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Ever wondered how long it takes to make a brake disk?
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 12:38 am
by kiwi60
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQIJSsbvolc
And we pay how much for these...
and no, that's not sped up - that's how fast industrial lasers really run at!!!
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 1:46 am
by FZRDude
WOW!!!
Cool!!!
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 2:28 am
by spook
What Dude said.
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 6:49 am
by Yoniboi
It's a mountain bike disk rotor, so only about 20-25$
Cheap as chips!
The metal there is thin, very thin, nothing compared to a motorbike disk.
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 11:46 am
by kiwi60
It's a mountain bike disk rotor, so only about 20-25$
Cheap as chips!
The metal there is thin, very thin, nothing compared to a motorbike disk.
Never been close enough to one of those nasty bikes to get a look at one, and don't intend to
I sell that Bystronic brand of laser, and believe me, that's not too far off the pace for material up to 6mm thick, all they do is use a more powerful laser generator to maintain the same cutting efficiency and speed.
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 6:58 pm
by rush1
I think it's still cool to watch. We use water jet cutters at work and they are amazing to watch cut though some pretty thick stuff.
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 12:36 am
by Yoniboi
That didn't come across right.
I meant to say it was a MTB disk and not as thick as a motorbike disk but that it was still really cool to see done; I'd never seen that before and couldn't believe how quick they go.
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 1:33 am
by kiwi60
Yeah, I think I've watched that clip about 20 times now
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 1:46 am
by willi
steel motorcycle rotors are casted then machined.
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:46 am
by spook
Yoniboi wrote:That didn't come across right. I meant to say it was a MTB disk and not as thick as a motorbike disk but that it was still really cool to see done; I'd never seen that before and couldn't believe how quick they go.
Come on Yoni, we know your the trail Maestro...
Not the sort of machine you would want to fall to sleep at operating? Especially if there was room for your head in there. Wonder if you have to reach into it to pick out the part or whether it auto flicks them at you like a wife throwing hot plates?
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:38 am
by stan
and here it is all fitted up ready to go
stan
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:30 am
by kiwi60
steel motorcycle rotors are casted then machined.
They possibly are at the factory, but in aftermarket dics that seems to be the process for car dics now.
Check out this EBC link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIoIFko9xaA
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 11:10 am
by sickle44
That's Fricken UNREAL,
True when you ask, and we pay how much for discs? But, you forget to ask how much it cost the manufacturer to buy that fancy laser cutter as well as all the other industrial machinery, that's what we are paying for, not to mention to high paid operator.
Still, not that I think Profit is a dirty word but I do think the other dudes in the equation could stand to make less profit in order for the dudes at the buying end to not get so bent over.
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 3:11 am
by kiwi60
That's Fricken UNREAL,
True when you ask, and we pay how much for discs? But, you forget to ask how much it cost the manufacturer to buy that fancy laser cutter as well as all the other industrial machinery, that's what we are paying for, not to mention to high paid operator.
Still, not that I think Profit is a dirty word but I do think the other dudes in the equation could stand to make less profit in order for the dudes at the buying end to not get so bent over.
Couldn't agree more Sickle - it was just a tounge in cheek comment
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 4:19 pm
by sickle44
Yeah, I figured as much, just tryin' to keep everyone Honest, at least on our end of the equation cause we know there's nothing to do with Honesty on the other end.