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Forum: Truck Building Tech 02-05-2025, 07:25 PM
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Posted By Zabco
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff

That's good to see. Little factoid to file away for future reference if I ever try to do the same.

I was using my cutoff tool in a QCTP for quite a while and always had issues with it. Given the...
Forum: Truck Building Tech 02-03-2025, 07:30 PM
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Posted By Zabco
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff

Oh man, I feel your pain and aggravation. Morse taper and draw bolt is good when you want concentricity but a pain when you need length behind chuck. How were you cutting off the excess tube? ...
Forum: Truck Building Tech 01-18-2025, 07:26 PM
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Posted By Zabco
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff

Thought they were all unfinished projects, mine are.
Forum: Truck Building Tech 11-25-2024, 07:53 PM
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Posted By Zabco
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff

Really glad to hear that the damage is not as bad as feared and that you will be able to get it fixed.

I have the tables that Sherline has for both imperial and metric threads for their lathes,...
Forum: Truck Building Tech 11-24-2024, 08:48 PM
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Posted By Zabco
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff

Oh man, reading that made my head hurt. I'm really glad the damage was not any worse than that. Find it hard though to think that Sherline can't provide a replacement part. I have the threading...
Forum: Truck Building Tech 11-23-2024, 07:37 PM
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Posted By Zabco
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff

Growing up as a kid I always loved to go through the hardware department of Sears stores. Didn't really know anything about machine tools and the saws and drill presses and lathes in Sears always...
Forum: Truck Building Tech 11-22-2024, 08:05 PM
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Posted By Zabco
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff

Oh wow, cool. I have a Unimat SL also. Was the first power tool I ever bought. Bought mine a couple of years before you and got it through Montgomery Wards (remember them?). Was right around $200...
Forum: Truck Building Tech 11-07-2024, 07:26 PM
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Posted By Zabco
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff

Several years ago I made some benders out of steel to make various types of u-bolts. Was a lot of work to make them. Squared, round, different lengths, different rod sizes, etc. I will be very...
Forum: Truck Building Tech 11-06-2024, 07:27 PM
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Posted By Zabco
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff

Cool ideas, will be very interesting to see how they work out.
Forum: Truck Building Tech 11-02-2024, 07:12 PM
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Posted By Zabco
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff

All educational opportunities. What I love about all this. Keeps my brain functioning.
Forum: Truck Building Tech 11-01-2024, 07:46 PM
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Posted By Zabco
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff

Assemblies in Alibre can be one of the more frustrating things to do in that program. If two parts are off by only the smallest fraction of an angle, they won't go together. If two holes are out of...
Forum: Truck Building Tech 10-28-2024, 07:13 PM
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Posted By Zabco
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff

Don - sent you a private message.
Forum: Truck Building Tech 10-25-2024, 07:18 PM
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Posted By Zabco
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff

Yea, Mitutoyo makes very good measuring tools. I've got one of their digital micrometers. Dang thing will read down to like 0.00001 inch. Does like it's batteries though, always try to remember to...
Forum: Truck Building Tech 10-24-2024, 12:38 PM
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Posted By Zabco
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff

It doesn't always pay to buy cheap. I bought a Starret digital caliper for about $100 thirty odd years ago. Big money at the time. Other than having to replace the battery a couple of times it has...
Forum: Truck Building Tech 10-10-2024, 07:31 PM
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Posted By Zabco
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff

All educational opportunities, best way of learning. Strange though the way your slicer is doing scaling. I use Cura or PrusaSlicer, which is forked from slic3r, depending on which printer I am...
Forum: Truck Building Tech 10-07-2024, 07:28 PM
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Posted By Zabco
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff

I really like what you have come up with, they really look good. Even a drain plug in the rear cover. I had the same issue with multi-piece wheels and hubs when I was designing the dayton style...
Forum: Truck Building Tech 10-05-2024, 07:15 PM
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Posted By Zabco
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff

Yea, practically every web site wants a login anymore. Way too many user ids and passwords to keep track of. I created a spreadsheet to keep track of them and it's probably the most often opened...
Forum: Truck Building Tech 10-03-2024, 07:22 PM
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Posted By Zabco
Forum: Truck Building Tech 09-23-2024, 08:13 PM
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Views: 72
Posted By Zabco
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff

When you create the .stl file from your 3d model in alibre a stl configurations box should pop up. Make sure and use a value no greater than 1 degree for the faceting parameters setting. stls do...
Forum: Truck Building Tech 09-21-2024, 07:21 PM
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Views: 72
Posted By Zabco
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff

Same reasons I went with Alibre also.

Yep, bearing support for axle shafts in middle and end should be only thing you need. That's all the Tamiya rear ends have and they seem to hold up just fine...
Forum: Truck Building Tech 09-19-2024, 07:35 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 72
Posted By Zabco
Re: 1/16 Scale FrankenDiff

Welcome to the good life. I was able to take early retirement 8 years ago and I have enjoyed every minute of it. What got me into this hobby was the fear of 'what am I going to do with all this...
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