CFM Posted April 15, 2007 Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 How do you guys like solid struts to be built?? Aluminum? DOM? Round stock? Gonna build a few sets to sell off and a set for myself.... Hiems with left hand/right hand threads so they can be adjusted while mounted. Just trying to figure out what material to use... Leaning toward 6061.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoknbanshee Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 got a buddy out of florida making them, but not sure what material he is using. whatever he is using it is holding up with some 10 mill cheetah's and cubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesw Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 1 in solid stock of alum measure what distance you want the holes and drill them. i can post a pic if you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majicmike Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 If it were me I would only use 7075 myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 If it were me I would only use 7075 myself ehh, the modulus of elasticity is only marginally better, and if im not mistaken thats a huge factor in bending resistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHead Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 If it were me I would only use 7075 myself You could always use wood. I am a fan of oak myself. PM me for a real answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHead Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 You could always use wood. I am a fan of oak myself.PM me for a real answer. Cheese is a slo a good material. The Germans didn't seem to think that was funny when I brought that up in a conference call today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFM Posted April 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Cheese is a slo a good material. The Germans didn't seem to think that was funny when I brought that up in a conference call today. Don't mess with the germans and their cheese, they will get pissed.... Used to live 20 min outside of Frankfurt in a town called Hirshfeld along the Rhine river. Ate the damn "Brotchen" and cheese/meats for first meal of the day too many times than I care to remember..... And don't even ask why they dislike ice cubes.. Beer was good though.. and little german chicks are hot.. (can't remember if that was before or after the beer.. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHead Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Don't mess with the germans and their cheese, they will get pissed.... Used to live 20 min outside of Frankfurt in a town called Hirshfeld along the Rhine river. Ate the damn "Brotchen" and cheese/meats for first meal of the day too many times than I care to remember..... And don't even ask why they dislike ice cubes.. Beer was good though.. and little german chicks are hot.. (can't remember if that was before or after the beer.. ) Yeah, what the hell is with the ice cube thing? All of the Germans at work get all worked up if the waitress accidentally brings their drinks with ice in them. Some German chicks are hot, and some are not. Just like some Austrian chicks are hot and some are overly hairy. :yucky: I think the real problem they had with my cheese comments had to do with the fact that I was suggesting that a fuel module they designed would have been better off being made out of cheese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajogejr Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 How do you guys like solid struts to be built?? Aluminum? DOM? Round stock? Gonna build a few sets to sell off and a set for myself.... Hiems with left hand/right hand threads so they can be adjusted while mounted. Just trying to figure out what material to use... Leaning toward 6061.. PM me or post a price...I would be interested for my 10 mil. I can tell you brand new adjustable Marvin Shaw struts are 40 bucks each... If you can beat that...you've got a set sold... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHead Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 PM me or post a price...I would be interested for my 10 mil. I can tell you brand new adjustable Marvin Shaw struts are 40 bucks each... If you can beat that...you've got a set sold... I'll let you test them out. :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 If you can beat that...you've got a set sold... I bet I could. haha. seriously though I could if I had numbers to justify buying large sticks of alum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHead Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 I bet I could. haha. seriously though I could if I had numbers to justify buying large sticks of alum. See what a few 3' sticks of 6061 cost from onilinemetals? I bet it's not much. :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toybreaker Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 I made one set of adjustable struts. I used 6061 T6 for the upper and lower pieces both tapped for 1/2 20 nf threads 1 left hand 1 right hand I made a 4.5 inch stud out of 3/4 inch 1010 steel hex stock one side right hand the other left I bushed the bolts holes in the aluminum with OILITE 3/32 wall thickness I thought about the heim joint method but that was more expensive... And being a government employee i get paid whether i work or not :cool: All it took to adjust was a 3/4 open wrench or crescent hammer. Don't forget the lock nuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrider29 Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 I use 1 inch 6061 on mine with 1/2 heims with no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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