Recent content by bggrnchvy

Can you even still buy parts for a truck project without spending $300? 😀

Ok, so needle bearing, but 4340 body, got it. That should work well for your application. Full circle clips was the game we used to play with kingpin D60 stuff. That and tacking the caps the to the 1480 ears of the 4340 35spl shafts to keep from spinning them in the bores. You can probably...

Are the Revolution Gear 4340 1350 u-joints bushing or needle bearing still? I've never been a huge RCV fan just because of the 45° steering limit (which doesn't really matter with a 1350 shaft I guess), but the rebuild frequency is pretty close to the bushing high strength u-joints out there...

This thread should never have died. Bump.

The rack building went pretty much as expected, besides having to redrill all the holes because 2040 is waaaay cheaper than 2550 80/20 (3D printer to the rescue) Get parts cut and bent, deburr them with the air powered chamfer tool, dimple parts then clean them up a bit with a DA and bolt it...

Hole layout templates are low hanging fruit. I had some parts laser cut planning to use 2550 80/20, but opted for 2040 in the end after the fact so I needed to move 16x patterns a little bit. 15 minute print and just drop the locator in each pattern and punch the new centers.

Yes, Boelube.

I needed more tig rod tubes on my welding cart than it was designed to hold. I printed a handful of these clip on holds, that when used at the top and mid bar hold 1 tube each and are really modular.

Strut has a lot of uses, I'm using the stuff as track for me garage doors even, but I'm really trying to make sure the rack is light enough I can pull it off myself (even though the crane is always an option) and not add any more weight than needed. Even though aluminum strut exists, I think the...

Other items needed attention. I'm part way through assembling this thing. One item that I hadn't tackled and lead me down a rabbit hole was a roof rack or something to hold and specifically tie down **** up top for Con or Fordyce trips. I wanted something light, something robust, I loved my...

Working on a simple RO system to support a clients process and I needed to panel mount 3x rotameters. Super simple and I don't have to go back and label them.

Yup, that. Helps that I'm a stones throw from two regional airports at work or at home. @gpiggaz nailed it below. Don't buy a screen with the pin soldered in, they don't fit the enlcosure. this one works well: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLTDK9XX?tag=atomicindus08-20 These boards worked...

I think if I had initially done the weld in 309 I would leave it alone, but now with it in 308 it's already got 80% the nickel of 309. If I add some ni99 or even some 55, the wall on the 304 tube will probably fail before anything else.

Thanks. We will have to see. I might grab some more ni99 and wash the weld with more nickle to add some more ductiity and resistance to differential thermal expansion.

I saw this project in the Makerworld app and my wife is always using FlightAware to see where planes are going so I thought it would make a nice add for her desk. Solder a little arduino to a screen. Print the shell and install. Upload the software, connect it to the wifi and put in the...