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Aluminium plate waterjet cutting - recommend me someone?
MK9R - 11/11/10 at 09:34 AM

I need some 6mm dural/aluminium plate supplying cutting to my own design (for engine mounts). I will supply cad drawings or MDF mock up to the supplier. Can any one recommend a good company.

mcerd1 - 11/11/10 at 09:42 AM

andyw7de on here - drop him a u2u

[Edited on 11/11/2010 by mcerd1]

blakep82 - 11/11/10 at 09:44 AM

Andyw7de! End of

MK9R - 11/11/10 at 09:50 AM

thankyou super knowledge LCB!!!

Bluemoon - 11/11/10 at 05:30 PM

Are U sure you want to make em from dural/aluminium fatigue may be an issue (lot's of vibration on the mounts)..

flak monkey - 11/11/10 at 11:19 PM

Please dont make engine mounts from aluminium!

MK9R - 11/11/10 at 11:29 PM

Plenty other race cars do. I'm using the BDN as a example to copy, it has won numerous RGB races and been running with ali engine mounts and bulk heads for 3 seasons without a problem. Yes I know I will need to keep an eye on it for fatigue cracks, and probably life the components, but that's part of looking after a race car.

My steel engine mounts and chassis have both snapped in the past 2 seasons, so something I'm quite used to

MK9R - 11/11/10 at 11:31 PM

Oh and plenty of cars out there using ali plates to mount the chain drivem diffs.

flak monkey - 12/11/10 at 07:47 AM

If its for a purely track based car then OK, they will break eventually.

The only reason you would break steel engine mounts is because they are either designed incorrectly (basically not strong enough) or the fabrication was poor.

The fact you are breaking steel ones tells me aluminium ones are even more of a bad idea.

Diff mounts are a totally different kettle of fish as they dont see the vibration or loading that an engine mount would!

MK9R - 12/11/10 at 07:49 AM

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Originally posted by flak monkey
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The fact you are breaking steel ones tells me aluminium ones are even more of a bad idea.


Well it is a fury, full of terrible chassis "designs" and weak points

welderman - 12/11/10 at 07:57 AM

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Originally posted by MK9R
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Originally posted by flak monkey
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The fact you are breaking steel ones tells me aluminium ones are even more of a bad idea.


Well it is a fury, full of terrible chassis "designs" and weak points



hope not !

MK9R - 12/11/10 at 08:06 AM

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Originally posted by welderman
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Originally posted by MK9R
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Originally posted by flak monkey
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The fact you are breaking steel ones tells me aluminium ones are even more of a bad idea.


Well it is a fury, full of terrible chassis "designs" and weak points



hope not !


OK for road use, but the lowered race chassis used in anger always breaks in the same places, as does the fireblade engine cradle/ H bracket

MK9R - 10/12/10 at 07:39 AM

Ended up using www.precisionwaterjet.co.uk, items received 7 days after sending them the cad drawing, excellent service, and the best price from all the quotes i had