pic: Chain and Wheel in Tube

28-12-2015, 17:22

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Re: pic: Chain and Wheel in Tube

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Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe

I'm curious, what makes a dead axle easier to machine?

Holes for bolts don't require the same tight tolerances that bearing holes do, would be the main thing I could think of. But if you're doing a full tube thing like this, it would seem to me to be quite likely you have some sort of CNC capability, which makes that less of a factor.

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