Our Shackles are rusted out. Has anyone built custom Shackles on a plasma cutter? is it worth it? Does anyone have the cad drawing? Thanks!
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pbgbottle
Forum Lifer
I just make mine out of flat stock. Nothing special.
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Do you have pictures?
I've made them. I built them with two sections of steel bar, and a short piece of square tubing welded in between them (H-shaped). The parts were precision-sized on a milling machine, and I precision drilled them on the milling machine as well. Then, I welded the three pieces together. I found some Grade-8 bolts that would fit thru poly bushings, and secured them with flat washers and nylock nuts. I currently question everything about those shackles aside from the mild steel bar for side plates.
The OEM ones have two pins that are captive on the one side-plate. The pins also have a threaded-end that holds a shouldered piece as well - the shoulder keeps the plates from squeezing against the spring hanger and leaf spring eye when you tighten the hardware. The OEM shackles appear to be made of mild steel, which is more forgiving to rusting than higher Grade / Class hardware. Just look at how much deterioration the OEM ones were able to tolerate without catastrophic failure.
The OEM ones have two pins that are captive on the one side-plate. The pins also have a threaded-end that holds a shouldered piece as well - the shoulder keeps the plates from squeezing against the spring hanger and leaf spring eye when you tighten the hardware. The OEM shackles appear to be made of mild steel, which is more forgiving to rusting than higher Grade / Class hardware. Just look at how much deterioration the OEM ones were able to tolerate without catastrophic failure.
Also just cut 2" x 3/8" thick bar stock to length and drilled holes as desired for length. Think 5/8" grade 8 bolts and lock nuts. Nothing fancy.
pb4ugo
SILVER Star
That's what I do. Any shackle length over stk, pin to pin, will net you 1/2 as much in lift from stk. Longer shackles can effect the caster angle in the frt.
brian
SILVER Star
Plasma? That's so 1980s.
I'm rocking the early 2ks with a waterjet.
0.25" stainless.
I'm rocking the early 2ks with a waterjet.
0.25" stainless.
Those look like they could be a brush/fence catcher, but they do look nice, especially for home built.
