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Old 03-01-2011, 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



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Old 03-01-2011, 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
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Old 03-01-2011, 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.
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Old 03-02-2011, 08:10 AM
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It's going to be straighted (spelling?) to avoid warping.
How do they straighten it?
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Old 03-02-2011, 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.
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Old 03-02-2011, 11:04 PM
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you're my hero..... seriously.
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Old 04-09-2011, 11:41 PM
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what material is this made from?
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I hope you got your shaft back!!! lol
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Old 04-14-2011, 07:33 PM
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Please keep us updated!
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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.



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I hope you got your shaft back!!! lol




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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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