Are they just straight or do they have slots in them??.. Thanks..
Mine is strictly a race application, no slots ... but I think he might have them with the slots ... I dunno ... they are pretty awesome though and cheap ... I think they're like $25
Mine is strictly a race application, no slots ... but I think he might have them with the slots ... I dunno ... they are pretty awesome though and cheap ... I think they're like $25
Well heck if it works for racing it should work for hot roddin around I would think????.. Maybe I'll make some up and try em what the heck!..
Interesting, do you put the slots in to pass water??..
yes i broach 6 slots through them
Delrin is a pretty cool plastic, dense, easy to machine, wears really well, retains it shape, and good resistance to shock.
I use it for suspension bushings, and I recently used Delrin for transom bearings.
As far as colors go, black and white is all I have seen.
Turcite?
Interesting.
The only thing I have ever seen Turcite used for is the sliding surfaces of CNC machines.
We use delrin for quite a few items. I don't know if it has the surface speed capability to support prop shaft bushing use though.
UHMW would be even better then delrin I would think. It would cost more though but is a much better bearing material so they say.
If any one would want to try some I have piles of the stuff. The guy I bought my machine shop from made all kinds of bushings / bearings out of it.
I machine the ends of these shafts that sick out over 5 1/2 feet from the head stock on the lathe. I whipped up a support bearing out of that stuff and it does the trick. It takes me prolly 1/2 hour per shaft and I've run over 50 of them though the same bushing.
works well in transom bearings too.
will it take 10k rpm prop shaft speed though? just curious
Some interesting reading on this stuff!..
UHMW (http://www.garlandmfg.com/plastics/applications.html)
hey if it can be used in trains i am all for it as my boat is almost as fast as a train choooo choooooo!!!!
Some interesting reading on this stuff!..
UHMW (http://www.garlandmfg.com/plastics/applications.html)
it's some slick stuff. I mean when you hold it in your hand it just feels slick. It's not as hard as Derlin though. So that might be a problem with the thin wall thickness that strut bushings have.
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