X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-la0-f48.google.com ([209.85.215.48] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.9e) with ESMTPS id 6855375 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 01 May 2014 21:50:38 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.215.48; envelope-from=rob@mum.edu Received: by mail-la0-f48.google.com with SMTP id el20so764715lab.35 for ; Thu, 01 May 2014 18:50:03 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mum.edu; s=google; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:content-type; bh=2A+TPnAE0BkG0jv4mvTJReRXJjN1Bx7jI6SM5rxDBsg=; b=BwnrHs5M3XuEeoGQDSlskOELjgCD8iGZRWbXFU9pMKdkF3MmdHyAykx/500L1qmsrg 8ctlqJijrjx0ykiwRSwkNKsz+Lc5irs0oCJdGg3J0GgSW8H/YwxzaDiruKDi9yphhoBj cr5W9eTxspQBNKZTdFQ9xzKtOt5U96t00rrfs= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=2A+TPnAE0BkG0jv4mvTJReRXJjN1Bx7jI6SM5rxDBsg=; b=cYgObL78Q9S8Lh7XXOtLr4SO8IpZBKXLUfyr8hg9GCNL5yEOG+O3g9vxJ92XR840Yu WgAwNa1rF8s7FE87AQrRaG3PPD2ME1PlSKtgyG7j776JxO1cH3Wf3rOuZh0RuOzDoHq2 iG8/s7Q2Xt6CJNeaKQGBOJzOaXUoRU4loaczEu4Yt3IZG50ATo9xiyUje9zPit8twsTe Bv9bvxyLJ5t1KpEdNkbQIfwtskZh5aFmKR36gTF0Ze5okX5w/td9EXCKqMVBxql5w8yz 39vz7XBxOHEmR11JP9a/zggS/OPDUl052GMBrJFWJeBsME50tDGl0mSzMYz+gVuRLS6V fASg== X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQlGyBDxicye/BiBKv8AVoNeJNyKs7QDnNou1a7sWbYN13xMkk5TRXlF4bAAhBQqcAdRjpLV MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.112.85.6 with SMTP id d6mr9469638lbz.8.1398995402875; Thu, 01 May 2014 18:50:02 -0700 (PDT) Sender: rbollinger@mum.edu X-Google-Sender-Delegation: rbollinger@mum.edu Received: by 10.112.170.226 with HTTP; Thu, 1 May 2014 18:50:02 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 1 May 2014 20:50:02 -0500 X-Google-Sender-Auth: UslVHAL9NvgaYAzD32cpE_ZXGwQ Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Foundry Experience? From: Rob Bollinger To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11349f4c07fb5a04f86100ef --001a11349f4c07fb5a04f86100ef Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Hi Thomas, Any news on the 20B manifold. Robert Bollinger On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 9:09 AM, Thomas Mann wrote: > Well .... yet another new development. > > I'm sure that many of you are familiar with the 3D printing process. > > I was contacted by a foundry supply company. After a bit of chatting he > suggested that I create the manifold in 3D CAD software and have them 3D > print it in wax, ready for casting. > > The process even takes into consideration the shrinkage of the particular > metal you are pouring. I believe Aluminum is 1.3% (or there about.) > > I was already modeling this in 3D with Rhino but I had my CNC hat on, not > my Investment Casting hat. I just could not imagine how a CNC could handle > this (plus that would be very expensive.) > > Anyway, if this does work out, once I have a working prototype, (and if it > is cost effective) I can start cranking these out at will. > > I'll be moving on to the air-box (cool side intake) once this is done. > T Mann > > Sent from my ASUS TF600T using Windows 8 > 50% Brighter than any iPad > > -- Robert Bollinger MR722 MUM Fairfield, IA 52557 (641)919-3213 rob@mum.edu --001a11349f4c07fb5a04f86100ef Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Thomas,
Any news on the 20B manifold.
Rob= ert Bollinger
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