Go to Post Even at Mc Donalds, dinner with Dean would be really cool! - Josh Hambright [more]
Home
Go Back   Chief Delphi > Technical > Technical Discussion
CD-Media   CD-Spy  
portal register members calendar search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read FAQ rules

 
 
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #1   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 19-03-2009, 03:25
CraigHickman
 
Posts: n/a
Side Project Questions: What Steel?

I'm currently working on a side project to get my own Longboard trucks built. For those not familiar with skating, here's a basic rundown on what the device needs to do:

1. When a rider leans the board, the force turns the Hanger, which is suspended between Polyurethane Bushings to allow it to return to center easily.
2. Hangers have conventionally been made out of cast aluminum. These ones don't handle speeds past 60mph very well, and have a tendency to bend during slides.
3. Conventional axles are made of undersized non precision ground steel. The exact ally I don't know.


So here's what I'm hoping people can help me work out: What kind of steel should I go with for my axles? I'm guessing some sort of heat treating is going to be needed, but if that can be avoided it would save cost. A bit of math that I have yet to learn might help out here...

With my current Hanger design, the axle mounts to the hanger with a 5/16 nc thread, 3/4" in depth. Let's assume the hanger is invincible for the sake of simplicity. The axle extends out about 2.5 inches, with the load spread across the 2 inches closest to the hanger. We've got a 200lb rider (safety gear is heavy) going 60mph down a hill, and the rider attempts to do a 90 degree turn at that speed. We're dealing with some fairly large forces...

Anyone who really knows their steel and could give me some advice would be totally bribed with cookies if I ever met you irl.
 


Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Awesome website for off season side project antics. Cool projects too. Elgin Clock General Forum 7 07-07-2006 12:54
pic: 1065 side-project teaser Michelle Celio Extra Discussion 7 31-01-2006 19:15
SIde Project hedgehogger Motors 2 01-02-2005 16:54
Welding stainless steel to mild steel... can it be done? Travis Covington Technical Discussion 3 27-01-2004 19:11
A Side Project EbonySeraphim Programming 7 09-02-2003 22:54


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 16:15.

The Chief Delphi Forums are sponsored by Innovation First International, Inc.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2017, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © Chief Delphi