If cast parts have geometries that cannot otherwise be made in a one-stage, net-shape process, investment casting is the only logical choice. When quality and precision are more critical than cost, the process is widely applied for good commercial reasons. ...
Industrial 3D printers empower the rapid, cost-effective production of jigs, fixtures, and tooling in-house to save days or weeks of lead time, improve operational agility, and dramatically reduce costs versus outsourcing parts to an external vendor to machine from a solid billet of plastic or ...
Now, this thing is made from cool billet aluminum and has these rubber inserts here for your foot. Pretty cool piece. Now, let's get that thing connected to the engine. We're using one of their high tech throttle cables to make the final link to the carburetor. Well, reddit, we've...
While steel pipes are strong, they can also be lightweight. This makes them perfect for use in bicycle frame manufacture. Other places they find utility is in automobiles, refrigeration units, heating and plumbing systems, flagpoles, street lamps, and medicine to name a few. ...
To reduce weight on a garden pulling tractor, remove all starting mechanisms, install a small motorcycle battery or a small, lightweight and rechargeable 12 volt sealed lead acid (SLA) battery with a minimum 4AH (Amp Hour) rating on the tractor, use a machined billet aluminum starter pulley...
The case is cut from billet aluminum and the internals are super-strong chromoly steel to provide years of trouble-free service. We’re installing a new B&M SportShifter into a 2012 Jeep Wrangler JK, but it will work with Wranglers from 2007 through 2017. That spans both the Jeep TJ...
On older LS engines, those plastic retainers may not be strong enough to hold the lifters up. This trick is important since if the lifters fall out of the holders, it will require pulling the oil pan to retrieve them and pulling the heads to replace them! Our pal Steve Brulé at Weste...
Locking your keys in your trunk and thus locking yourself entirely out of your car, on a trip 1,100 miles from home no less, doesn't have to mean having a key overnighted to you or an expensive bout with a locksmith. Jeff Chia was visiting with us in Lex
x4 retrofit, StrongStrut tower brace, crystal clear taillights and corners, M aluminum pedals, stainless steel brake lines, billet aluminum throttle, staggered 18'' M-parallel wheels with Kumho Ecsta LX rubber, quad brake lights conversion
ALUMINUM. A metallic element approximately 65% lighter in weight than iron. It is used as a structural material when alloyed with other elements, or used as a deoxidizer and grain refiner in steels. ANNEALING. A softening treatment consisting of heating carbon or alloy steel to an appropriate...