we have only had the KIRA machine for a few weeks but have made a number of
parts so I will tell you as much as I can.
We built shoe lasts creating an A4 sized block which was about 135 mm high,
weighed 8 kg and took 12 hours to build plus 3 hours finishing.
The problem to avoid is undercuts as they are dificult to release after
building however treads on shoe soles should be ok.
An advantage with KIRA is that you can choose where to put your parting
lines which means an experienced user reduces his finishing time.
Neil Hopkinson
Rapid Manufacturing Research Group
Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Eng
De Montfort University
Queens Building, The Gateway,
Leicester,
LE1 9BH,
UK.
Tel +44 116 2551551 x8064
Fax +44 2577054
http://www.cse.dmu.ac.uk/RMG/Welcome.htm
For more information about the rp-ml, see http://ltk.hut.fi/rp-ml/
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