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CNC turned ball

Alexander

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The project is to reproduce some ball joints out of steel. The parts are available at the truck shop but just too expensive. I uploaded the original and the part I made in my little lathe. It was a challenge but a really fun one. One of my buddy's wrote the program and we ran just the first of many today.

IMG_20151024_160843823.jpg this is the store bought original. Below is what we turned on the CNC.
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No it is a universal joint for racing. Commonly used in 4 link suspension. This is just the inner part of the bal link.
 
lol just thinking my son and I want to build a English wheel and have started getting some metal together. I want to make the anvils myself so I am currently devising plans to have a radius tool that will be ajustable that mounts to the ways. I've made anvils before but thats when I had a Harrison copy lathe.
 
This is the housing for Andrews ball joint. The ID groves are for snaprings so the whole unit will be rebuildable.
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IMG_20151031_160328871.jpg I wanted to show off more of the build. Really decent results my lathe needs a bigger spindle motor to actually put a job like this into production.
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This is the last piece to the puzzle. It is half of the bishing that fits around the ball and allows the joint to pivot.
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