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Can someone make this for me?
Miks15 - 8/6/10 at 04:39 PM

Hi Guys,

Can anyone make 2 of these for me?

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Cash waiting

gingerprince - 8/6/10 at 04:48 PM

I assume the dimensions are in miles and it's another large hadron collider?

mcerd1 - 8/6/10 at 04:48 PM

what material ?

Mr G - 8/6/10 at 04:52 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
what material ?


Going by the left drawing..... chocolate That's why he want's 2, so he doesn't have to give away his last one

BenB - 8/6/10 at 04:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mr G
quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
what material ?


Going by the left drawing..... chocolate That's why he want's 2, so he doesn't have to give away his last one


ROTFL. quality retro joke

Toniq-r - 8/6/10 at 05:03 PM

Give Blue Peter a call Im sure they can help Cardboard or Wood

blakep82 - 8/6/10 at 05:04 PM

looks like mm and aluminium to me. so, in answer to his question, can anyone make it for him?

BenB - 8/6/10 at 05:05 PM

If all else fails if you're prepared to throw money at it Emachineshop is useful (though rather expensive)....

imp paul - 8/6/10 at 05:13 PM

try flack monkey he should be able to help

Madinventions - 8/6/10 at 05:22 PM

0.85(mm?) wall section at the bottom, but 1.15(mm?) at the top. Intentional?

The change in diameter over the length is quite mild so could you not flare some tube, or are the dimensions critical?

Ed.

[Edited on 8/6/10 by Madinventions]

Miks15 - 8/6/10 at 05:41 PM

Cheers for all the replies guys.

Sorry for not putting much information, had it all in my head assuming everyone else could read my mind

Its a steering adaptor for escort TRE's to fit in my BMW hubs. So some sort of steel would probably be best.

Yes the different taper is intentional, the escort taper is 1/8 i believe whereas the BMW taper is 1/10 IIRC.

Have sent several u2us to flak but no reply so seeing if someone else will give it a go?

mcerd1 - 8/6/10 at 05:49 PM

ideally you'd need a taper reamer to do the internal bit - normally I'd give this a go, but think my kit won't give you the accuracy you need


however there is a man just down the road from me that does this stuff for a living - so if your stuck I can draw it up properly and get him to make them
(his prices are normally very reasonable)

Miks15 - 8/6/10 at 06:02 PM

cheers for the offer mcerd, will let you know if nothing comes from here

snapper - 8/6/10 at 06:06 PM

Paul Gooderham AKA 907

plentywahalla - 8/6/10 at 06:07 PM

Best way would be to spin in from tube. Tapered wall would come naturally then.

Googe someone local with a spinning lathe.

plentywahalla - 8/6/10 at 06:11 PM

Yes ... I know there's an 'L' in Google

t16turbotone - 8/6/10 at 06:37 PM

would it not be easier to use bmw TRE and adapt to fit escort steering rack?
just a thought

Miks15 - 8/6/10 at 06:47 PM

BMW TREs are really long and there threads are different to the escort rack so i can just use them, so this seems like the best option i can come up with

indykid - 8/6/10 at 08:39 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Miks15
BMW TREs are really long and there threads are different to the escort rack so i can just use them, so this seems like the best option i can come up with

i was pondering this one last night though not for your specific application. it was for inverting the TRE on an mx5 upright. i came to the idea of machining the steering arm of the upright out to a parallel bore with a small counterbore, then turning a tophat bush with a taper machined into it. the wide end of the taper would be at the brim end of the tophat and a tight clearance fit into the steering arm and bearing locked in place.

making the top hat slightly shorter than the steering arm would mean the washer under the nut would make it all captive in the steering arm and locked tight in place. saves machining a taper on the o.d. but does mean you'd need to machine the upright
tom

JoelP - 8/6/10 at 08:58 PM

how about drill the upright out parallel, and then just bolt a good rosejoint onto it? Is the escort rack m12 or m14?

Miks15 - 8/6/10 at 10:15 PM

I believe the rack is m14,

Just woundering if the expense of rose joints are worth it?

Simon - 8/6/10 at 11:44 PM

What, a tenner or have someone machine something?

I'd go fo taper reamer to start with (as that might be considered the right thing to do), then go for rosejoints (or spherical bearings itwywtct).

ATB

Simon

Miks15 - 9/6/10 at 12:03 PM

well itd be a tenner each side, and getting the hubs machined, then the hole would be too big for an M14 bolt so would need an adaptor anyway

mcerd1 - 9/6/10 at 12:17 PM

just looking at your sizes - if the BMW is a 1/10 wouldn't that make the outside dia. of the fat end 16mm not 15.9mm ?

Miks15 - 9/6/10 at 10:24 PM

hhmmm cheers for spotting that mcerd, will double check my sizes when im home for the weekend