De Ranged Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 Got some time to kill while I wait for my flight home for the holidays a whole month at home! So time to catch up all the stuff I haven't posted on this lol First off the plastic fairleads, it was a bust lol just couldn't get the stuff to hold the bend, I've never tried bending something as thick as this in UHMWPE, the sheet I've bent before was easy just heat the area you want the bend in till its clear, then bend it and hold it till the colour comes back and its all good here's a shot showing a piece in the shed oven notice the core is still white So I made a jig to clamp it but this is the result it will bend in all good but after about 30-40 seconds it snaps, I tried more heat, preheating the jig shallower bends etc.... 30-40 seconds in pop every time, I don't know if any of you guys do this but I keep re thinking problems I can't solve lol, if you look at the second pic you can see the breaks all start from the back (flat side) so I may have an answer if I can build a heater that leaves the back still white and just bend the round side this may work..... maybe something for the future lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Rod may bend better as you have no stress riser from the corners/edges. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De Ranged Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 Before I finished up last time I was home I couldn't help myself i had to drop a front axle in place lol Built this ages ago for a truck I parted out and I kept the axle so figered why not lol My own version of a hi clearance diamond, hilux components custom steering arms and custom length longfields I've been looking at the front end suspension and well heres my thoughts -This buggy is sort of about proving the rear suspension so if I get "fun" with the front then I'm creating a variable that could be affecting the performace of the rear -While I love the variable rate of leaf springs (as springs) they are a massive weight hit, as a spring and in the mounting (1/4 eliptical is a lever so the mounting has to very strong), there is the potential to design the chassis to reduce the mounting weight but the way I've built this I just don't have that option -If I did do this "fun" style then I will have a bit of an issue with foot room as a leaf mount would be down where my feet are lol So I've decided to go mainstream with air shocks and hydro bumps, so I need to make a set of corner scales..... which I've designed up while I've been away (I'll post up the design in my shop thread for anyone interested) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De Ranged Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 13 minutes ago, miketomcat said: Rod may bend better as you have no stress riser from the corners/edges. Mike lol I never even thought of that ....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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