Hayes HD Dump Truck - Take II

[Supermario]

Your one of a kind for a friend builds are the best Reg. really looking forward to this one. I'd get some popcorn ready but will probably choke on it as my jaw drops looking at the pics.

[link7267@yahoo.com]

Very nice detail. I have used alcohol for a very long time. learned at a machine shop that the alcohol cools better then anything else on aluminum for cutting or drilling milling tapping.

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by Supermario

Your one of a kind for a friend builds are the best Reg. really looking forward to this one. I'd get some popcorn ready but will probably choke on it as my jaw drops looking at the pics.

No choking my friend! My biggest struggle right now is finding good pictures of the pieces I need to make. The real truck is 3 hours away(one way) so I can't just go and look at it. Originally we were just going to use Tamiya running gear so I didn't take very many pictures of the suspension components. I want to create something here that no one else will ever have so I need to make everything I can from scratch. In the end I hope it will turn out well. Fingers crossed!

Originally Posted by link7267@yahoo.com

Very nice detail. I have used alcohol for a very long time. learned at a machine shop that the alcohol cools better then anything else on aluminum for cutting or drilling milling tapping.

Yep, it works awesome and evaporates very quickly with no mess. It just makes sense to use it on parts that will be painted, powder coated or glued as it leaves no oily residue. I can see how running coolant on production equipment would be better but for me building small parts it's perfect.

[tc1cat]

ONLY 8 hours on the front end parts?? Looks like it should be a lot more to me. Making 1 off parts is a work of art for anyone if done correctly. And you do it RIGHT!!! GREAT job

[JAMMER]

Very mice job Reg looks great keep up the good work.

[RCP57]

Thanks guys. Well another day of my life spent in the shop.lol

After several hours of the day standing half bent over in front of my mill and the other half running over to the shop computer to look at pictures and back again I have this...One custom, hand machined Hayes HD front axle.










I like how bead blasting almost makes it look cast.