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Can I weld to spring steel?
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wow .. a knowledge of spring steel pencil measureing constest broke out in a tech thread ...
Cobolt drill.
Low drill speed and proper cutter lube.
A drill press would be very helpful.
Where do people get the idea that spring steel is ultra hard to drill ?
It is more difficult than mild steel sure, use the correct tools and bit sizes it is not that hard.
Cobolt drill.
Low drill speed and proper cutter lube.
A drill press would be very helpful.
Where do people get the idea that spring steel is ultra hard to drill ?
It is more difficult than mild steel sure, use the correct tools and bit sizes it is not that hard.
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Well it hard I know cause I spent most of the day doing it. I have cobalt bits and have been using proper cutting oil. I was trying to drill it in place which I think was the problem, I am hoping it's easy enough tomorrow when I pull the spring out. All I really needed was a pilot hole with it in place which is done.love_mud wrote:wow .. a knowledge of spring steel pencil measureing constest broke out in a tech thread ...
Cobolt drill.
Low drill speed and proper cutter lube.
A drill press would be very helpful.
Where do people get the idea that spring steel is ultra hard to drill ?
It is more difficult than mild steel sure, use the correct tools and bit sizes it is not that hard.
And regarding the steel argument, at least people aren't asking how to fit 31's on there zook lol.
Build Thread - http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=168546&p=1927514&hilit=GRPABT1%27s+zook#p1927514
OK guys/girls it's all done now thank god. With the spring out of the vehicle it was much easier to drill, still a bit of a PITA but doable.
Now after a few ramp flexes ( I need a bigger ramp ) I discovers a couple of small problems and sorted them. But one problem may still remain. The elliptic (hlaf spring) spring seems to fold down after max compression and stay there with the shackle somewhat inverted. I flipped my boomerang shackles around the other way and drilled a hole through them for a bolt to make them anti inversion shackles. I think this has fixed the problem but I CBF ramping it up again and stuffing about anymore as I was starving and had other stuff to do.
I'll take it out for a wheel next weekend and flex it up proper and see how it goes. I'll post pics when I'm 100% finished (probably never lol)
Now after a few ramp flexes ( I need a bigger ramp ) I discovers a couple of small problems and sorted them. But one problem may still remain. The elliptic (hlaf spring) spring seems to fold down after max compression and stay there with the shackle somewhat inverted. I flipped my boomerang shackles around the other way and drilled a hole through them for a bolt to make them anti inversion shackles. I think this has fixed the problem but I CBF ramping it up again and stuffing about anymore as I was starving and had other stuff to do.
I'll take it out for a wheel next weekend and flex it up proper and see how it goes. I'll post pics when I'm 100% finished (probably never lol)
Build Thread - http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=168546&p=1927514&hilit=GRPABT1%27s+zook#p1927514
Know someone with a cropper or a punch machine?
if you do and they have the right sized punch they can punch a hole through the spring in a few seconds flat.
no F'ing about with heating up then cooling a spring which will effect the springs stiffeness then trying to drill and crap.
even paying for it would be a hell of a lot quicker and probably cheaper by the sounds of it.
if you do and they have the right sized punch they can punch a hole through the spring in a few seconds flat.
no F'ing about with heating up then cooling a spring which will effect the springs stiffeness then trying to drill and crap.
even paying for it would be a hell of a lot quicker and probably cheaper by the sounds of it.
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