How we install Bushings in our moulds now (Fun Video)

[SwedeNelson]

This is a short video on how we install our bushings


http://youtu.be/SVOlPwVytb0


Our average day has us turning out 35 to 40 finished moulds
and 40 to 45 blank mould blocks.
Have over 1200 moulds in stock now and about 160 designs
And yes we do have Lyman/RCBS and Saeco flat top punches in stock!

Having way too much fun with the new machines

Bullet maker, maker
Swede Nelson

[DeanWinchester]

Awesome.
I ran a Fadal, Mazak and some retrofitted knee mills. Even after years of running them, rapid traverse always made me a little nervous. Like maybe, this is the one time it won't stop! LOL!!

[Pb2au]

Very cool, thanks for sharing!
That's the cool thing about CNC, it does exactly what you tell it to.
Now, if you told it the wrong thing,,,,, that is another story. :veryconfu

And yeah, rapid transverse can get your heart rate up sometimes. On our lasers it is always exciting when it is traversing across the sheet and hits a tipped up slug. No matter how quickly the axis senses the impediment, it is never fast enough...

[DeanWinchester]

Yes, they do EXACTLY what you tell them.
Ever wonder how much damage one little character can do?
Well, the difference between Z = 6.000 and Z = -6.000 once cost a shop I worked for several grand by the time the fixture was repaired and the Renishaw probe was replaced.
All over an integer. Plus and minus.
A man died here in Tn because of one zero in the program.

[SciFiJim]

It is hard to tell from the video. Are the bushings being spun in to place as they are being pressed?

[SwedeNelson]

Jim

It is just a press opperation
In the past we had to take the blocks out of the mill and press in the bushings
Then put them back in and finish working on them
Now the block never have to be removed - big time saver

Bullet maker, maker
Swede Nelson

[Stonecrusher]

Great video of how some excellent molds are produced! Wonderful to see some innovation in having the machine do the work. Good use for a macro, I assume. Or was it programmed long hand?

[Garyshome]

Nice machine!

[Frank46]

Darn, was watching the video and the tool change was so fast I almost missed it. Thanks for posting that it was much enjoyed. Frank

[hickfu]

That was Awesome!!! I hope the next time I go through Utah on my way to Idaho, maybe I could stop in to check out how you make molds? Maybe even buy some...

Doc

[Djones]

Swede thanks for sharing. CNC has came a long way. I'm glad that you are able to use it in your mold production.

[zuke]

Now that's what I call production!

[sav300]

Swede,thanks for the video and a reminder to place a order for a friend.

[Fishman]

Thank you I enjoyed that. It reminds me that my last two NOE moulds haven't even been heat cycled yet. I am so lame. . .

[44man]

AWESOME machine, thanks for sharing.

[Trinidad Bill]

Great video. Automation has come a long way. I remember programming GMF cylindrical 5 axis robots in the late 80's. You can make a mess of things real quick if you are not careful.

Thanks for sharing.

[tomme boy]

Can you run a simulation on the machine to make sure there is not going to be a problem? When I went through electronics school, we would run it in a simulation mode on the computer first before we downloaded it to the actual CNC. Glad I did on a chess set I was making. I ran the cutter right into the lathe head on the simulator.

If you can program one of these, robots are even easier.

[MaryB]

Reminded me of electronic component pick and place machines, little slower though. When my laser is running I am always worried about something blocking the head...

[HeavyMetal]

One of the nice "perks" of my job is running a booth at the WESTEC show here in LA.

Back in the 90's it was a much bigger show, all halls at LA convention center, last October just one.

Still thats several hundred square foot of machinery all running, some in Sim some actually cutting parts and it's a blast to see what they can do.

Makes my little Clausing and Southbend look a little small and old but hey I can run those, LOL!

[MtGun44]

How are you grabbing the bushings? Maybe a magnet?

Great way to do it.

Bill

[Blammer]

looks good!

I'd guess he's grabbing the bushings by haveing a dowel with a rubber o ring that slips inside of the bushing to pick it up, then the shoulder on the "rod" pushes it to seating depth. just my guess by the pictures I saw.

[Rick R]

That is very cool! Amazing what works (when it works).

[SwedeNelson]

Just added a new video
Brass moulds start to finish!
http://noebulletmolds.com/smf/index.php?topic=109.0

Bullet maker, maker
Swede nelson

[Blammer]

Way cool video! If you put some titles on it when the cutter was cutting telling what it was doing would be interesting and informative.

[Stonecrusher]

Excellent video for an excellent product! Now hows about the cavities?

[chutestrate]

It looks neat, but I have no idea what is being done.

[smokeywolf]

Thanks for the video Swede.

Quite a production. From what drawing (CAD) program is the CAM program retrieving its dimensional and feature information? The ability to maintain tight tolerances while using live tooling always amazes me. Is that soluble you're using?
If you're too busy machining molds to answer my questions, I'm good with that. The more people casting boolits, the better off we all are.

I've always loved machining brass. Pretty finishes (like engine turning), easy on cutters, thermally stable, fairly dead to vibration.

Used to keep a good compliment of drills, 3/32" up to 1" in the MGM Machine Shop Tool Crib, dubbed for brass.

smokeywolf