Matsuura Maxia: W16 Engine Block Machined From Solid Billet

Video of a Matsuura MAM72-42V 5 axis CNC machine cutting a W16 Engine Block from solid billet

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[andrei4d]

Chuck Norris can do that on a lathe!

[John Brown]

People, if you would watch the video to completion, all 16 bores are completed...

[eyeheartutoo]

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[Faijanasoi]

they should base at the spacing of the cylinders. it might explode in 3000 rpm if they test it.

[wirklichdoof]

chuck norris can make that with a toothpick

[Greg Sabin]

Chuck can do that without a lathe.



[kevin richardson]

has anyone else noticed this video starts out as a w12 and ends up a w16

[Andrew Barber]

that's casting, not forging. Forging basically involves smashing a billet into the rough shape, then machining. Casting is with the liquid metal.

[Shaun Miller]

as for American v8's, don't they make those with a file still? lol

[Shaun Miller]

to make a forging, you need to make a mold first to pour the liquid aluminum into. Then after it cools you can open the mold and you get a rough forging. It would still need machining after to get out the flaws it has from the forging process. So as you can see, the amount of work and cost to make a forged piece is huge, thats why it needs to be very cost effective or else just machine it from billet in the first place.

[ch70ss396]

Um, no. This isn't an American v8.... The tolerances are small enough that it requires very little oil. There's not going to be oil sloshing around all over the place. Have you ever seen a well designed engine? This is pretty much what they look like...