anyone have a cnc mill/have access to a cnc mill.....

[kfxguy]

I need your help....in my Neverending quest to make my little 32" cat go faster, I've come to a roadblock of sorts. The strut adjustment on it is quite....unaccurate and hard to repeat. So I want to make a much better strut mount. My mill is a manual on and isn't as accurate as I'd like it to be and I know I can't make it as nice as a cnc mill can. I'm willing to pay you btw. Maybe someone could do a better job than me on a manual mill..I ordered some cutting bits to try it myself.... Here's what I'm looking for...something like this (this one is for a big gas boat, otherwise I'd just buy it and be done lol)

I'm also open to ideas and suggestions. ..please no negativity. ...or telling me I can adjust it just fine with what I have...I know I can, I want a more repeatable system for testing.





I want to continue to use the bottom strut part...just need to make the two sliding parts...

[kfxguy]

I have always found that small local machine shops
are very helpful when I need something done I cant do myself.

I feel like if someone on here does it, they have a much better understanding of what it needs to do....I think that means a bunch.

I was just going to cut a t slot in mine, be much easier than cutting a dove tail....

[rearwheelin]

When you find that good adjustment you could mark your strut with a scratch . It's what I use to make my cutting lines on aluminum when I need to be real accurate. Mark it on the side of the strut against the bottom of the hanger, after you have 5 scratches but only use two marks scratch confirm marks on the narrow side.

[kfxguy]

When you find that good adjustment you could mark your strut with a scratch . It's what I use to make my cutting lines on aluminum when I need to be real accurate. Mark it on the side of the strut against the bottom of the hanger, after you have 5 scratches but only use two marks scratch confirm marks on the narrow side.

I'm already doing this. I don't like it. If I had a screw to adjust it, way easier and more repeatable. I'm going to make this one way or another :)

[urbs00007]

you have a good piece right there. put scribe lines where the strut goes up and down. (one on the strut, maybe 8 on the bracket. have a zero then - and + then for the angle , slot the bracket in an arc on bottom screw, and make same scribe lines . then keep notebook and make note of settings like , 3-1/2 up ...- 2 angle . you get the idea. you are doing good with your saw . keep moving forward. jmo. in case you are wondering, I would buy that strut if I was in the market for a new one. good job. oh and grease fitting might be better behind strut.

[urbs00007]

looking again at the bracket, you could round off the top of strut and bracket behind pocket so as you rotate strut looking from the side scribe lines could be across top.

[kfxguy]

you have a good piece right there. put scribe lines where the strut goes up and down. (one on the strut, maybe 8 on the bracket. have a zero then - and + then for the angle , slot the bracket in an arc on bottom screw, and make same scribe lines . then keep notebook and make note of settings like , 3-1/2 up ...- 2 angle . you get the idea. you are doing good with your saw . keep moving forward. jmo. in case you are wondering, I would buy that strut if I was in the market for a new one. good job. oh and grease fitting might be better behind strut.

that strut in the pic is what i'm going to build. Something very similiar actually. I really want a jack screw to move the strut up and down. The axis's will be independent of each other. Thats what I really want. Ill get the agle right at one pouint then xscrew up the height or visa versa...this way will be worlds easier and much more accurate. I'll get started on it tonight to build the first version.

[kfxguy]

looking again at the bracket, you could round off the top of strut and bracket behind pocket so as you rotate strut looking from the side scribe lines could be across top.

did you notice the jack screw in the top that raises and lowers it?

[kfxguy]

You guys may think I have some nice setup with a table and tools etc when I go run...but fact is, I hardly have anything with me nor a place to work..Sdo being accurate with my adjustments is really not possible. Here's my work bench....lol



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[flraptor07]

Dave @ HRC he's the guy that makes the cooling cans and motor mounts. he also does custom stuff. His shop is here in bradenton.

[kfxguy]

Dave @ HRC he's the guy that makes the cooling cans and motor mounts. he also does custom stuff. His shop is here in bradenton.

ill ask him and see....thx

[olwarbirds]

Dave @ HRC he's the guy that makes the cooling cans and motor mounts. he also does custom stuff. His shop is here in bradenton.

His stuff is very good quality, alot better than the other custom manufacturer I dealt with recently .... Dave's turn around time is very reasonable too... DJ

[Spartanator]

Nice table! Lol

[tlandauer]

Nice table! Lol

Agreed! What a ingenuous way to use nature as a set up board.

[Spartanator]

Trying not to derail the thread too much but....
You could weld a small mount to the frame on the 4 wheeler then build a detachable table from there! Would be a sight to see! Lol