Master Hack
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I’m guessing its a custom order billet Balse wood unit.
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Master Hack
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I don’t see any big orderly shop and expensive tools! Either you work from a clandestine underground location and can’t/won’t take pics, OR you are some kind of master craftsman building all these custom parts with simple hand tools!
I suspect the latter, if that be the case, l’m f*****g impresed!
Yer not an extraterrestrial are you? Those guys built the pyramids a while back.
I suspect the latter, if that be the case, l’m f*****g impresed!
Yer not an extraterrestrial are you? Those guys built the pyramids a while back.
Denny
Canned Monster
He never said anything about an extra testicle.
Functional Artist
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Hey Denny,
The battery pack or Accumulator (FSAE term) will be mounted up front (just about over the front axle)
* Notice the battery "tray" just ahead of the axle?
Spreading the weight around
The ~20 lb. 48V 1,000W electric motor & ~5 lb. 48V 20A controller will be mounted in the rear (just ahead of the wheel)
...then, my azz (~150 lbs.) will reside about in the middle of the chassis (but, most of my weight is biased a bit toward the rear)
...& then, the battery pack will be up front (for some "nose weight") to aid in steering & braking traction
As for a battery pack, first I'm gonna test with (4) 12V 12AH SLA batteries (~35 lbs.)
...then, try (4) 12V 17AH SLA's (~40 lbs.)
...& then, move on to do some testing with a custom 48V 15AH Lithium battery module (~15 lbs.)
Functional Artist
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Well, I'ma glad you asked
Nope, I don't have a big fancy shop
...just a small garage (mostly full of crap, Um...I mean crafting materials)
...& a workbench (a discarded, old, solid, wooden door) in my back yard
&
Yup, most of my creating is done with just simple (& cheap) HF tools
I yak so much, about my projects
...& post all of these pics, to "Lead by Example" ta "hopefully" try-n-show others what is possible &/or can be done
Thanks, for the compliments & noticing
I always appreciate it when the craftsmanship gets noticed
* I do a lot of triangulation
...but, haven't built any pyramids
(lately) 
Master Hack
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And yer doing a fine job of it!
Maybe I missed it, but how are you bending the tubing?
Functional Artist
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Thanks, again
I use a 12 ton pipe bender from (you guessed it) HF
...purchased waaay back (like ~2010) when they were only ~$59.99
...& it still works good/does the job
Functional Artist
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I'd like to elaborate on this "topic" a bit more
For years I always used a piece of scrap wood, when cutting or drilling, to protect the surface of my workbench from cuts (from cutting)
...& holes (from drilling)
but,
I still worried (or at least was concerned) about cutting or drilling thru
...& damaging the surface of work bench, down below
A few years ago, I came across a discarded solid wooden door
...& I thought that it would make for nice work bench top (Nicer finish & more solid than a piece of 1/2" plywood)
So, I put it to use as a work bench top
...but, still used pieces of scrap wood to protect it (& still worried about damaging it)
Beware this next part may be controversial
Then, IDK last year or so, I was IDK doing something
...& IDK in a hurry or something (or in a mood who knows)
...& did some cutting or drilling, right directly on the work bench top
&
Afterwards, it didn't even bother me
...& was actually kinda refreshing, not having to worry about the stupid tabletop
...& just concentrate on the "job" at hand
&
Now, I don't even think about the work bench top, I bolt stuff down, directly to the bench top, to hold it for cutting &/or drilling
...& even have cut a line right on/into the bench top to use as a guide, when cutting several of the same part
Because
A.) I'm already recycling/repurposing & giving the door a second life
...& 2.) it's easily replaceable
Plus, you can get (4) fresh areas to work with, out of the (1) door
because when 1/2 of 1 side of the door gets too "cut up"
...ya just "spin" the door around & use the other 1/2
& then,
When that area gets too damaged, just flip the door over
...& you'll have (2) more "fresh areas" to attack
ezcome-ezgo
G'me sumthin to write on
I make work space out of 2x4's on edge for the same reason. It is a sacrificial surface, won't harm my tools and is easily replaced/recycled.
Denny
Canned Monster
Yo are you saying you are an extra testicle then? I always thought you were a people like most of the rest of us.Well, I'ma glad you asked
Nope, I don't have a big fancy shop
...just a small garage (mostly full of crap, Um...I mean crafting materials)
...& a workbench (a discarded, old, solid, wooden door) in my back yard
&
Yup, most of my creating is done with just simple (& cheap) HF tools
I yak so much, about my projects
...& post all of these pics, to "Lead by Example" ta "hopefully" try-n-show others what is possible &/or can be done
Thanks, for the compliments & noticing
I always appreciate it when the craftsmanship gets noticed
* I do a lot of triangulation
...but, haven't built any pyramids
Functional Artist
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Functional Artist
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Just ta be clear, I usually work with 1/2" Schedule 40 Water Pipe (not tubing)
...which is actually ~7/8" OD x ~5/8" ID & has a ~1/8" wall thickness
...& the HF pipe bender, that I use, is for use with pipe (not tubing)
Functional Artist
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While the paint is a dryin' lets discuss GR (gear ratio) & potential top speed
A MY-1020 48V 1,000W brushed electric motor (~1.2HP) is rated for 3,000RPM's
...& it has a 10T #35 drive sprocket on it
The rear wheel, has a 72T #35 driven sprocket on it
...& has a circumference of ~61"
So, with a 10T drive sprocket with a 72T driven sprocket gives us a 7.2:1 Gear Ratio
Now, let's check the math
I know there are speed calculators available (online)
...but, I like to use my
Ballpark Equation
MS/GR=ASxTC=IM/FT=FMxHR=FHxMM= MPH
Motor Speed/Gear Ratio=Axle Speed x Tire Circumference = Inches per Minute traveled/Foot(12) = Feet per Minute traveled x Hour(60) = Feet per Hour traveled x MPH Multiplier(.000189) = Miles Per Hour
3,000 (Motor Speed or RPM's) divided by 7.2 (Gear Ratio)= 416.67 (Axle Speed or RPM's)
416.67 (AS) x 61" (Tire Cir.) = 25,416.87 (Inches per minute traveled)
25,416.87 (IM) divided by 12 (Inch per Foot) = 2,118.07 (Feet Traveled per minute)
2,118.07 (FM) x 60 (Minutes per Hour) = 127,084.20 (Feet Traveled per hour)
127,084.20 (FH) x .000189 (mileage multiplier) = 24.02 MPH
IMO getting a top speed of ~24 MPH out of a prototype kart, running on plastic Bicycle wheels & powered by a 1.2HP motor
...seems like a good place to start our testing
A MY-1020 48V 1,000W brushed electric motor (~1.2HP) is rated for 3,000RPM's
...& it has a 10T #35 drive sprocket on it
The rear wheel, has a 72T #35 driven sprocket on it
...& has a circumference of ~61"
So, with a 10T drive sprocket with a 72T driven sprocket gives us a 7.2:1 Gear Ratio
Now, let's check the math
I know there are speed calculators available (online)
...but, I like to use my
Ballpark Equation
MS/GR=ASxTC=IM/FT=FMxHR=FHxMM= MPH
Motor Speed/Gear Ratio=Axle Speed x Tire Circumference = Inches per Minute traveled/Foot(12) = Feet per Minute traveled x Hour(60) = Feet per Hour traveled x MPH Multiplier(.000189) = Miles Per Hour
3,000 (Motor Speed or RPM's) divided by 7.2 (Gear Ratio)= 416.67 (Axle Speed or RPM's)
416.67 (AS) x 61" (Tire Cir.) = 25,416.87 (Inches per minute traveled)
25,416.87 (IM) divided by 12 (Inch per Foot) = 2,118.07 (Feet Traveled per minute)
2,118.07 (FM) x 60 (Minutes per Hour) = 127,084.20 (Feet Traveled per hour)
127,084.20 (FH) x .000189 (mileage multiplier) = 24.02 MPH
IMO getting a top speed of ~24 MPH out of a prototype kart, running on plastic Bicycle wheels & powered by a 1.2HP motor
...seems like a good place to start our testing
Master Hack
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There is a difference between tubing and pipe. Some people just don’t get that.
if ya understand that and use the correct tools and techniques either material will work.
if ya understand that and use the correct tools and techniques either material will work.
Master Hack
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So tell us about the laser your friends and relatives used to build the pyramids! I never believed the crap about rolling those rocks on logs across the desert. No effen way! Can you imagine that? Its friggen sand after all! The pyramid of geezers! what a great name! I'm betting there is some kind of pocket laser in your garage/shop somewhere. About the size of a zippo, cuts 1" steel like butter! Come awn! time to come clean!
Functional Artist
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Um...I still can't speak of it
...but, "if" I had anything that would/could cut thru 1" steel like butter, I surely wouldn't be doin' it by hand
We got Baby Duckling pics
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Functional Artist
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Also, painted up some parts
...& some little parts too
* Some of these little details, make a big difference
...& some little parts too
* Some of these little details, make a big difference
Denny
Canned Monster
Foigras?Um...I still can't speak of it
...but, "if" I had anything that would/could cut thru 1" steel like butter, I surely wouldn't be doin' it by hand
We got Baby Duckling pics
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ezcome-ezgo
G'me sumthin to write on
Oh my word, don't let my wife see this. We'll be on he road to Toledo in the morning.Um...I still can't speak of it
...but, "if" I had anything that would/could cut thru 1" steel like butter, I surely wouldn't be doin' it by hand
We got Baby Duckling pics
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BaconBitRacing
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Adorable lil fur balls.Um...I still can't speak of it
...but, "if" I had anything that would/could cut thru 1" steel like butter, I surely wouldn't be doin' it by hand
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