Flanges!
 

I now have the ability to cut flanges in pretty much any thickness you'd want.

I already have the BP head flange, which I drew in cad last week, just need to cut one and fit it for testing.

I also have the mitsu (14b, 16g, 20g) turbine inlet and downpipe flanges.

To cut something custom, I either need what it's bolting to, or a gasket, or a really good drawing of the item.

I'm still working on pricing for materials, but I think I can be reasonable on pricing.

Nice. Price on 1.8 head flange in mild steel and stainless steel in 3/8" and 1/2" please!

And how are these cut? Waterjet? Laser? Wire EDM?

Plasma.

Nester do you work for ZPI? I need some boost on my fiance's Xb.

Nester works for them. but who would drive a XB TC is better. :p

bust out that grinding wheel.

Unless its a commercial unit... they can cut pretty clean.

I tend to like cnc/laser/waterjet first though for their cleanliness/precision.

Post up a pick of how the plasma leaves the flanges. Would help for those that picture Plasma as a handheld slag machine.

We have a commercial grade cutter, which goes with the table.

I don't have any finished flanges on hand right now, just some of our first prototypes with do look pretty rough, as we got the machine dialed in.. As soon as we got some good ones, we shipped them out asap..

As far as slag goes, it's very minimal. Most of it came off by running my finger nail over, the rest came off with a wire wheel.. you're looking at like 30 seconds to a minute of prep for a downpipe type stuff..

I will look for some pics and post later.

how long dose it take to make one?

We have a table CNC like that at school. We made flanges for my buddies scirocco, worked great and the edges were clean. The minimal slag was easily removed and we didn't find any real apparent flange warpage.

I need a flange for my T3 exhaust side it has a funky size. Would a paper template work? And how much. PM me your address and price.

ok so I was thinking oxy acetylene torch. :)

it takes me between 10 minutes to an hour to draw something, it takes under a minute to cut something like a downpipe flange..

For example, we can cut 3/8" plate at like 35-41 inches per minute, and 1/8" plate at like 210 inches per minute..

Here's where we've been testing..

http://gallery.wewt.net/albums/plasm...3427.sized.jpg

Here's a cut on a 1/4" plate..

http://gallery.wewt.net/albums/plasm...3429.sized.jpg

3/8" plate

http://gallery.wewt.net/albums/plasm...3431.sized.jpg

Here's the underside of the plate, for an example of the slag.

http://gallery.wewt.net/albums/plasm...3435.sized.jpg

My fiance does bitch. They are actually pretty bad ass. She got 40 mpg with it loaded up on her drive from Colorado to Washington. They weigh under 2400 lbs so 150 whp would make it pretty entertaining to drive.

I need a 1.8l, 321ss exhaust manifold flange.

I doubt I'll be cutting head flanges in stainless, and if I do, it'll be in 304.

All the manifolds we build are stainless pipe and turbine flanges, but mild steel head flanges.

so since I'm new here I can't pm but I do need a t25 discharge flange w/ a 2.5 inch opening for the downpipe. please pm me back if possible.

I love plasma cutters!

Would you be able to make a downpipe flange for a SR20DET turbo? (wastegate side)

yes, i just need a gasket, the part, or a really good drawing.

So prices and your address?

Still trying to get material pricing..

You can mail paper templates to

Sean Newton
143-A Arnold Dr
Shepherdsville KY 40165

Good. I will need one head flange, which one (thickness and material) depends on the availablity of your raw material. I'll most likely want mild steel.

I think ETD are the only ones who have flanges, right? $75 shipped :(

http://www.etdracing.com/flanges.html

http://www.jgstools.com/turbo/index2.html

but they cost more.

isn't our stock heasd flange stainless why not use one of those?

The manifold I'm building next is most likely going to be mild steel, so I want a mild steel flange. I want to ceramic coat it so it looks better.

bmcrace.com also sells flanges for the 1.6 and 1.8. Just contact them via email.
Last quote I got for mild 1/2" flanges was like $45-48 shipped for a regular cut flange. For a 1.5" Sch 40 ported flange that would work perfect with weld-els was $68 shipped.
No idea how they cut their flanges (cnc or plasma) and I never dealt with them to see product quality. They're used alot my the honda crowd though.

Just FYI i saw some examples of this machines work and it does very well indeed. It might not be as intricate as a CNC or water jet but the cut quality and controll is pretty bad ass. Any worry about slag as i had as well is totally unfounded when dialed in this thing cuts steel like butter and makes some kick ass stuff.