Just curious to save some time, anyone have the file already saved and would like to send it to me ?

 

http://www.mcmaster-carr.com

Click on the specific part you want and it will give you all the specifications. An elbow is nothing more than two concentric circles and a centerline.

Lol. You could have made the file in the time it took to make the post.

 

can anyone help me out? i need d, b and h series head flanges (intake and exhaust if you have them)
and t3 and t4 flange files.
pleaseeeeeeee.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by beepy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">http://www.mcmaster-carr.com

Click on the specific part you want and it will give you all the specifications. An elbow is nothing more than two concentric circles and a centerline.

Lol. You could have made the file in the time it took to make the post. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Thanks, I was walking out the door just thought I would ask.

Drum try http://www.bmcrace.com

 

one more ?
how do people draw up manifolds, like what is your method. do you have like 45 degree 25 degree etc. pieces already modeled and you snap them together or is it possible to draw out runners with splines, like say 4 splines, and after they are done make your tube follow the spline curve

and i didnt want a link to buy actual flanges. i wanted to get files of the flanges already designed so i didnt have to go out and measure and draw flanges from scratch.

 

well i found a site with the b and d exhaust side head flange and some turbo flanges. id still like the intake flange files for b, d, and h series. and maybe a throttlebody flange too,

 

I constrain the ends of the els together concentrically and then use extruded flat spots to constrain the angle of rotation from el to el.

just make the flat spots invisible when you want to show off your work..

 

well since most bends people get are the same circumference do you start out with a u bend and make a bunch of diff pieces (files) of like 10 degree, 20 degree etc and kinda snap them together? id think this would be the only way cause if you didnt you would end up having to do custom bended pipe right?

also what guage and type of ss do people nrmally use of turbo manifolds? i want to go to burns site and get the specs on thier u bends and build a couple pieces to spec so my files are accurate to metals i can purchase

 

somebody please check this out. this is a ubend from burns stainless. Its a SS 304 U bend and the specs are here.
i modeled item # UB-200-30-16-304
http://burnsstainless.com/304t....html



i know my specs are in MM but they should be accurate to inch. please tell me if im modeling my pipes correctly (centerline radius of bend, etc)

 

When you mate to pieces together, how do you get them to stick together when you move them ?

 

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you constrain them together.. I beleive i used 'insert' in inventor.. you'll want to 'pin' one of the els in space while you move the other one.

 

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you constrain them together.. I beleive i used 'insert' in inventor.. you'll want to 'pin' one of the els in space while you move the other one.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Explain that a little more please.

 

edit...

sorry i didnt read the question clearly.

 

i gotta ? i have round pipesthat meet up with my head flange, and obviously the ports are oval. so i wanted to make a small ring that went from the oval port shape to the 2inch SS pipes im using. im having a hard time. i can do lofting on other stuff that is similiar in shape but i dont know what im doing.

basically trying to replicate a piece if you stuck one end of a pipe in a vise and smashed it so it was oval, and the other side is round to weld to the runners, i was trying to make this taper like 10mm

 

create a new part draw an oval on the front plane, create a new plane parallel to the front plane and offset it the length (2" i guess) you want the part to be. Draw a circle on the new plane with the same centerline as the oval. Then do a loft between the circle and the oval and that should work.

 

Once you have the pieces where you want them and if they are not fully defined by mates (meaning you can still move them ) you can actually right click on the part and select "fix" this will prevent the part from moving. I case you need to go back and move it for what ever reason just right click it and select "float".

 

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Thank you , anyone have a flange made ?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bubbahatch92 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">create a new part draw an oval on the front plane, create a new plane parallel to the front plane and offset it the length (2" i guess) you want the part to be. Draw a circle on the new plane with the same centerline as the oval. Then do a loft between the circle and the oval and that should work. </TD></TR></TABLE>
dudeeeeee yo helped me sooooo much! i didnt know you could make a new plane! thanks!!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Fu*k Me Fu*k You &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">somebody please check this out. this is a ubend from burns stainless. Its a SS 304 U bend and the specs are here.
i modeled item # UB-200-30-16-304
http://burnsstainless.com/304t....html



i know my specs are in MM but they should be accurate to inch. please tell me if im modeling my pipes correctly (centerline radius of bend, etc)</TD></TR></TABLE>

You might want to double check your part number with the drawing. "16" in your part number = .065 wall thickness not 1.65 as you have it in the drawing.

 

1.65mm = 0.065"


I'll be in and out of here, I've only become intrigued over the past few days, but if anyone has any SolidWorks questions, shoot them my way -- working on it is part of my job and have 10 years experience with the program.

 

hmm, I see where I did get confused.

but don't you have to keep the same units of measurement as the part number???

where 16= 16 gauge, being a standard (US) measurement not metric ???

btw, dont take this the wrong way, im not arguing with you at all, im just curious

 

How do I get fittings onto a piece ? Trying to design a catch can.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by onefstek &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hmm, I see where I did get confused.

but don't you have to keep the same units of measurement as the part number???

where 16= 16 gauge, being a standard (US) measurement not metric ???

btw, dont take this the wrong way, im not arguing with you at all, im just curious </TD></TR></TABLE>
yea, the mm is the same dimensions but i like using mm as the unit of measure instead of inches.
and the parts i make are the same spec as the real parts. i just make them to spec so when i make a manifolds blueprint i can replicate it with real life parts/bends i can buy.