3D printing?

cam chain guide maybe?

oil strainer ?

a scanner is something i would consider asking santa about

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZrJsrTT4EA

So, one thing to remember: 3-D printers do not make structurally strong parts. The material is not homogeneous and therefore is not strong in all directions. It can be quite strong in one direction, but totally prone to delamination in the other.

If you are going to make anything functional (as opposed to a model), then pay close attention to stress concentrators when designing it. Make larger radii, thicker walls, etc. (than with metal). Also, pay attention to the direction in which the part is printed. It will be weak against the "grain" (think of it like an onion peeling).

Tourist, let me know what type of file your friend can work with and I will send over some neat pieces (cargo rack loops for the berg, Kriega-style), Oil filter housing for adding an oil cooler, I can even do a conrod.

I use SolidWorks, so see if that is an acceptable format or if it needs to be converted to something else.

Ive often wondered if it would be possible to have a complete working 3d model of the engine in solid works or the like so we have access to the dimensions of all the parts we may need

the husaberg genome project ?

ive done most of the conrods, oil pump, basic ignition layout / shaft spacing and started the crank

ben ballard has done the most work in this area

tourist .. I had a thought for your printer.. a mold for some of these but with tiny breasts instead of skulls



then just get a tube of sikaflex 221 and inject it with a caulking gun

bushmechanic said:

Ive often wondered if it would be possible to have a complete working 3d model of the engine in solid works or the like so we have access to the dimensions of all the parts we may need

the husaberg genome project ?

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I could do it... just don't want to (time)! That would be quite to project. Also, you will never get an interactive model to function properly, there's just too much going on. I have tried it with simple steam-type engines, and they won't work either. Modelling the chain is quite difficult, so the valve train would be tricky... and the cam ... my god... (time time TIME).

yes indeed that's why i wonder if its actually possible since ive still not seen a working model that simulates everything in a 4 stroke 100% properly

my friend at airbus says Catia could handle it

individual models of the required parts as it becomes necessary is enough for me

Wax, you can print wax to form a core to use in the "lost wax" casting technique.

Just add shrinkage to your model to compensate for the metal cooling.

Cylinder heads and engine case castings should be possible.