Designed a car body that went into manufacture today.

[tog]

Whitney-Paine said:

35% on the bodywork, not the whole car.

Still a useful time saving though!

[Whitney-Paine]

True!

And it is the gift that keeps on giving, because as the car is being raced it stands a good chance of being damaged. This method means all future repairs will keep the lines as originally designed and carry on saving bodywork creation time and money.

[911Dreamer]

OP - looks superb. I bet you love your job!

[shirt]

fantastic work. do you have an art/design background or engineering?

must say its a damn sight more interesting than what i'm working on in solidworks right now!

• cough* got any jobs going *cough*

[Kozy]

shirt said:

• cough* got any jobs going *cough*

+1!

[Lagerlout]

Fantastic work, looks like a more modern DBR1. You are a lucky & talented sod!

[Whitney-Paine]

Scene tonight on the workshop floor. Front wings and headlight area starting to come together.





Forgot to say earlier. Designed buck so that it splits in two, saving workshop space.

[ceriw]

I know just how you will be feeling.... I used to design sports cruisers.
To say it must be exciting would be an understatement.
Hope it all goes to plan.... all the best.

[Ravell]

Wow, that must be so satispying to see coming together!

Looks amazing, even at this early a stage!

[Fresh_Clip]

Thanks for the extensive rundown on the design process. It's great tosee a marriage of modern technology and old-school craftnmanship! I think the English wheel is one of the most fascinating fabrication tools ever.

[Mick_N]

[quote]but when the buck was made it was created within a tolerence of 0.05mm
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How did you manage to measure it with that accuracy ? bed plate and cmm ?

I know that the 1 / 2 Million Quid Aluminium / Steel insert Enviromental cubes Bentley / Jag / Aston use to check component fit are only something like 0.1mm accuracy.

Any reason why you used Solidworks ? or did you use Alias or Icem for the surfacing side ?

Looks an interesting project, looking forward to see the finished pics.

[Whitney-Paine]

Hi,

That was the tolerence the CNC cutting machine was working to according to the chap that owned the factory. Much greater tolerence than I need.

Used Solidworks for the surfacing as well.

SB

[warmfuzzies]

Beautiful. Tops marks to that man, great to see this kind of workmanship still exists.

Kevin

[Mick_N]

Indeed CNC is very accurate indeed for individual components but the fixture is an assembly, how did you manage 0.05mm on the assembly ? how was it measured ?

Or was it assembled then the final cut done by a 5 axis machine ?

Then again what the fixture is used for I would say a mm is so would be fine.

Edited by Mick_N on Saturday 24th January 18:18

[Scotty-Boy]

Fab!

[AJS-]

That's a wonderful looking car! Congratulations

[Whitney-Paine]

"Indeed CNC is very accurate indeed for individual components but the fixture is an assembly, how did you manage 0.05mm on the assembly ? how was it measured ?

Or was it assembled then the final cut done by a 5 axis machine ?"


I understand what you are getting at now.

The profiles were cut out to a high tolerance and the way I designed the buck means they fit together superbly whilst allowing for expansion and contraction of the wood. 0.05mm tolerance on the assembly? I could not claim that.

SB

Edited by Whitney-Paine on Saturday 24th January 18:25

[matmoxon]

Fantastic.

[Whitney-Paine]

11 days after build began:

[Slyjoe]

Top marks that man - I wasn't aware that solid-works was such a good surfacing package. I use Catia V5 all day for surfacing and I thought it was the dogs danglies - it appears to have a worthy contender, but - far too expensive for a private licence at home - can you give an idea what SW costs to run?