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[Cantthinkofausername]

Just stumbled across these by accident. Truly stunning! Maybe it's been discussed before, or maybe there's a very good reason it can't be done, but, I was just wondering if it would be possible to just have one Squonk hole cut out of the front edge???????

(down the centre of the front edge as opposed to one on each side.)

 

[BlueridgeDog]

I think only the tranny can have one squonk hole...

 

[MFToms59]

Just stumbled across these by accident. Truly stunning! Maybe it's been discussed before, or maybe there's a very good reason it can't be done, but, I was just wondering if it would be possible to just have one Squonk hole cut out of the front edge???????

(down the centre of the front edge as opposed to one on each side.)

Been asked and answered earlier in the thread, not possible without design modification... final decision was no.

The Squonk design is what attracted me to this mod, I already have 3 other Aluminum Models & 4 Woodies... getting a Girly Bronze with shiny holes now... yeah I changed my mind

 

[turbocad6]

I'll give ya half off a cerakote or something if you want an aluminum mod instead. Just let me know bud.

thanks for the offer brother, I really do appreciate it, but honestly I'm not much of a mech guy at all, I was only here for the Ti

 

[Tbev]

I'd definitely like to have an edm, one that will put a big hole in a chunk of titanium is on the top of the edm food chain

 

[Doffy]

Any other metals on the horizon? I don't know many mod type metals. But with copper and titanium off limits?

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[Chowderhead1972]

Any other metals on the horizon? I don't know many mod type metals. But with copper and titanium off limits?

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Read up on 7068 aluminum. Amazing stuff. I mentioned Magnesium earlier but I can't say I would actually want one. I'm sure Tom could do one in 304ss but it would be a boat anchor. Solid carbon fiber would be awesome, but I think there would be conductivity issues. I think he should make one out of polycarbonate (bullet proof glass) for a visual demo for VAPE Summit.

 

[Nautilusfan]

Read up on 7068 aluminum. Amazing stuff. I mentioned Magnesium earlier but I can't say I would actually want one. I'm sure Tom could do one in 304ss but it would be a boat anchor. Solid carbon fiber would be awesome, but I think there would be conductivity issues. I think he should make one out of polycarbonate (bullet proof glass) for a visual demo for VAPE Summit.

In your words Tom....... 7068 for the win Really is amazing stuff.

 

[Tbev]

I looked into magnesium but it's expensive and only really obtainable in an ingot form, can't mill an ingot. That would be cool but it's really not light enough to make a difference anyways. Fiber is one that I've originally wanted to do, not a wrap but a solid chunk, it would be cool, but it's one of those things that gets priced out of existence.

 

[TheKiwi]

Isn't magnesium like. Violently combustible...?! :O


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[Nautilusfan]

I looked into magnesium but it's expensive and only really obtainable in an ingot form, can't mill an ingot. That would be cool but it's really not light enough to make a difference anyways. Fiber is one that I've originally wanted to do, not a wrap but a solid chunk, it would be cool, but it's one of those things that gets priced out of existence.

Wow had no idea it was that expensive. Just priced an 5x11x1 machining block. Over $400 Is there any other format that would be usable? High Quality Carbon Fiber Tubes and Products - Rock West Composites

 

[Tbev]

If you try you can do it but but it's safe, 10:1 there's a few lbs min. of mag parts in the car you drive. Even titanium does the same thing your thinking of, I had to build a new shopvac bc I suckered up some ti trimmings that were still on fire and it lit up inside the cannister, melted the thing to helll in a few seconds..


I like my new vac tho.

 

[Tbev]

Did I mention that I hate Tapatalk ..

 

[Chowderhead1972]

5x11x1 for $432 that would make 5 mods right? That's $86 each. Doable? I'm down.

 

[Nautilusfan]

5x11x1 for $432 that would make 5 mods right? That's $86 each. Doable? I'm down.

Hmmmm..... 5 mods What about it? Doable?

 

[Tbev]

That fiber isn't the right stuff, but the money isn't in the fiber is in the tooling.

 

[Nautilusfan]

Is carbon fiber more difficult to work with than aluminum? A little enlightenment please

 

[Tbev]

2x4x1 but that's if it's a 2in wide bar 1in. thick and as long as you want. And ya gotta account for margins, you lose a significant amount when you cut.

 

[Tbev]

Is carbon fiber more difficult to work with than aluminum? A little enlightenment please

Fiber is a time consuming process, but it's also a significant bit harder to work with. You need all new tools: bits n mill bits etc and they wear out fast. They need to be replaced really often or they catch n snag and for simplicity sake rip/unravel the fiber.

It's similar to titanium in that way, sometimes a $100 bit only lasts ten seconds then explodes, and that is best case scenario, if it doesn't explode it usually gets stuck in the hole, that costs a week and $80 to get the bit out.

With titanium it's not like I can just buy one of each bit I need. You need a few bits for each hole, and they wear out and break super fast. You have to start small and get a pilot hole going then you go bigger then up to large enough to fit a boring bar inside to open the hole up to final size. Besides the cost that's three or four times I have to drill the same hole, change bits, reset the mill, then I have to run the boring bar up n down ten to twenty times. Every one of those steps is done with the cooling system going, which I hate, but also costs a little money, and takes time waiting for things to cool down between cuts. As far as mill work goes titanium is much more than just a pain in the asz. [emoji4]

 

[Nautilusfan]

So if I understand what you are saying CF is in some ways as difficult to work with as titanium?