Looks good Dan, wish you had that 6 months ago.Will you have any programs to remove some weight off an R3 block?

that thing looks pretty cool Dan. can i have that block in the video?

Nice stuff. I wish someone around where I am would invest in that sort of equipment. My trust in the quality of the block work around here is "questionable" at best.

Nice piece of equipment Dan,,I see a numder of benefit's with equipment like that,,time and accuracy come quickly to mind.

thanks for the compliments guys.
machines like this one are a huge investment, but we want to be able to offer our customers the best and most accurate machining possible.

Mike, thanks for answering those questions hopefully that'll shed a little light on things for the guys regarding datum and reference points.
until someone is well versed in the capabilities of these machines, there will always be some that will question what they can actually do. that's okay though. the accuracy and repeatability of these machines is incredible, but they aren't limited to just engine block machining.
someone asked what program we use. Rottler has thier own program called "direct motion" which appears to be an off-shoot of Mastercam. we also use mastercam IX and X.