I want you ruined O-Tangs, Zigs, or Black Ops

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ASRA AdminPermalink Reply by Bugs on January 11, 2009 at 10:00

Making bushings?

Permalink Reply by Ben on January 11, 2009 at 10:12

when you start cutting the bushings fitz, can you tell me the price of two sets of barrels? 83a?

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Grits on January 12, 2009 at 9:55

tang bushings....

Permalink Reply by Bowditch on January 12, 2009 at 10:32

lol i reckon jacko can probly help you out, he goes thru those badboys in about a day!!

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Jacko on January 12, 2009 at 11:22

but when im finished with em theres no thane left to make bushings out of....

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by DA BEAR on January 13, 2009 at 17:43

Hi Fitz,
I'm not going to try turning some myself but i'm interested in the technique and direction of the cut/turn,
do you use like a hole saw on an arbour and drill 90degrees to the axel, so your drilling a plug of thane
out then turn it on the lathe
or
are you drilling paralell to the axel?
so you max OD of the bushing is the distance from the bearing outer, sidewall seat, to the outside of the wheel.
Just tryin to picture it all happening in my head.
Wayne.

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Fitz on January 13, 2009 at 17:56

DA BEAR said:

Hi Fitz,
do you use like a hole saw on an arbour and drill 90degrees to the axel, so your drilling a plug of thane
out then turn it on the lathe.

Close. Yes 90 deg to axle. I just cut the wheel in 4 with bandsaw then turn it.
I tried the holesaw technique before but it's a pain in the butt. If you're gonna turn it there no need to make it round with a holesaw. Just cut the bastard :)

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Fitz on January 13, 2009 at 18:05

These are ones I've made so far. The green one is from an old abec11 flashback. Super wide like a JimZ.
You can still see pieces of the core in the thane.
I dunno if I'm prepared to sell em cause it take alot of work to shape em up. I hate seeing waste.

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by DA BEAR on January 13, 2009 at 18:31

I think i'm gettin it, so wheel lies on its back gets sliced paralell to the axel, cut it into pie shaped
1/4's (triangles)?
so if the wheel was still whole the 4king pins would be poking out radially, like bike spokes?

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Fitz on January 13, 2009 at 19:31

DA BEAR said:

so if the wheel was still whole the 4king pins would be poking out radially, like bike spokes?

Spot on.

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Grits on January 13, 2009 at 20:47

Hey fitz,
Do the bits or core effect the bushing at all?

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Fitz on January 14, 2009 at 22:23

Grits said:

Hey fitz,
Do the bits or core effect the bushing at all?

Not noticeably. Esp if the bits of core aren't against the hanger. That's where the most amount of flex happens. It took a few goes to work out where the sweet spot is to get the most thane out of the wheel and the least amount of core.

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