aluminum stock
 

Where is everybody getting their aluminum plates to build custom parts? I am looking to build my rustler up here soon, and I would like to build a custom chasis, and flip the tranny around. I was thinking either 3mm or 4mm thick but I am not sure. I'm planning on using a 60mm medusa on 4s so it will be fairly heavy, so im leaning toward a 4mm plate.

tell me what you guys think.

Online.
 

If you just Google aluminum plate you can find a number of sources to purchase plate stock from. You can get just about anything you wish from on line sources. Aluminum, Carbon fiber, nylon, hybrid composites, fiberglass, titanium. You name it and it can be bought from on line vendors.

I found a place where a 12x24 sheet of .125(3.175mm) thick 6061 aluminum is $27.
doesnt seem to bad.

Where can I get custom parts made? I need some parts done that require tools and expertise well beyond my own and a dremel.

If you need it machined i would go to the monster himself or a local machine shop if you have one.

If you need cad work done, im your man
:)

no Im the CAD man...JK, but I do alot of cad work at school and I get tired of my teachers drawings so sometimes I make my own.

What system are you guys using for your cad drawings? I've been running Unigraphics (nx2 nx5) for 8 years. Everything we do is solid models.

I use autocad 2006. its what my school has and I like it, but its the only program I have experience with.

Try www.mcmaster.com for aluminum plate. They have a variety of sizes and thicknesses of all types and ship same day in most situations.

that place was expensive

a 1/8 12x24 sheet of 6061 was $45-97 depending on finish.

You can also try here: http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant...=76&top_cat=60

yeah thats probably where I will end up ordering it from, but first I need to get an esc and motor for my rusty.

http://www.metalsupermarkets.com/
http://www.mcmaster.com

are the 2 places i get my metal from.

I personally LOVE Inventor and Solidowrks over the traditional CAD programs. I Think it wipes the others outa the water:lol:

My vote goes to Onlinemetals. I've been buying from them for years since they seem to have everything I need. I use Inventor get ideas out of my head and onto my HDD. It frees up my gray matter for the new ideas!

andrew32
I take it you have never run Unigraphics then? The only other software close is Catia.

For aluminum try this place http://www.schupan.com/aluminum_home.html

Most of the time you can call them and get "drops" for cheap. Also check their "Boneyard" it changes on a regular basis. I get all my aluminum from them for hobby and work related projects.

Nice Site
 

Now thats an RC user friendly site for metal fab work:yipi:. I bet you can get just about anything you want from the boneyard for half what you would pay anywhere else:yes:. Thanks for sharing that one with us.:lol:

http://www.schupan.com/images/alum_plasticman6.gif
:lol:

For starters I need to find a way to mount 4 motors on an E-maxx tranny.

! ? :lol:

Why???
 

Why would you want to go with multiple motors, when it would be much easier and cheaper to go with one huge powerplant??? Whatever you are trying to do I think it has been proven over and over again that simple is better. One single motor over V-twins or even Quad mortors will out perform just about any configuration that you may come up with. Just the weight and balancing issues alone make sense for a single motor setup. Hey we all have our dreams to achieve so you do what you will, but listen to word of reason here. This factor has been discussed several times here in RCM. Good luck with your project.:lol:

From what I have gathered I thought multiple motor setups were better suited for torque applications which is what I'm after, not so much as speed. You can only gear down so much. I can't lie the "WOW" factor has a bit of influence in my decision as well.:smile:

Definitely. :yes:

We Know.
 

Yea the WOW factor is very cool, but we also have to be somewhat realistic with our quests. Don't get me wrong I hope that you conqer the dream and show us something that has not been seen before. Still I hope you know what your asking for. Just thinking of some of the projects that have already been done on here, there are issues that just cannot be overcome. Even with two BL motors the Maxx tranny setup has problems due to the limitations inherant in the design. Putting two more motors on this tranny will surely push those limits and beyond. Finding a way to mount them is the easy part with a little CNC assistance. Getting them to work efficiantly without destroying the tranny and other drivetrain parts will be the real challenge:lol:. Like I said good luck with that:whistle:.

I think using one big, low kv outrunner will provide more than enough torque for you. Something under 1000kv would be a start and hobbycity.com has a nice selection real cheap.

As for the durability issue with the Maxx tranny I plan to use an aluminum case with the ultramaxxed metal gears i already have.

Outrunners were my first consideration but I wasn't too impressed with them. I wanted something that could be swapped out for use in other applications. I've decided to go with Neus, either 1521s or 1527s. What part of H-Town are you from?

You aren't really going to run FOUR 1527s, ARE YOU??? :oh:

Assuming you do get them to fit, as soon as your finger touches the throttle you will start a magneto-electro-photonic reaction on such a large scale that it tears the fabric of space-time apart for a radius of 10Km around your truck and simultaneously creates various sizes of black holes and/or neutron stars which will implode the universe within 0.00001 seconds, of course killing us all.

Good luck! :lol:

just so you guys know my plans have changed, and the aluminum I buy will go into a dual motored truck. you will have to check out my build thread.

I will! :yes:

Who not 8 motors, you WIMP! :lol:

We got a thinker on our hands. As fars as quad motors I want to back these guys up. Its easier and less cost worthy. But hey if your gonna think...think big I guess. Another thing you need to factor in is where are all the electronics going to go. You might want to consider a lexan shelf(stack on the base chassis) to put all the esc's, and batterys on.

Good luck with your build

Nevermind where the electronics go, what about where the 6 lbs. of LiPos are going to fit? Since I figure you'll see spikes of roughly 1.21 Gigawatts on start-up. :lol:

4 Neu motors will hit 88 mph, Just need this Flux Capacitor 1.21 gigawatts solved

Liter.
 

Why not just liten the load even more and mount a nuclear reactor power plant. Then you will have great run times of about 50 years.:lol::rofl: