Aftermarket clutch bracket/assembly?
05-24-2007, 01:42 PM
#27
The beauty of billet is - I hit "GO" on the machine and walk away.
15 minutes later, I grab my part and leave. This is how I deal with most of the custom stuff on my robots.
For a part that is basically a "U" bracket, that makes sense to me.
Really, the easiest solution is to just spot-weld the existing piece and "close the box" with a cross member.
Unless you are going to replace the entire pivot mechanism, not much is going to improve the feel.
15 minutes later, I grab my part and leave. This is how I deal with most of the custom stuff on my robots.
For a part that is basically a "U" bracket, that makes sense to me.
Really, the easiest solution is to just spot-weld the existing piece and "close the box" with a cross member.
Unless you are going to replace the entire pivot mechanism, not much is going to improve the feel.
05-24-2007, 02:09 PM
#28
for most people the machinist hits "GO" after an extensive setup charge which is typically only justified by large volume runs or a class of vehicle owners that don't think twice about paying whatever it costs for small runs, that's not the typical RX-8 owner though
if the fix is just a simple add-on bracket then the material type may not matter much
if the fix is just a simple add-on bracket then the material type may not matter much
05-24-2007, 02:20 PM
#29
I can do anything simple and less than a foot square in aluminum.
05-24-2007, 02:44 PM
#30
Well, I'll be in MD on the weekend of 6/9 - 6/11.
I could chuck a part.
More to the point - it is a worthwhile idea to entertain that you should get a basic CNC machine. You could easily amortize the cost over the period that you fab custom parts. Its basically just a Dremel on a jig with a USB jack.
I've thought about moving the SOA machine here, but I'd have to do it myself and I don't really have anywhere to put it. (Not that its big - it looks like a weird drill press.)
I could chuck a part.
More to the point - it is a worthwhile idea to entertain that you should get a basic CNC machine. You could easily amortize the cost over the period that you fab custom parts. Its basically just a Dremel on a jig with a USB jack.
I've thought about moving the SOA machine here, but I'd have to do it myself and I don't really have anywhere to put it. (Not that its big - it looks like a weird drill press.)
07-27-2007, 03:20 PM
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UPDATE: I just spoke with the machinist who is building my first prototype bracket. It looks very promising in its ability to do what I want it to and he is 90% finished with it. Another couple touches and it'll be done. I'll test it out and if I like what I see I'll have him make me a bunch. Once I get to AZ with my CNC-ready machine tools I'll build them in-house or, literally, in-garage. Hopefully, I'll have them ready for SSX (along with my radiators and axles).
07-27-2007, 04:04 PM
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07-28-2007, 04:47 PM
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Don't get me started on Unions. I'm pretty liberal in most ways, but unions aren't one of them.
Certainly, they are the single greatest contributing factor to why America is in the crapper with regards to industry and technology - rewarding sloth, stupidity and bad choices with protected income. Brilliant.
The investment thing is all about maximizing cash flow.
Your house is stable, so sink enough cash into it to keep your mortgage at a minimum and then borrow against it ad lib.
Certainly, they are the single greatest contributing factor to why America is in the crapper with regards to industry and technology - rewarding sloth, stupidity and bad choices with protected income. Brilliant.
The investment thing is all about maximizing cash flow.
Your house is stable, so sink enough cash into it to keep your mortgage at a minimum and then borrow against it ad lib.
07-29-2007, 01:15 AM
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Come on now, it's not just those two issues.
Since corporate mgmt has starting achieving to quarterly goals they cannot plan for the future.
The little companies that you guys run will be all thats left as the large ones fail.
The more I think about it, the more it works for me!
Since corporate mgmt has starting achieving to quarterly goals they cannot plan for the future.
The little companies that you guys run will be all thats left as the large ones fail.
The more I think about it, the more it works for me!
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07-29-2007, 08:39 AM
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Gee to think I passed up this forum just cuz I have an a/t. A clutch bracket for the a/t, a/t radiator, machinist discussing billet machining, financial advise, varied costs of base materials, unionism, socialism - Where else could you find this diversity
07-30-2007, 09:46 AM
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Well aware, but my question was baed on your mention of the product in the post before my own - "(along with my radiators and axles)". Also, not having an AT is probably why I missed that thread.
08-05-2007, 04:20 PM
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socialism is not a bad thing.
after all, whos going to care for the people that get hurt on the job, or lose their jobs dude to international outsourcing...
having worked both union and non-union, i would say that union shops are definately more profitable with a higher standard of living than non union shops.
And thats what its all about, higher standard of living for everyone.
after all, whos going to care for the people that get hurt on the job, or lose their jobs dude to international outsourcing...
having worked both union and non-union, i would say that union shops are definately more profitable with a higher standard of living than non union shops.
And thats what its all about, higher standard of living for everyone.
08-07-2007, 08:24 PM
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Charles! I'm glad to hear this is actually happening. My clutch pedal is definitely clicking, so looking forward to getting this from ya when they're ready...
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