Solid aluminum helmet

Mike Schwartz · 04-29-2010, 12:50 AM

LGT a amazing video of a 5-axis milling machine carving a full-size helmet out of a solid block of aluminum. How soon before NHRA requires one of these?

http://singularityhub.com/2010/04/05...-butter-video/

Dennis P Chapman · 04-29-2010, 05:04 AM

Amazing and pretty cool.

John Leichtamer Jr · 04-29-2010, 08:11 AM

Don't give nhra any ideas

Hammer

Adger Smith · 04-29-2010, 09:01 AM

Does that give a new meaning to "Hard Head"? Humm....That just MIGHT stand up to a few rolling pin or skillett bashes.....

treessavoy · 04-29-2010, 01:07 PM

But, I'm allergic to aluminum!!!

JimR

04-29-2010, 01:30 PM

I can do that too...It's all in the model and the machine..lol..Sometimes I have to do 5-axis work on a 3-axis mill. It's neat no less. I got to see this some time ago. Anywho...Specialty machining is exactly what I do.

ray sowers · 04-29-2010, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Schwartz

LGT a amazing video of a 5-axis milling machine carving a full-size helmet out of a solid block of aluminum. How soon before NHRA requires one of these?

http://singularityhub.com/2010/04/05...-butter-video/

Being an old geezer I remember Clymer brand racing helmets in A.M.A.motorcycle 1/2 mile dirt track racing around 1949 and later. They were also used by Indianapolis U.S.A.C. drivers. I personally wore one in drag racing in 1958 and 1960
in my N.H.R.A. Altered Roadster.
The helmets were lined with cork inside the aluminium cup and had leather straps for around the neck. They also had a small bill on them.

Jeff Lee · 04-30-2010, 12:33 AM

But can it make a diaper?

04-30-2010, 03:57 AM

That's Funny...I just noticed it's a Deckel Maho Mill...I worked with a very similiar one @ an aerospace machine shop..That's a German Machine used by this Japanese company...To funny...I can do this job with a cheap Has and a rotary table...

04-30-2010, 04:06 AM

Deckel Maho is a German Machine, I've worked with this same machine very acurate but the plc tool changer is a Ba@#erd...Funny how this Japanese company used a German Machine...I could do that same job with a 3 axis Haas and a rotary table with about five to six operations or setups...they did it in two.

04-29-2010, 12:50 AM	#1
Mike Schwartz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Maryland USA Posts: 533 Likes: 129 Liked 248 Times in 89 Posts	Solid aluminum helmet LGT a amazing video of a 5-axis milling machine carving a full-size helmet out of a solid block of aluminum. How soon before NHRA requires one of these? http://singularityhub.com/2010/04/05...-butter-video/

04-29-2010, 05:04 AM	#2
Dennis P Chapman VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Toms River NJ Posts: 1,594 Likes: 415 Liked 53 Times in 25 Posts	Re: Solid aluminum helmet Amazing and pretty cool. __________________ Dennis P Chapman 1904 STK NHRA National Record Holder Car Owner.

04-29-2010, 08:11 AM	#3
John Leichtamer Jr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Orange City Fl Posts: 764 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Solid aluminum helmet Don't give nhra any ideas Hammer

04-29-2010, 09:01 AM	#4
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Re: Solid aluminum helmet Does that give a new meaning to "Hard Head"? Humm....That just MIGHT stand up to a few rolling pin or skillett bashes..... __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)

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treessavoy VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Dunnellon,FL Posts: 1,103 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Solid aluminum helmet But, I'm allergic to aluminum!!! JimR __________________ Jim Rountree

04-29-2010, 01:30 PM	#6
Jason Fuller Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Solid aluminum helmet I can do that too...It's all in the model and the machine..lol..Sometimes I have to do 5-axis work on a 3-axis mill. It's neat no less. I got to see this some time ago. Anywho...Specialty machining is exactly what I do. Last edited by Jason Fuller; 04-29-2010 at 03:35 PM. Reason: spelling

04-30-2010, 12:33 AM	#8
Jeff Lee VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anthem, Arizona Posts: 2,766 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Solid aluminum helmet But can it make a diaper? __________________ Jeff Lee 7494 D/S '70 AMX

04-30-2010, 03:57 AM	#9
Jason Fuller Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Solid aluminum helmet That's Funny...I just noticed it's a Deckel Maho Mill...I worked with a very similiar one @ an aerospace machine shop..That's a German Machine used by this Japanese company...To funny...I can do this job with a cheap Has and a rotary table... Last edited by Jason Fuller; 04-30-2010 at 03:58 AM. Reason: spelling

04-30-2010, 04:06 AM	#10
Jason Fuller Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Solid aluminum helmet Deckel Maho is a German Machine, I've worked with this same machine very acurate but the plc tool changer is a Ba@#erd...Funny how this Japanese company used a German Machine...I could do that same job with a 3 axis Haas and a rotary table with about five to six operations or setups...they did it in two.