Home Made 2.2 Beadlock Rings

[avanord]

Those turned out pretty nice for a hand fab. As for a hole saw in aluminum, I've never tried them in reverse. I will try that next time I use one. I tend to shy away from them because they are not the most accurate way to cut a hole. The times I've used them, I've had really good luck using some type of cutting fluid to lubricate the cutting edge. It keeps the aluminum chips from wadding up on the teeth. Any type of lubricant will help. WD40 is pretty common in most garages and works pretty dang good."thumbsup"

Thanks for the tips man. Maybe I will have to give a hole saw a shot for the next set.

 

[ghtpdm5]

for the delrin rings i've made, i used an adjustable circle cutter designed for sheet metal. its decently accurate for thin gauge materials, and works ok on aluminum. the single cutter doesn't clog up, and the one i used is pretty cheap, i do believe there is a craftsman model as well from sears.

Adjustable Circle Hole Cutter at Menards

and the result, i was a bit off center on my drilling, need to make some new ones anyway.

to use something like this, set for the od, drill that out and then set for the id. the center bit is of course the pilot, if you drill the id first, you can get strange to ruined results.

 

[avanord]

for the delrin rings i've made, i used an adjustable circle cutter designed for sheet metal. its decently accurate for thin gauge materials, and works ok on aluminum. the single cutter doesn't clog up, and the one i used is pretty cheap, i do believe there is a craftsman model as well from sears.

Adjustable Circle Hole Cutter at Menards

and the result, i was a bit off center on my drilling, need to make some new ones anyway.

to use something like this, set for the od, drill that out and then set for the id. the center bit is of course the pilot, if you drill the id first, you can get strange to ruined results.[/QUOTE


That is an awesome tool. I would have never guessed something like that existed do you think it would work on 1/8 ghagra aluminum?

 

[ghtpdm5]

i can see if i have any laying around, but i dove this thing full depth into 2.5" delrin rod to make those rings with no real issue. if you turned your speed low and took your time, i think it would work. the only problem with that one is that the cutter is a bit brittle, but it will take 1/4" square stock, so you could swap the bit out for a something different.

 

[avanord]

i can see if i have any laying around, but i dove this thing full depth into 2.5" delrin rod to make those rings with no real issue. if you turned your speed low and took your time, i think it would work. the only problem with that one is that the cutter is a bit brittle, but it will take 1/4" square stock, so you could swap the bit out for a something different.

That may be just the tool I am looking for. "thumbsup"

 

[Jwebb2.5rs]

I would have done that, but I was hoping for the smallest possible diameter inner hole for as few hang ups as possible.



Mine look like avanords a little thicker and not so shiny

 

[avanord]

I would have done that, but I was hoping for the smallest possible diameter inner hole for as few hang ups as possible.



Mine look like avanords a little thicker and not so shiny

What did you make them out of? How? Do you have any pics?

 

[avanord]

All Four Complete Finally

Also made the chassis. Not quite as polished and nice, but gets the job done.

 

[ghtpdm5]

looking great avanord!

 

[avanord]

looking great avanord!

Thank you!!

 

[redskittle4792]

Great idea, just made my own out of washers "thumbsup" I'll try and post pics when they're dry and mounted

 

[Locked Up]

I did the washer trick for my old comp truck:
Ring Writeup

 

[avanord]

Great idea, just made my own out of washers "thumbsup" I'll try and post pics when they're dry and mounted

Thanks, I thought about the washer idea, but really wanted a smaller diameter inner hole.

I did the washer trick for my old comp truck:
Ring Writeup

I love seeing other people making stuff. I have been playing with the idea of making my own beadlock wheels from scratch. (Still no where near ready for this. I have a couple of things to figure out first)

nice job...

Thanks man. I have had alot of nice comments from people so far. When I posted this I was worried that people would just give me crap because they weren't cnc cut. Or perfectly round.