XS-Dreadnaught

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  • xschop
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    SeleniumFalcon wrote: »
    Thank you! If you could measure from the blue/violet pair to the grey/brown pair of wires. And then from the black/orange pair to the red/yellow pair of wires.

    Had to find the alligator clips...

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  • xschop
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    Made some thicker and wider 6.5" insulating pads. I'll have rubber side facing all metals...

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  • SeleniumFalcon
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    Thank you, I appreciate the effort.
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  • xschop
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    SeleniumFalcon wrote: »
    Thank you, I appreciate the effort.

    Gonna make a DIY torroidal?
    Inquiring minds want to know.😎
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  • xschop
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    Back on it...

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  • xschop
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    0.005 finish pass...

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  • xschop
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    edited February 29
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  • Toolfan66
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    You have been busy!!!
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  • xschop
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    Lid time with a hand tap. Not chancing a machine tap on this guy...

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  • xschop
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    edited February 29
    Toolfan66 wrote: »
    You have been busy!!!

    Been at the shop all day. Test fitted the top and placed my cell phone in it and gave it a ring a couple times... Not a peep B)

    Will take it home and assemble, then decide how I want to mount the Neutriks.
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  • msg
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    Beautiful!
    The suspense is starting to get to me!

    How soft is that material, anyway? I was wondering about the section you're tapping, and whether there's potential for thread damage from the bolt?

    I gather that the thread pitch is coarse enough and the material strong enough that it won't be an issue? Not to mention won't really see frequent disassembly.

    I guess I'm just looking for a reason for you to put in a Timesert just for added industriality :DB)

    Will it be polished in the end? @bcwsrt is good at polishing metal. Real meticulous. Word is he's acid burned his fingerprints off. Can't grip anything anymore, but all his shiny metal things are pristine.
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    Side question - bolt vs screw. What're you using here, and what defines each?

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  • xschop
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    Nowadays a bolt costs less than 10 bucks. At over 20 bucks you're getting a "screw".
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  • nooshinjohn
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    msg wrote: »
    Side question - bolt vs screw. What're you using here, and what defines each?

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    Screws tend to be sharp, pointy, and without lubrication. That's why people bolt for the Cayman's when the IRS comes knocking.
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  • xschop
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    Headed to the Ponderosa...

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  • SCompRacer
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    SAE or Metric? :D
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  • xschop
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    edited February 29
    msg wrote: »
    Beautiful!
    The suspense is starting to get to me!

    How soft is that material, anyway? I was wondering about the section you're tapping, and whether there's potential for thread damage from the bolt?

    I gather that the thread pitch is coarse enough and the material strong enough that it won't be an issue? Not to mention won't really see frequent disassembly.

    I guess I'm just looking for a reason for you to put in a Timesert just for added industriality :DB)

    Will it be polished in the end? @bcwsrt is good at polishing metal. Real meticulous. Word is he's acid burned his fingerprints off. Can't grip anything anymore, but all his shiny metal things are pristine.

    Assembles or Disassembles in less than 5 minutes with a single 3/16 hex wrench.

    The Neutriks I got are not full bodied like I remember, but same diameter, so wouldn't chuck up on lathe. I'll have to grind off square tabs and glue in with my favorite alloy adhesive.


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  • nooshinjohn
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    xschop wrote: »

    The Neutriks I got are not full bodied like I remember, but same diameter, so wouldn't chuck up on lathe. I'll have to grind off square tabs and glue in with my favorite alloy adhesive.

    Why not counter-sink them in the side and offset them at 10 and 2?
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  • Viking64
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    What size tires fit on that rim?
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  • xschop
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    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    xschop wrote: »

    The Neutriks I got are not full bodied like I remember, but same diameter, so wouldn't chuck up on lathe. I'll have to grind off square tabs and glue in with my favorite alloy adhesive.

    Why not counter-sink them in the side and offset them at 10 and 2?

    No exposed hardware/fasteners was a goal.
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  • Toolfan66
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    Going to be pretty cool, and heavy as hell..
    Polk Audio SDA 2.3tl Fully Hot Rodded. 😎

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    OPPO UDP 205/ModWright Modification
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  • xschop
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    Toolfan66 wrote: »
    Going to be pretty cool, and heavy as hell..

    When I ship one, it'll fit in a large flat rate Priority box. Can't wait till they ask me what's in the box. B)
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  • pitdogg2
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    xschop wrote: »
    Toolfan66 wrote: »
    Going to be pretty cool, and heavy as hell..

    When I ship one, it'll fit in a large flat rate Priority box. Can't wait till they ask me what's in the box. B)

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  • nooshinjohn
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    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    xschop wrote: »
    Toolfan66 wrote: »
    Going to be pretty cool, and heavy as hell..

    When I ship one, it'll fit in a large flat rate Priority box. Can't wait till they ask me what's in the box. B)

    Bomb parts...... they love that comment....

    Tell the shipper that you have no clue what it is, but you knew a guy that worked at Los Alamos until all his hair started falling out and his fingernails glowed in the dark... and you got this from him! >:)
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  • msg
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    xschop wrote: »
    Headed to the Ponderosa...
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    Man, it's kind of a shame it's covered up with that spider locked away - that's a sweet piece of the build! I'd want to have a way to showcase that. I like that beefy, edgy, industrial look, and the transformer behind the spider makes for an interesting combination. Hard to characterize - it's almost like Steampunk Nouveau.

    Is this designed to be oriented vertically? Or on its side with a couple of, cough, arc-matched cradles? Buell did something similar with their underslung exhaust brackets. Could be a version of the Dreadnought case brackets Brian made for Larry a long time ago, only maybe splayed outward to boldly constrain against rolling.

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    edited February 29
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    xschop wrote: »
    Toolfan66 wrote: »
    Going to be pretty cool, and heavy as hell..
    When I ship one, it'll fit in a large flat rate Priority box. Can't wait till they ask me what's in the box. B)
    Bomb parts...... they love that comment....
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  • xschop
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    msg wrote: »
    xschop wrote: »
    Headed to the Ponderosa...
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    Man, it's kind of a shame it's covered up with that spider locked away - that's a sweet piece of the build! I'd want to have a way to showcase that. I like that beefy, edgy, industrial look, and the transformer behind the spider makes for an interesting combination. Hard to characterize - it's almost like Steampunk Nouveau.

    Is this designed to be oriented vertically? Or on its side with a couple of, cough, arc-matched cradles? Buell did something similar with their underslung exhaust brackets. Could be a version of the Dreadnought case brackets Brian made for Larry a long time ago, only maybe splayed outward to boldly constrain against rolling.

    It sets flat and ain't topplin' nowheres.
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  • nooshinjohn
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    You could have the connectors come from the bottom and make a super cool spiked base to put it on
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  • xschop
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    360÷5= 72 degress between adjacent spokes, is where they'll
    mount.
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