stout to handle that. How many amps is the spindle?

[David Kirkham]

Originally Posted by Detroit Bill

400 amps? Wow the cutter must be stout to handle that. How many amps is the spindle?

40 hp main spindle
40 hp sub spindle
30 hp head

3 spindles and they can all cut at once.

David

[Detroit Bill]

Originally Posted by David Kirkham

40 hp main spindle
40 hp sub spindle
30 hp head

3 spindles and they can all cut at once.

David

I am not familiar with a machine of that nature. Is there a video of it in action?

[David Kirkham]

Originally Posted by Detroit Bill

I am not familiar with a machine of that nature. Is there a video of it in action?

This is similar to ours...but mine is bigger

We have a Mazak Integrex 420e

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WroGZVgRN8U[/ame]

Remember that 400 amps I was talking about??? That is all the power to our entire building. We need to upgrade power.

David