i could easily machine a piston at school and it would be free. and would it last as long as a forged piston i can get the mesurements really close too
could i cnc a piston?
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I'd like to see ya try, not sure how it would work but if it doesn't cost you anything why not? I wish they had that stuff when i went to school!
i was just wondering if it would work. @slick im going to a really nice trade school now where i could make just about anything i can dream of for free as school work haha
your whole quad should be billet alluminum by the time you graduate. it would probably be easier to make some cool billet pieces and sell them for the money for a piston.
you can as long as you design it properly, which means specing out the stock piston, taking into account the expansion rates of the material you are using (pistons are actually not perfectly round, they are elliptical), and making sure it has all the right materials in the right places with proper tolerances.
I run a 5 axis Mikron CNC (10,000 rpm ) at work and got tons of experiance and i doubt i could pull it off. I might get it close but i surely would not trust it in my machine. There is alot of engineering that goes into that little piston. It would take forever just to write the program. Forged is the way to go.
really close just aint gonna cut it bro...it has to be perfect, if one side is heavier than the other by a half a gram....bye bye motor!, theres alot that goes into it, take a real good look at one a see if u think u can
thanx bro..just getting it ready for awks...killer batt ported motor...some new paint here and there....shaved up seat...it was a good dayI:I
sorry for getting off topic here....someone give me hell lol
You see cast pistons advertised, you see forged pistons advertised, when was the last time you saw any mention of a billit piston?????
Maybe I should clarify my answer a bit more... It can't hurt to try and MAKE one, but I would research, talk to builders, etc before I'd actually use it. Don't go and blow up you motor! Maybe it has never been done or advertized before because it would cost a rediculous amount to make and buy? But it wouldn't hurt to attempt to make one if it's not useable, would make a cool trophy topper!! I still say try it.
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