jrmach
Titanium
- Joined
- Jun 9, 2012
- Location
- Boise,Idaho USA
So a customer of mine is designing and planning a small production run of various parts of a snowmobile for high performance hill climbing.The list is long of what he is changing,but I am stuck on this one part.
Let me first disclose I do not know anything about snowmobiles,just the machinist and sometimes help with design.
So this part is 2 wheels that help keep the track in place
His design calls for a wheel and more importantly a bearing of certain size that will fit in his design.
Hence,not a store bought item.
I know this vague,but so is my understanding of the whole thing.
My question is,what would be a good substitute for material instead of UHMW?
Probably someone out there knows what that wheels actually does and the requirements it must meet ?
The bottom line it is a bitch to machine and especially the bore to hold the bearing when he is asking for like 100 parts
He is open for alternatives in material as long as it meets the criteria for what it needs to do.
Someone please be an Einstein,I hate this part
Let me first disclose I do not know anything about snowmobiles,just the machinist and sometimes help with design.
So this part is 2 wheels that help keep the track in place
His design calls for a wheel and more importantly a bearing of certain size that will fit in his design.
Hence,not a store bought item.
I know this vague,but so is my understanding of the whole thing.
My question is,what would be a good substitute for material instead of UHMW?
Probably someone out there knows what that wheels actually does and the requirements it must meet ?
The bottom line it is a bitch to machine and especially the bore to hold the bearing when he is asking for like 100 parts
He is open for alternatives in material as long as it meets the criteria for what it needs to do.
Someone please be an Einstein,I hate this part