- Great vid. Thx. - 'Manufacturing Model' for each 'Setup' could come in handy. You can even 'Associate Named View' w/ each. - Maybe you are aware of this, but just chose not to use in this case. Or, maybe you've discovered it since making this vid. - And, thx for the 'Machining Calculator', clearly a bit of effort went into developing it. - Keep up the great content/work...
@adambergendorff27025 ай бұрын
Liked the pocket for XYZ
@dannirr4 жыл бұрын
You should go into your preferences and check the option that always orients the stock the. right way up when you select that setup - that way you won't manually have to flip it over - it always puts Z up.
@DarkAeroInc4 жыл бұрын
I didn't know that was a thing. Thank you for the suggestion! :)
@ScottsSynthStuff4 жыл бұрын
I'm hoping that the final version of that bellcrank-to-torque tube installation will have drilled bolts and safety wired castellated nuts? Pretty important for critical flight controls. I'd like to see thread locker on that jam nut, as well.
@DarkAeroInc4 жыл бұрын
Scott, thanks for watching! I should have mentioned that the clip of it installed was just our initial fit trial for it. The hardware wasn’t final. We have a whole section on our knowledge base that covers proper hardware installation. www.darkaero.com/knowledge/hardware-specs/
@ScottsSynthStuff4 жыл бұрын
@@DarkAeroInc Thanks guys, I figured as much! :)
@VinothKumar-qo7ry4 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for sharing knowledge with us
@DarkAeroInc4 жыл бұрын
Vinoth, you're welcome!
@rizalmnoor3 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thanks. I was curious on 2nd operation (6.50) why u change xyz to loc at circular pocket instead of fix at previous loc.
@jambari4Ever4 жыл бұрын
We don't deserve all this info! Very informative, keep up the good work!
@andrewbeaton33024 жыл бұрын
LOVE THIS! THANKS FOR THE BREAKDOWN!
@KarlPrukk3 жыл бұрын
6:52 Why didnt you use the same zero point as when you machined jaws?
@noahbarrow79793 жыл бұрын
Another fantastic video! Had a question about the CAD for the soft jaws. Did you simply extrude a rectangle to the Y-dimebsion of your jaw, then extrude a cut to remove the 1-inch space and then sketch and extrude a cut on the face of that rectangle for the op 1 side? Just trying to understand fully. Awesome work :)
@NicholasRehm4 жыл бұрын
Curious why you chose that starting part orientation which requires the part to be flipped rather than just machine the full part in one pass
@ScottsSynthStuff4 жыл бұрын
You can't do it in one pass inverted like that. There has to be something holding it in place so that you can machine it. If they did that, it would end up cutting the pieces free of the stock, and they would go flying. In the first pass, the base of the stock left unmachined holds them in place. Once the top surface is machined away, it's flipped, and the jig then holds the newly-machined parts in place while the remaining stock (that WAS holding them in place) is machined away.
@kirjet4 жыл бұрын
Scott MacLean I think Nicholas means that they could have machined without using the soft jaws by flipping the 3d model in the cam software so that the flat side lays on the bottom and then using tabs to hold it in place while contouring, I would’ve done that too but i am not experienced in this stuff so take it with a grain of salt
@kirjet4 жыл бұрын
But the goal of this video is how you could setup a soft jaw operation and he explained it in a fantastic way
@DarkAeroInc4 жыл бұрын
Nicholas, thanks for watching! You could definitely machine these parts in a single operation with no flipping over or soft jaws required. We have used the tabbed approach for parts like this in the past. For these parts we wanted to be able to leave a nice facing finish on each side and also chamfer the edges on each side so doing a 2 operation setup made the most sense for us. To be honest, I'm not a big fan of tabbing because it requires post processing to remove the tabs, and I can never seem to get a good result in the end. I also haven't had much luck finding good information for tab spacing and tab size to ensure you consistently end up with final result you're happy with.
@NicholasRehm4 жыл бұрын
@@DarkAeroInc Thanks for the reply, I figure its just a matter of personal preference. Always great to here of other's thought process
@markfroelich47434 жыл бұрын
When you guys complete the plane, you should totally contact Steve at Flight Chops!
@rachelgomez36722 жыл бұрын
I don’t understand how the locket to the left of the part where you set your xyz zero knows where the part is to perform the adaptive clearing or removal of the hat.
@anoirbentanfous4 жыл бұрын
Gratefulness
@edthompson95694 жыл бұрын
Great stuff. What tool do you use to radius the corner between the arm and the torque tube holder?
@DarkAeroInc4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ed! The inner radius was .03" so we simply used a .03" bull nose end mill to come and finish cut that radius.
@precisionc36564 жыл бұрын
how did you setup the transparent color for stock remaining in fusion ?
@DarkAeroInc4 жыл бұрын
We didn’t have time to get into the CAD setup much but we modeled both the op 1 and op 2 stock and applied a transparency to both.
@precisionc36564 жыл бұрын
DarkAero, Inc ah ok so they are new body’s that are transparent, thanks
@marcosmecatronikify4 жыл бұрын
Hello, What happened to the use of OnShape?
@DarkAeroInc4 жыл бұрын
Hey, thanks for watching. We still use Onshape for all our design work. Fusion for all our CAM.
@marcosmecatronikify4 жыл бұрын
@@DarkAeroInc Thanks for the explanation.
@hi_is_this_clorox_bleach5 ай бұрын
why not just use the edges of the jaws to set X Y?
@snowgoer5404 жыл бұрын
Seems like you’re leaving a lot on the table as far as speeds and feeds go. That step over looks realllllyyyy small. You’d be surprised how you can push a 1/4” carbide endmill. But maybe you’re using hss or something.
@DarkAeroInc4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Agreed, there is always room for optimization with your tool paths! Since this is just a prototype part and given the power limitations of the CNC machine, we weren't focused on pushing it at this point.
@DavidSL644 жыл бұрын
That was very informative Keegan. Just curious - how long (hrs /days) does it take for you to design a CAM operation like you illustrated in the video? I’m sure it is many hours of programming in Fusion, was just curious.
@DarkAeroInc4 жыл бұрын
When I was first figuring it all out, depending on the complexity of the part, it could take a day or two just to get everything setup in CAM. Now that I have a better idea of what I'm doing, this part for example, was completed in 2 hours or so. That was including cutting out a section of stock, completing the CAM and all the machining.
@DavidSL644 жыл бұрын
@@DarkAeroInc Yeah I figured there was a learning curve. But two hours seems really fast to do all that programming / visualization and the machining. You're a fast thinker!
@wrangler57294 жыл бұрын
Wasted time ramping the larger hole in op 1. You could have just plunged inside the hole you pre drilled.
@DarkAeroInc4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! That’s a fair point! Better for tool life too. Not sure why I didn’t. Good suggestion.
@wrangler57294 жыл бұрын
DarkAero, Inc after reading my comment I can see how it might have came off rude. Not intended lol that being said it’s pretty amazing what you guys are doing.👍🏻
@Hanal5037 ай бұрын
This is a project executed in just 1 op😄😄😄 this is not for 3X...you just spend time and ..finally money and nerves.