Pics seem to have disappeared. You can find them in my album here: http://www.fz6-forum.com/forum/album.php?albumid=1427
DISCLAIMER: I am not now, nor ever have been a machinist, just a guy with more time than money. So those of you that are machinists, go easy on the comments.
As usual I am unable to wait till the project is completed to post up, so hopefully I will finish it soon. I always feel like I have bitten off just a little more than I can chew
I decided to make up a slab yoke for the R1 forks that I mounted on my FZ6, just to beef up the whole front end. The tools I used are: Drill Press, Chop Saw, Belt Sander, Cross-Slide Vise, C-Clamps, HSS Whole Saw bits, 10" Aluminum Cutting Carbide Blade (for chopsaw), rotary spindle sander, tap & Die, various drill bits.
Materials: 11.5" X 1.5" X 4" (top) and 11.5" X 2.25" X 4" (bottom) T6 6061 Aluminum, cutting wax
Here is the original pattern laid out on the aluminum (I ditched this pattern for one that allowed me to put my clamp bolts on the back side).
This is the new pattern, keep in mind this triple clamp is designed for an FZ6 Stem with 2001 R1 Forks:
Drilling and cleaning the holes.
Cutting the shape.
'You can drill with a mill, but you can't mill with a drill,' so next best thing, lots and lots of holes
Ok, ok, I confess , I did mill a little bit with my drill, but in my defense, I did use a mill chuck and I did bolt the chuck into the arbor. Just wanted to clean up the face a bit.
Finished the riser for my triple
DISCLAIMER: I am not now, nor ever have been a machinist, just a guy with more time than money. So those of you that are machinists, go easy on the comments.
As usual I am unable to wait till the project is completed to post up, so hopefully I will finish it soon. I always feel like I have bitten off just a little more than I can chew
I decided to make up a slab yoke for the R1 forks that I mounted on my FZ6, just to beef up the whole front end. The tools I used are: Drill Press, Chop Saw, Belt Sander, Cross-Slide Vise, C-Clamps, HSS Whole Saw bits, 10" Aluminum Cutting Carbide Blade (for chopsaw), rotary spindle sander, tap & Die, various drill bits.
Materials: 11.5" X 1.5" X 4" (top) and 11.5" X 2.25" X 4" (bottom) T6 6061 Aluminum, cutting wax
Here is the original pattern laid out on the aluminum (I ditched this pattern for one that allowed me to put my clamp bolts on the back side).
This is the new pattern, keep in mind this triple clamp is designed for an FZ6 Stem with 2001 R1 Forks:
Drilling and cleaning the holes.
Cutting the shape.
'You can drill with a mill, but you can't mill with a drill,' so next best thing, lots and lots of holes
Ok, ok, I confess , I did mill a little bit with my drill, but in my defense, I did use a mill chuck and I did bolt the chuck into the arbor. Just wanted to clean up the face a bit.
Finished the riser for my triple