[ddmckee54]

Been a while since I updated this thread. The original plan for the WLToys 12428 drive axles was to shorten each 5mm OD axle about 30 mm. Turn a 13mm length of each shortened axle to a 4mm OD, thread that to M4. and then cross drill for the drive pin. Then I started wondering if it wouldn't be easier to get heavy wall tubing, use it as a sleeve, and Loctite the shortened parts back together, that was the plan anyway.

Over a month ago I ordered some 5mm OD brass tubing with a 1mm wall thickness. Today the 3mm ID x 5mm OD tubing that I ordered finally arrived.

I've got my supply of donor axles, including a few spares. It was cheaper to just get a complete axle than to get just the additional pinion and bearings that I need to build the center axle. The Sherline's been modified by adding the remote digital readouts. I guess that now I need to find out how many axles I have to trash before I get a working drive axle set.

I'm blaming Blender for throwing me down the front drive axle rabbit hole. His use of the Losi front axle shafts in his current telehandler build is what got me scratching my head and going Hmmmmm... So I ordered the replacement front axle shafts for the 12428 to check if they would be usable. They also arrived today, and it looks like a front drive axle is do-able without too much trouble.

Don