iasi0232 (September 6, 2008 at 10:15 am)

great job

MNduckkiller (September 4, 2008 at 1:56 am)

This is just sexy, only word to describe it.

1swede1 (September 3, 2008 at 10:06 pm)

This is art in motion.

dexxy45 (September 3, 2008 at 3:04 pm)

To valtudor, it is not a big block chevy, also a standard big block chevy can make 1800-2000hp but its way from stock, at 2000hp your looking at a "Dart" machined alloy block (made the same way as in the vid), billet pistons, titanium ods, a billet steel or titanium crankshaft, and itanium valvetrain, costing about $85,000-$95,000 To RyuDarragh, a billet componant made from one piece of material is the strongest way to make somthing, as it dosent have any static stress like a cast piece

lansing9r (September 2, 2008 at 10:53 am)

Man gave man the intelligence. It's called "education".

zubernick (September 1, 2008 at 2:54 am)

Work of art is right - that's amazing. I love the fluid tilt and rotation of the block while the cutter is inside the top of the cylinder - almost erotic. I have a Bridgeport mill, and a South Bend and a Hardinge lathe and they seem like stone axes and flint arrowheads in comparison - gotta quit being intimidated by CNC and dig in. Fascinating, Captain!

DeltaForceSFODD (August 31, 2008 at 8:59 am)

Who do you think gave man the intelligence to create such things.

VayLoc310 (August 30, 2008 at 1:28 am)

I was just reading about this process in an issue of I think Drag Racing magazine, it showed how solid Aluminum blocks were machined like this, very nice, I like's that!

T2Gibbon (August 28, 2008 at 8:29 pm)

Very Impressive... Ok it takes its time until the block becomse the engingeblock but its amazing how fast but at the same time with such a precision ... i love CNC Machines :D have to become Master of Engineering :)

RyuDarragh (August 26, 2008 at 11:50 am)

Valtudor, all engine blocks are made by casting a *blank* to shape and then machining away the excess. This is done for several reasons, primarily that it's *much* faster and second, it wears tools less since they are not removing so much material. Once completed an optimized cast block that has been heat treated, machined and polished can be superior to a solid machined block. This is a technology demo and a work of art (race outfits might use it), not a production system.