TruckNutzDude
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Nice paperweights. 
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Billet Aluminum front spring crossmember and steering arm
- Thread starter Blazr77400
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smalltruckbigcid
1/2 ton status
Dude you do nice work
George
George
Nice work dude. Feel free to make me some of those ps caps and I'll pay the shipping.
Blazr77400
1/2 ton status
One of these days I will start making some of this stuff.
Here are some lift blocks I made for my brother.
Another part I made at work, not sure what the hell it does.
Here are some lift blocks I made for my brother.
Another part I made at work, not sure what the hell it does.
Aluminum lift blocks? Well ok forget the aluminum...lift blocks?
Blazr77400
1/2 ton status
Jumpin on the Bandwagon.............
By the way, they are actually 3" Zero Rates that move the axle back 1".
By the way, they are actually 3" Zero Rates that move the axle back 1".
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No not really a bandwagon deal I've just stayed fairly quiet until now 
Don't get me wrong bro I love the fact that you're making your own stuff but I just don't agree with the materials is all...I'm a "machinist in training" you could call it...basically work all day every day in a local machine shop doing w/e needs to be done and I see too many things come in for repair due to the fact that people didn't use the correct material...just looking out for ya' is all but I'm sure from the CNC work you've been showcasing that you already know what everyone keeps throwing at you....
Don't get me wrong bro I love the fact that you're making your own stuff but I just don't agree with the materials is all...I'm a "machinist in training" you could call it...basically work all day every day in a local machine shop doing w/e needs to be done and I see too many things come in for repair due to the fact that people didn't use the correct material...just looking out for ya' is all but I'm sure from the CNC work you've been showcasing that you already know what everyone keeps throwing at you....
there are just some things that should just NOT be made out of aluminum, IMHO these are a couple of them. no I am not no stress analisis expert but regardless I would not run this on my rig. no doubt you have skills as a machinist, your work shows this, but being a good machinist that can make some trick parts does not mean there good engineered parts.
I have made many parts for my rig too so I give you props for the effort and quality of the machine work. if you can machine it out of al. then you can machine it out of steel too. there would be NO QUESTION about the integrity of your stuff if it was out of steel.
I have made many parts for my rig too so I give you props for the effort and quality of the machine work. if you can machine it out of al. then you can machine it out of steel too. there would be NO QUESTION about the integrity of your stuff if it was out of steel.
TruckNutzDude
1/2 ton status
TruckNutzDude said:Nice paperweights.
And to think that I used broken axle shafts, yokes, u-joints and steel lift blocks for paperweights when I could have used billet aluminum.
Your parts look nice but honestly I don't think they are up to the task, not only for the electrolysis but for lack of strength. The only part that seems alright is the power steering cap.
Here's a link to one of my favorite sites. http://www.killbillet.com
7075 aluminum can take more load than some steel (i don't remember what steel). However, 7075 is expensive and that is only an initial strenght. The endurance factor would worry me. But then again, most fuselages are made from aluminum and fly for years. I still don't think it is a good idea if it is not porperly engineered.
Blazr77400
1/2 ton status
I thought about making some billet aluminum axle shafts later, Whatch ya guys think of that?
Oh yeah, Avery are you a button pusher.
Oh yeah, Avery are you a button pusher.
roadnotca
3/4 ton status
I got here first! ALY axle shafts will snap instantly. Look at ALY compression properites. The spline will fail SPECTACULAR.Blazr77400 said:I thought about making some billet aluminum axle shafts later, Whatch ya guys think of that?
Oh yeah, Avery are you a button pusher.
Blazr77400
1/2 ton status
roadnotca said:I got here first! ALY axle shafts will snap instantly. Look at ALY compression properites. The spline will fail SPECTACULAR.
I was going to dip them in ketchup then throw them in the oven though.
roadnotca
3/4 ton status
Blazr77400 said:I was going to dip them in ketchup then throw them in the oven though.
54inches
1/2 ton status
Is ALY your girlfriend or some F'd up Russian shorthand for Aluminum?
54inches said:
Perhaps English (as in British) shorthand for "aluminium"?
-- A
54inches
1/2 ton status
yeah last time I checked there jerky Al. was the abbreviation er shorthand for Aluminum.
54inches said:
does it really matter?
roadnotca
3/4 ton status
Sloppy on my part. The common usage in Aerospace Engineering is Al-Aly for aluminum. Ti-Aly for titanium, and Cres for stainless steel.
54inches
1/2 ton status
Aly refers to alloy.....
Avery, it is usually important when we are dealing with structural components for the adults discussing safety to be on the same page. Plus, if I was wrong then I wanted to know. So, yes it does matter to me.
Thank you ROADNOTCA for entertaining my questions.
Avery, it is usually important when we are dealing with structural components for the adults discussing safety to be on the same page. Plus, if I was wrong then I wanted to know. So, yes it does matter to me.
Thank you ROADNOTCA for entertaining my questions.
