The originals were probably made on a hobbing machine. Phil T. The Feral Engineer
Check out my LinuxCNC tutorials, machine builds and other antics at www.youtube.com/c/theferalengineer Help support my channel efforts and coffee addiction: www.patreon.com/theferalengineer Order one of the coolest label makers on the market at http://labelworks.epson.com, use coupon code "theferalengineer" and receive 20% off of your order 🙂 On Mon, Oct 24, 2022, 10:32 AM John Figie <zephyr9...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a 1978 Honda XL175 I want to get running again. The Kick start shaft > is broken, a common problem on this bike. Replacements are hard to find and > usually $400 or more. Maybe I can make a few and sell a few. I am wondering > if I can use 4130 steel that is pre hardened to Rockwell C32 and has > 135,000 psi tensile strength. Or maybe just take a grade 8 bolt and machine > it. or maybe even a metric grade 12.9 bolt which should be even stronger. > Anyway I am wondering how the splines were made on the original. I could > use the E head, (shaper) on my bridgeport and a rotary table. Do you think > this is a good idea? > > Shaft_Model <https://photos.app.goo.gl/EYmLjw9DaPVWnNhj6> > Spline <https://photos.app.goo.gl/1aAY377gQqVcM7q57> > John Figie > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
