Making a new bath from scratch for Jess

[TNT_46]

Hi all following the interest of the thread about the box i made for jess, i thought that i would start a thread on how i am going to make her a new bath fro scratch. will at some point be selling them if any one interested but will work out a cost once first one is made. any way the fun bit

step one: creat wire frame model using Delcam powershape software
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e22/TNT_46/wireframe.jpg
step 2:turn into a sloid part
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e22/TNT_46/solidmodelofbath.jpg
step 3: create a cavity to prodece the tool
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e22/TNT_46/1stcutterpath.jpg
step 4: using Delcam powermill generate the 1st cutter path for the cnc milling machine
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e22/TNT_46/1stcutterpath2.jpg

[Kat67]

Sickeningly talented:supz::yawinkle:

[K.Massey]

Is this for the tooling for injection moulding or are you making out of something else....

I uses Alphacam and Autocad here and the main body of 3d work we do on the cnc's are for solid stone sinks/bowls ,shower trays, etc quite often I have thought of doing something of sorts....but can never be assed when I have the time...and most the time dont have the time:lol:

[K.Massey]

Any shape can be achieved as you know

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/falconryforum/shower.jpg

[TNT_46]

Step five:simulate 1st cutterpath
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e22/TNT_46/sim1.jpg
Step 6: simulate 2nd cutter path
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e22/TNT_46/sim2.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e22/TNT_46/sim3.jpg
Step 7: Simulate last pathe small 2mm cutter to put in detail
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e22/TNT_46/sim4.jpg

[TNT_46]

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e22/TNT_46/finaltool.jpg
Final tool.

Once I cut it on the cnc will use it to hand lay GRP into with a gel coat in what ever colour is wanted. This is a 36" well 915mm bath but can scale the model and run same paths to cut tools at any size i want. Will do it on a budget so will laminate 25mm mdf with epoxy resin to get a block 1000x100x175 as the stock block and will then cut the tool from that after it has to be sealed and waxed so that you can get multiple parts out of it.
Will pot the next stages once the cnc is cutting so you can see it in action

[TNT_46]

Is this for the tooling for injection moulding or are you making out of something else....

I uses Alphacam and Autocad here and the main body of 3d work we do on the cnc's are for solid stone sinks/bowls ,shower trays, etc quite often I have thought of doing something of sorts....but can never be assed when I have the time...and most the time dont have the time:lol:

As we build prottype aircraft we use a range of software that includes Powermill, Powershape, CatiaV5, Pro engineer, Solid works, Ideas and Autocad

Can be a pain at times but It is what is needed. Your cnc's are the 3 axis.or 5
We use a high speed 5 axis machine

[K.Massey]

As we build prottype aircraft we use a range of software that includes Powermill, Powershape, CatiaV5, Pro engineer, Solid works, Ideas and Autocad

Can be a pain at times but It is what is needed. Your cnc's are the 3 axis.or 5
We use a high speed 5 axis machine

We have 4 x 3 axes machines (well 4 in a way they have a T axis for sloping drainers) also a 5 axis...some are getting past it a bit now...and we are having a brand new one installed right now:lol:


http://www.breton.it/dynamic/en/catalogo/schedaProdotto.php?id=379&

http://pietra.intermac.it/ProductDetails.asp?p=143,Master,45,Plus

[MattSpar]

... or you could do what I've done for the past forty years and use upturned dustbin lids.

[K.Massey]

... or you could do what I've done for the past forty years and use upturned dustbin lids.

Hell no you cheepskate :lol::lol::lol:

[TNT_46]

... or you could do what I've done for the past forty years and use upturned dustbin lids.

Each to there own. no point in having the technology if you dont use it lol
Any way dont think the council would be happy with me pulling the lids off there wheelie bins :)

[FalconGriff]

Hi, I have made 100s of baths even used to get my pupils in school to make them as demo for Fibre Glass work. Why go to all the trouble of making a mold when all you have to do is borrow a ready made bath and make a male mould from that?? If its laid up with 1 gelcoat 1 tissue and 3 or 4 chopped strand to make it good and strong. Don't forget to paint with water solvent part agent before laying up. The main problem is getting the two to seperate as air presure will be working to keep them together. The easiest way is to incorporate a tyre valve in the male mold right in the middle . Block up the works of the valve with Vaseline and lay up in the normal way. Trim edges when the glass is green. Let all set hard. Now when you want them apart take out the tyre valve and connected to a compressor and blast with air. They come apart clean as a whistle with a great big bang! If I can be of any further help PM me.

[TNT_46]

Hi, I have made 100s of baths even used to get my pupils in school to make them as demo for Fibre Glass work. Why go to all the trouble of making a mold when all you have to do is borrow a ready made bath and make a male mould from that?? If its laid up with 1 gelcoat 1 tissue and 3 or 4 chopped strand to make it good and strong. Don't forget to paint with water solvent part agent before laying up. The main problem is getting the two to seperate as air presure will be working to keep them together. The easiest way is to incorporate a tyre valve in the male mold right in the middle . Block up the works of the valve with Vaseline and lay up in the normal way. Trim edges when the glass is green. Let all set hard. Now when you want them apart take out the tyre valve and connected to a compressor and blast with air. They come apart clean as a whistle with a great big bang! If I can be of any further help PM me.

Thanks for that, but its what I do and there aint much I dont know about smeg. Have been doing it for years
http://www.ultimate3d.co.uk

Have a look at the above as this is the sort of stuff we do at my company