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Posted by: Phil66 Jun 17 2019, 02:40 PM

One of our main customers is making a series of videos about us, here is part 1.

https://youtu.be/Jr6qk5wCPEQ


They have some more about us https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=omega+pistons that aren't part of the same series.

I know some of you won't be interested but some of you have an engineering background and may like it.

Cheers

Phil

Posted by: klasaine Jun 17 2019, 04:02 PM

Cool.
These are high performance racing pistons, correct?

Posted by: Phil66 Jun 17 2019, 04:27 PM

Thanks for your interest Ken

Those particular ones aren't super high performance but they are for race and mainly go in the classic Mini race cars. We do some for a Subaru Impreza for Roger Clark Motorsport for there Time Attack car that has nearly 800bhp for a 2 litre 4 cylinder, it's called the http://Gobstopper

Until the rule changes every factory racing Ducati in the world had our pistons in, from BSB, WSBK, AMA, Moto GP. Casey Stoner won his Moto GP World title using our pistons, Carl Fogarty won every one of his WSBK titles with our pistons.

Check us out at www.omegapistons.com

Cheers

Phil

Posted by: Mertay Jun 17 2019, 06:36 PM

Cool, I noticed the guy was so comfortable with all the heat around him. Looks actually like a dangerous place for one not aware.

Posted by: Phil66 Jun 17 2019, 08:08 PM

Thanks Mertay,

Yeah, Jason has been doing it a long time, he does a great job, experience is key. On some of the more difficult jobs like the Ducati World Super Bike pistons which are a full cross braced slipper at 112mm (4.4") with a lot of detail the tooling has to be heated up after every TWO forgings, some of the simpler ones only need heating up after thirty or forty forgings. Knowing how and where to apply the lubricant for some of the complex ones is a skill in itself. It's one of those jobs that look simple, which it is when it is going well but the skill comes in when things aren't going well for one reason or another.

Cheers

www.omegapistons.com

Posted by: klasaine Jun 17 2019, 08:50 PM

How fast and how effectively can you recover. And how consistently can you do that.

Playing music live is like that.
It ain't the mistakes, it's the recovery.

Posted by: Mertay Jun 17 2019, 08:54 PM

I thought of guitar factories when Phil66 made that comment. I see a lot machines in such video's but reality is maybe 90% of the production is made by hand.

Posted by: Phil66 Jun 17 2019, 09:57 PM

Thanks Ken, it's nice to see you and Mertay interested

On a good day with a forging that is easy to work, Jason has done over 500 forgings in an 8 hour shift which if you remove two 15 minute tea breaks it's seven and a half hours with a lunch break of thirty minutes which isn't part of the shift but does mean getting going again.

A more complex one like a large fly cross braced slipper type forging might only be eight or ninety in the same time due to the amount of reheating required but rest assured, when it's like that Jason is cutting and aiming the billets ready for the next day. Induction heating would be the best solution but huge expense and a lot of modification to the press.

FYI, that press was built to our specification using the lessons we learnt from our first bits and pieces press made from bits and bobs from various presses that the press engineer could find. The current one cost us £180,000 in 1992. Today with all of the tooling like the dies and punches it would cost around £1,000,000 to set up, obviously we have done it over a period of 25 years which spreads the cost nicely

Cheers

Phil

Posted by: Todd Simpson Jun 18 2019, 03:09 AM

Most folks don't know that most racing engines are made in England, not in Italy

Posted by: Phil66 Jun 18 2019, 07:57 PM

Here is another one they have done, this time about the prototyping. Not done at our factory though but interesting all the same.

https://youtu.be/6-86UZLeFxE

Posted by: Phil66 Jun 20 2019, 10:51 PM

Number 3, again not in the workshop.
https://youtu.be/Z9uU9l34lx4

Posted by: Phil66 Sep 20 2019, 08:32 PM

The latest installment. Some of the rapid movements have been reduced for the sake of the video.

https://youtu.be/Lsz9be_OdmM

Posted by: Todd Simpson Sep 20 2019, 10:32 PM

Very cool stuff!!!! Most folks are not aware of ho much racing production is done in the UK.

Posted by: Adam Sep 20 2019, 11:45 PM

As much as I love the Wankel's engine design and its triangular block spinning round and round, I also appreciate the piston engines and I use one myself. I'm interested in how-it's-done videos because I just like learning new things and enjoy seeing the very process. Thank you for sharing it

Posted by: Phil66 Sep 21 2019, 09:07 AM

Did your see the last video Todd? Just asking because your reply had the first video in it



You're welcome buddy, did you watch all the videos?

Check us out at http://www.omegapistons.com

Posted by: Sensible Jones Sep 21 2019, 06:18 PM

My Dad built the very first Ford GT 40's for FAV (Ford Advanced Vehicles)!!

Posted by: Phil66 Sep 21 2019, 07:52 PM

Nice one

Posted by: Todd Simpson Sep 22 2019, 01:16 AM

I'll check just to make sure.

Posted by: Phil66 Sep 22 2019, 08:29 PM

https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=60225&view=findpost&p=771395

Posted by: Caelumamittendum Sep 25 2019, 06:08 PM

I sometimes watch similar shows on Discovery Channel/Discovery Science. They have a show called "How it's made", I think, or something similar to that. Thanks for sharing, Phil.

Posted by: Phil66 Sep 25 2019, 07:03 PM

Did you watch the second instalment of the how is made series Ben? Or just the first one?

Posted by: Caelumamittendum Sep 25 2019, 07:13 PM

I watched the 1st and most of the second one. It's a bit outside of my field of interest, I must admit, but it's always fun to see how things are made.

Posted by: Phil66 Sep 25 2019, 08:01 PM

This is the actual second one of the series, not the second one in the list. https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=60225&view=findpost&p=771441

I might be appearing in the final stage (#3) if I have enough courage

Once it's all done I'll consolidate into one post and put the three "How It's Made" ones together with the supplementary ones beneath

Thanks for looking.

Posted by: Caelumamittendum Sep 25 2019, 08:18 PM

I hope we get to see an appearance from you! That would be cool!