fabricating zero rates and shackles.

[ryan22re]

went to the shop and made some zero rates and shackles tonight. took about an hour and a half.

not bad for less than $50.

ryan

 

[Stomper]

You look very young to be typing and using such big machines. Let alone driving

 

[ryan22re]

You look very young to be typing and using such big machines. Let alone driving

ryan

 

[rdn2blazer]

your gonna radius those shackle ends, right?!, cleans u'm up so they look finished.......details man details.

 

[ryan22re]

yeah, gonna radius those ends. didnt get around to it last night, kept the guys at the shop 2 hours after work.

ryan

 

[rdn2blazer]

those look really long, how long did you make hole to hole dimension? is that cold rolled steel and how thick?, 3/8 is what most make it out of. i made my first set along time ago out of 1/2 thick cold rolled, realized.....yea, thats a bit over kill. i use 3/8.

 

[ryan22re]

7.25" bolt hole to bolt hole. used 3/8" by 2" 1018 cold roll.

i just couldnt see paying $75 for shackles and bolts.

ryan

 

[cybrfire]

Looking good!

 

[ryan22re]

the hardest part was end milling the zero rates. i got a 12" by 1" by 3", and had to be cut down on one side to about 2 1/2" wide.

im really pleased with the results.

ryan

 

[rdn2blazer]

sometimes its cheaper and less trouble to just buy a product, but theres nothing like the satisfaction of doing it your self, nice job on your parts.

 

[mofugly13]

Nice! Makin' stuff out of metal RULES!