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I don't think that would be practical. I assume the volume to be milled out is pretty convoluted if you want yo do it mono-bloc. If you break it down, you're ba
by zdkl 9y ago
I don't think that would be practical. I assume the volume to be milled out is pretty convoluted if you want yo do it mono-bloc. If you break it down, you're back to welding issues.
That said, I'm not a rocket scientist.
- Banthum 9y agoI just had an image of a bunch of insect-like robots crawling over and through a giant metal block, chipping away at internal spaces with precision cutting tools to produce the desired shape, carrying away waste material, like an robotic ant colony digging a smooth steel nest.
- jlebrech 9y agothey wouldn't have to carry anything, you can blow air into the cavity to get the material out. they could have wheels and drive up and down the cramped cavity with a drill on the end. in the end I think additive has won.
- Varcht 9y agoYou can print voids then flow mill it? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrasive_flow_machining https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrasive_flow_machining