[dilligas]

Yup those things are nice - good job!

 

[rockett]

Dude. You could sell those and make LOTS of beer money. Hell, sell springers while you're at it. People pay $1k for a springer without thinking about it.

 

[Chevota]

What program do you use for drawing and posting code. Looking at the contoured sides ... did you use a ball nose endmill for finishing? You are right, 7075 is strong stuff ... Aircraft/Aerospace industry uses it a lot, but stainless wouldn't be a bad idea. 300 series would be fine right?

 

[rockett]

I work in aircraft manufacturing. We use 7075 in high-stress structural parts every day. At that thickness, I'm sure it'll hold up just fine.

 

[charmer21o]

Stainless is very strong correct. But it is very brittle so not a great idea since it will snap instead of bending. U would not want that to happen. Especially in the front.

 

[charmer21o]

hear they r on the front end

 

[HD48FL]

Nice job.

 

[rockett]

They look great on there. Most probably don't like your choice of tires, but I love fat tires if they're they same on the front and back, like yours.

 

[bobscogin]

Stainless is very strong correct. But it is very brittle so not a great idea since it will snap instead of bending. U would not want that to happen. Especially in the front.

Comparing the mechanical properties of the "30X" grades of stainless and 1018 cold rolled steel, the percent of elongation at yield is comparable at around 35%-45% so it wouldn't appear to be any more brittle than the cold rolled. I'd use the correct grade of stainless without hesitation. Polished, of course!

Bob

 

[charmer21o]

Yes u r right but most people use 303 or 304 which was what I was referring to in which I made a rear axle for a customer which snapped on him as he was taking off luckily he was not going fast. But from there on I choose my stainless very carefully.

 

[rockett]

I'd use the correct grade of stainless without hesitation. Polished, of course!

Bob

True.

However; since I work in aerospace, I'd use the correct grade of aluminum. It's lighter, cheaper(for me), easier to mill, and easier to polish.

 

[charmer21o]

I will make sets out of chomoly 4130 as well and the springer front end that will be another thread as well as 4130.

 

[Ruckus]

nice

 

[panhead48mc]

My wife has nice curves and no stop sighns, now i have a house full of little hoodlums! I like the rockers alot, looking foreward to checking out the springer.
nice work indeed, best Russ

 

[ole redeye]

Nice work