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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 04:11 PM
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Tomorrow my little friend are going on his first journey by himself...

We'll hope it works out fine



Old Mar 1, 2011 | 06:56 PM
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omg Id be soo scared to let my big buddy venture by itself... wheres it going? what for?

I like your box lol
Old Mar 1, 2011 | 11:50 PM
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It's going to be straighted (spelling?) to avoid warping. Then I'm get it back to some more machining.
Old Mar 2, 2011 | 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Tegheim
It's going to be straighted (spelling?) to avoid warping.
How do they straighten it?
Old Mar 2, 2011 | 01:52 PM
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Put the shaft on two V-blocks and use the squeezer/press/crusher to bend it right with the hydralic cylinder.

Can fix a picture of our machine tomorrow.
Old Mar 2, 2011 | 11:04 PM
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you're my hero..... seriously.
Old Apr 9, 2011 | 11:41 PM
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what material is this made from?
Old Apr 10, 2011 | 07:52 AM
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I hope you got your shaft back!!! lol
Old Apr 14, 2011 | 07:33 PM
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Please keep us updated!
Old May 14, 2011 | 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 83twinheadlight
what material is this made from?


Here in Sweden we call it SS2541-03, it's the same as the american 4340.



Originally Posted by jwteknix
I hope you got your shaft back!!! lol




Originally Posted by Aspect28
Please keep us updated!


I'm still here, but not much time on the engine sadly. Will try to do something shortly!

Sorry...



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