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Thanks! I'm having a good time with them. I can't cut metal with the laser unfortunately. It's a C02 laser and is good on everything except PVC (puts off caustic fumes). I can mark metal using a thermal mark spray, or cut up to .5 on wood, acrylic, etc.. I was looking at the 3D Printers...

Kevin, thanks! I've been buying SS fasteners from McMaster. The stock ones from HD I don't believe are SS and are junk.. Quick to strip the heads on them. What's your opinion on 316 SS -vs- 18-8 SS for these types of things? McMaster sells both grades. I've been buying mostly 316.

Sorry, still figuring my way around SW drawings.. PM me if you have questions or need more dimensions and will be glad to help. Here is one more..

The base is 2x2 square tubing.. Total width is 36", and the legs where the casters attach are 20". Height is 20". I will try and dimension the drawing out and post a little later so you have all of them. There's nothing I would really change.. It has been very stable, no issues with turning...

I picked up an Autometer speedo and Accel oil gauge for the build. Need a mount for them, and saw one on the rockerbox so thought I'd give it a try. I also was in Lowes this weekend and found .25 craft board for $2.00.. Really works well for prototyping. Pics below are using a DXF file I...

Thanks!! I didn't think of grinding a drill flat. I am going to re-look at it and see if I really need the flat bottom. After thinking about it I don't think I do. I patterned it after a factory one I saw. The drills I was looking at were Silver.. I found a longer taper one at 1". Do you...

Little stumped on this one... How would you guys go about machining this thing? It's a mock up of a billet left handlebar grip I want to do to match those footpegs I turned. The O.D. profiling I don't think is a problem, but the inside bore I.D. is 1.0625 and is 4.97" deep. Would you drill it...

I don't think I can put an acorn on it. The acorn would block the downward plunge if it is the same height as the other acorns.. I ordered some screws from Mcmaster tonight so can try and mount it to a piece of scrap DOM this weekend and see what it looks like. The other thing I need to look...

What do you think of this one? Dropped it .1 in height, and added the big radiuses on the ends, and some quick drawn acorn nuts..

I had never heard of a *** bolt.. I checked it out and have seen those before after looking at them.. I don't think it will work as the master cylinder butts up against it and pretty sure it might conflict with it. Yes, I agree.. I was doodlling today and came home and made a couple quick...

When I originally drew it out I had all the corners rounded. I am going to round them and see how it looks. The top is a 3/16 fillet, so I'll try the same on the sides. That's an interesting idea on the acorn nut.. I'll draw it out and see how it looks. Keep pushing, lots of good...

Depending on the gauge you want to bend, you could probably put together a simple brake with 2x4's and a piece of angle and do it yourself..

Hey, on a similar but different topic.. When I turned my lathe on this weekend, I got a "Maintenance Required" alert. Looked it up and looks like it is a standard maintenance timer based on CS time or Powered on Time for greasing the chuck. It's a BTC 10" 3 jaw true set (scroll) chuck. I...

I went ahead and ran the prototype.. Came out good.. Broke a drill bit on one of the #4-40 holes on top which boogered (tech term) the countersync a little bit. No big deal. I also tried a corner rounding tool for the fillet's on top.. Took a little while to figure out the geometry and set it...

I could tig a nut on the bars, but they are already chromed so I would need to be real careful as the box has a pretty tight tolerance to where the nut is. A little walk on the grinder prepping the area and it would probably be visible. If I was building them new and having them chromed that...

Had a Nissan service tech come out and PM the lift. Real nice guy, been working on lifts for 20+ years.. Everything checked out.. You guys were spot on it was H20 engine.. He found a small propane leak coming off the regulator and fixed it. Parking brake was adjusted far as it would go and...

I need to look at the Riv-nuts.. Sounds like an option. I had thought about making my own standoff screws too, but using a single point threading tool, I don't think I can thread to the shoulder tight enough (#4-40, or #6-32). Is a press nut the same as a Riv-nut?

This next one is probably more mill than lathe work but I'd go ahead and post.. I bought small micro switches for the Kill, High Beam, Horn, and Turn Signals. I really don't want to slot the handle bars to install them so figured I'd build a little billet box. Next problem was bolting the box...

Cool garage, and build!! My mom and step-dad live in a retirement community in Florida. Golf carts are primary transportation and they all have them tricked out. What size lift kit did you put on it for those wheels? Did you have to change spindles, etc..?

You guys are great! Thanks for all the information. I will take a look at the engine and see if I can get the numbers. Also, I thought the tires were still pretty good when I looked at them. The front had quite a bit of rubber. I'll take a better pic tomorrow and post and get some opinions...