CNC this critical All-Crop Part
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Topic: CNC this critical All-Crop Part
Posted By: TomYaz
Subject: CNC this critical All-Crop Part
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2012 at 7:27pm
How much would this cost? Say 100 units...
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Posted By: GlenninPA
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2012 at 7:35pm
Who does the accurate CAD drawing that can be used to generate the CNC program?
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Posted By: GlenninPA
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2012 at 7:36pm
What material will you spec?
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Posted By: Reed(UT)
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2012 at 7:58pm
What about machining one of them, and casting the rest?
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Posted By: TomYaz
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2012 at 8:19pm
GlenninPA wrote:
Who does the accurate CAD drawing that can be used to generate the CNC program? |
Someone with that skill me thinks.
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Posted By: TomYaz
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2012 at 8:20pm
Reed(UT) wrote:
What about machining one of them, and casting the rest? |
I have had enough of broken All-Crop cast bearings to not do that.
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Posted By: TomYaz
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2012 at 8:20pm
GlenninPA wrote:
What material will you spec? |
Steel?
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Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2012 at 8:28pm
Be more cost effective to investment cast the part from 4140 alloy. Then machine the critical areas. Plenty strong that way. HTH Tracy Martin
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Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2012 at 8:37pm
Find an outfit like these guys and get just what you want. http://www.martinsprocket.com/PDF/bubcl.pdf" rel="nofollow - http://www.martinsprocket.com/PDF/bubcl.pdf
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Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2012 at 8:41pm
Some of these can be bought with a hub of your choice and then weld the sprocket on. The taper lock ones don't need a key to drive and work great. If you are looking for originality they could be done like Tracy mentioned and would last a lifetime.
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Posted By: TomYaz
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2012 at 8:49pm
CTuckerNWIL wrote:
Find an outfit like these guys and get just what you want. http://www.martinsprocket.com/PDF/bubcl.pdf" rel="nofollow - http://www.martinsprocket.com/PDF/bubcl.pdf
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Ah yes,,,Martin. To make one bevel gear that goes on the straw spreader and model 60 unloading auger is $600.00. However if I order 50 it would be $81.50 each. Now If I can get 50 or so pre-paid orders from you gentlemen I will have them made and will sell them to you at cost. Coke thanks for the tip. I know nothing about making such things...
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Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2012 at 9:09pm
Bevel gears are a little pricey compared to sprockets. I know there are places out there you can buy the sprocket you want and add the hub you want. These would be off the shelf items, not special order like a bevel gear.
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Posted By: TomYaz
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2012 at 9:32pm
CTuckerNWIL wrote:
Bevel gears are a little pricey compared to sprockets. I know there are places out there you can buy the sprocket you want and add the hub you want. These would be off the shelf items, not special order like a bevel gear.
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Not sure that would be available for this..Notice the hub has a slip clutch surface. I doubt that is "off the shelf"...
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Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2012 at 1:12am
The toughest part of the project is matching the paint job on the original. LOL
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Posted By: didgood
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2012 at 6:05am
Tom, are you in the PA midstate? That looks like a Holy Spirit pen. If you are, I know a few shops that might take a look.
The reason, why the price goes down so much for more parts, is because a lot of the time to CNC is in the initial set up. Once the first part is machined, duplicates can be made easily.
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Posted By: TexasAllis
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2012 at 6:34am
Tracy Martin TN wrote:
Be more cost effective to investment cast the part from 4140 alloy. Then machine the critical areas. Plenty strong that way. HTH Tracy Martin |
Tracy you think that would be the cheapest route? I'm thinking once someone programs the tape for CNC you could chunk that part out of billet in short order.
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Posted By: TomYaz
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2012 at 7:16am
didgood wrote:
Tom, are you in the PA midstate? That looks like a Holy Spirit pen. If you are, I know a few shops that might take a look.
The reason, why the price goes down so much for more parts, is because a lot of the time to CNC is in the initial set up. Once the first part is machined, duplicates can be made easily. |
Yep...very observant! I live a few blocks away and my wife works there. i have had good luck with finding local manufacturers around here so I am not surprised. Would like to hear who could do it.
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Posted By: Gerald J.
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2012 at 7:55am
Look for a stock sprocket with a large hub and carve that hub to the sleeve and clutch surface shape, or a weld a hub sprocket and carve only the sleeve and clutch surface shape.
Looks like a slip clutch, not far from one used on JD 7000 planters. That clutch surface is going to need tough material to stand slipping. Easily machined steel won't last long in the clutch or the sprocket.
Gerald J.
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Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2012 at 8:50am
Lots of scrap to machine from solid. If you want it to look original, several setups to accomplish that. If the volume is very low, machining is the way to go. HTH Tracy
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Posted By: NoMoneyAC
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2012 at 8:55am
Is the pic of a NOS unused?
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Posted By: Rawleigh
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2012 at 12:55pm
CNC the clutch and sprocket and press in and weld or pin a hub in it. That would minimize the machining and materials costs.
Once you have the initial programming and fixturing done the price should drop quickly.
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Posted By: Rawleigh
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2012 at 1:51pm
Tom: Do a drawing and post it on the Practical Machinist's manufacturing resource page: http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/manufacturing-resource/" rel="nofollow - http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/manufacturing-resource/
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Posted By: redline
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2012 at 6:43pm
I can't add a lot to this, but if I were in your shoes, and I can be somewhat of a cobbler, I would try to adapt a Gleaner slip clutch setup with the replaceable clutch jaws. It wouldn't be original, but parts should be available off the shelf for a while. The new idea pickers and uni systems had replaceable slip clutch jaws too if I remember correctly. The beater on an F2 shows the clutch jaws. This will be a page in the agco parts books.
http://www.agcopartsbooks.com/PartsBooksN/Viewer/book.aspx?book=agco/79014390" rel="nofollow - http://www.agcopartsbooks.com/PartsBooksN/Viewer/book.aspx?book=agco/79014390
I don't know how that will work without entering passwords, but maybe you can get to the listing somehow.
edit-it appears the link only gets you to the front page of the F2. I see the separator raddle shows a slip clutch also.
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Posted By: TomYaz
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2012 at 6:58pm
NoMoneyAC wrote:
Is the pic of a NOS unused? |
No its used. Hopefully not worn too badly to eliminate using it as a pattern. I would only want something that would duplicate this exactly. Keep in mind this part is part of an assembly that has to fit right with the parts. cobbling an alternative would probably open up a pandoras box in relation to the other parts. And since I would be peddling these and just making one for myself, sticking to the original design would be desirable.
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Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2012 at 10:29pm
I can duplicate them as far as the basic look and size. The cast finish I can do but not cost effective. Look at my G master lift handles and Snap Coupler lift latch cover plates, they look very original. Duplicating them is a piece of cake, it is the cost that will be hard to swallow.What is your jump off point on price? HTH Tracy Martin
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Posted By: 427435
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2012 at 11:44pm
With the part you have, you should be able to find a small foundry to make a wood or resin pattern that would be good for 10-50 parts---maybe a 100. Have it poured using ductile iron instead of gray iron, and you should be good to go.
Obviously, you have to allow some extra cast material in the machined areas to allow the machining to clean up.
I did a search for "low volume foundry Pennsylvania" and this was the first one:
http://www.bentonfoundry.com/accomp.htm" rel="nofollow - http://www.bentonfoundry.com/accomp.htm
I can't remember if you are from Pennsylvania for sure, but you get the idea.
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Posted By: TomYaz
Date Posted: 21 Apr 2012 at 5:35am
Thanks Mark and the rest of you fellas for your input. Tracy I sent you a PM. Tom
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