Ok, will 1/8th inch aluminum flat stock hold up to a 1515 1y on 4s...



might just make it and be done, then double the thickness if I need to.

I would go straight to doubling up the 1/8". This will make sure it will have minimal flex.

Hmm, Ill see what I can do I havent had a problem with torsional flex on flat stock before.. hopefully i can have slots etc milled out.

Hey, just bend yourself one of these. (I made you a sweet technical drawing) :rofl:

Quite gangster, I like it... Just use some decent thinckness steel plate, like 1/16" and use a long turnbuckle to brace the top forward to the sevo mount. About the best DIY solution yet that I have seen!

He says he has plenty of the 1/8 aluminum, which I think would be less flexible than 1/16 steel. Steel would be easier to bend, though. ...And thanks! That took me all of 5 min. to sketch in MS Paint! :lol:

Why not simply stick with the L bracket idea, but also secure it to the CD mount? Something like this:

Edit Apparently my site isn't working right now so I attached the image instead...

This was on a CRT.5 using 3mm thick 6061-T6 aluminum, but you could use thicker material (I would go with 4mm 6061-T6 or 7075-T6).

Good idea Brian, my gtp bracket for the kb 45 motor looks very similar. I trimmed it a bit as I used 2x3 6061 angle. Works fine for me. Attaching it to the rear center diff bulkhead does help with rigidity.

as it stands, i have just the 1/8th in aluminum... but one of our Robotics engineers(im at robotics now) just walked in with a huge sheets of 3/16 6061 aluminum sheets... see if i can snag a peice...

You wont be able to bend that stuff... :whistle: But maybe you won't need to. It might be strong enough the way it is.

would be nice.. Gonna have one of our engineers make it for me tommorow
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I would suggest heating it quite a bit before bending it. 3/16" is almost 5mm thick. Heating it will make it easier to bend and help reduce stress cracks...

I dont think i will need to bend 3/16' 6061, should be plenty strong :)

3/16' ??? Wow, that's 2.25 inches thick! That should definitely be strong enough! A tad on the heavy side though. :wink:

lol, I know what you meant. :smile: If you're gonna drill and tap threads edge-wise into material, I would go with at least ~6mm thick (~1/4") because you'll want to use 4mm screws I would imagine...

:), I havent had a problem drilling and tapping 1/8th" aluminum, thats what i did to my current mount and had no problems.. hope this turns out well