| flm maxx chassis brace | carbon fiber | ofna cd | hacker c50 10xl |

[Ryu James]

Originally Posted by Chadworkz

The tool isn't as important as the bit when cutting/milling carbon-fiber. You need high-quality carbide bits if you want perfect results. My carbide countersink makes perfect countersunk holes in carbon-fiber, and it has already made hundreds...in carbon-fiber, 6061 & 7075 aluminum, stainless-steel, and even steel.

i have carbide bits for my dremel but my machinist did not have carbide bits. i looked online and found several different types for CNCs. was not sure what type to buy. any recommendations on carbide bits?

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

Originally Posted by Ryu James

i have carbide bits for my dremel but my machinist did not have carbide bits. i looked online and found several different types for CNCs. was not sure what type to buy. any recommendations on carbide bits?

Maybe you can have him look at the bits below built specifically for carbon fiber:


"Milling cutter for carbon fiber"




"Solid Carbide Carbon Graphite Cutter"



Base on the designs above, I think you will have to look for a tool that really grinds away the material to leave a clean 'cut'... I am also assuming that these tools are spon at a high rate too.
If I find any more, I will post them.


Alien

[suicideneil]

I've seen that 'up spiral' bits leave a perfect finish on lexan/ acrylic, not sure how they would work for CF though.

[Chadworkz]

Yep, those are the new cross-cut multi-flute end-mills made specifically for different grades of CF, and they are for high-speed mills. They will work in lower-speed mills, such as home drill-presses and the like if you go slow, but will work great in high-speed routers if you don't have a true mill or CNC mill!

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

Continuing with my updates on the rebuild... I have manged to finish my 'homemade' CD/motor mount... It was my first attempt on milling with an actual mill... a little different
from sticking a milling bit in dremel and hacking away on the material... the finish wasn't perfect, but i'm sure to get more function than form with this mount... so finished the surface
with a file, sandpaper and scotch brite. got it all bolted up together and feels great... it's a lot more sturdy than my previous attempts... there is no play
at all from the mount... photos of the mount layout below.


I also got the suspension all mounted up... I love the look of these Widetracs... feels a lot smother that the prolines and offers a few more setup options... see the photos below.




UE Widetrac Control Arms, FLM Bulks, UE Super Shocks and UE Knucklehead shock towers







My new homemade CD/Motor mount with a OFNA Spider center diff and CC 1520 attached



Oops!! I accidentally cut the grub screw access slot on the wrong side







Cutting the upper plate for the CD with a dremel cutoff wheel







Upper plate finished and mount mounted




more to come...

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

Some more photos from the rebuild...















New body - Proline Crowd Pleazer 2.0 'modified'












Some vents cut in the rear of the body to help air flow













Alien

[Kcaz25]

MAN! Maybe I should say MON I love this build! Aren't you Jamican? You're the best Alien. You aren't really going to run those extenders now are you?

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

Originally Posted by Kcaz25

MAN! Maybe I should say MON I love this build! Aren't you Jamican? You're the best Alien. You aren't really going to run those extenders now are you?

Yeh Man... born and grown in Jamaica ... thanks for the compliments dude... the extensions have been used on the truck from beginning build with no issues...
I have considered removing them, but i will leave them on there for a while longer.

Alien

[Kcaz25]

Yeh MON! We be JAMMIN! ;) Stunning, just like rest of the truck! Wheel base of 14.5 right? That body fits the FLM/mono combo well, as it did for mine.

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

Originally Posted by Kcaz25

Yeh MON! We be JAMMIN! ;) Stunning, just like rest of the truck! Wheel base of 14.5 right? That body fits the FLM/mono combo well, as it did for mine.

Yep!! I used the shorter body so that I would have some clearance between the back of the shell and the wing... I hate when slots have to be hacked into the body to facilitate the wing stays...

[Kcaz25]

Oh yeah! I see that now. Actually I have the long 2.0. along with those three other bodies that fit, they all had to be cut.

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

Yep... I had to do it with the previous body... needless to say, I did not like it.

[suicideneil]

Seriously nice work there dude, that motor mount shouldnt be flexing much any time soon...

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

Thanks Neil... I hope it holds together... been wanting to jump the truck for a while now... so any flex would just make for really uncomfortable landings... ... i hope to get some vids soon...
I'll still be running on 5s... more than enough power for me.

Alien

[Popoxx]

It's...it's...it's...it's...it's...damn I don't remember what I wanted to say

Seriously, this alu/carbon maxx looks awesome !! And good choice for the body, love it.

Is the motor well aligned with the CF plate ? (pic angle confusion I guess).