1/6 Losi Hummer (CC1717) Build

[mjderstine]

Originally Posted by brian015

Well, in the above picture (where the light reflects off of it), you can see that the aluminum has been stamped "7075-T6." I bought this from a store that primarily deals in metals, that I've bought from before, and that has excellent feedback. So, I guess I'm just going to trust them on this without further testing or verification.

i got some 1/8th from the same seller a couple months ago for my custom chassis build. its def softer than normal 1/8th buggy chassis aluminum. and it bends a lot easier.

one thing i noticed is it doesnt take a countersink very well. its not a clean edge at least. it leaves a lip around the edge. its no my counter sink causing it because its a brand new 6 fluted bit. its almost like it pushed the alum out.



it bends my bumper back all the time if i tap into anything at the last bend to the left in the picture.



completed chassis.

[brian015]

Originally Posted by mjderstine

i got some 1/8th from the same seller a couple months ago for my custom chassis build. its def softer than normal 1/8th buggy chassis aluminum. and it bends a lot easier.

one thing i noticed is it doesnt take a countersink very well. its not a clean edge at least. it leaves a lip around the edge. its no my counter sink causing it because its a brand new 6 fluted bit. its almost like it pushed the alum out.

it bends my bumper back all the time if i tap into anything at the last bend to the left in the picture.

Did you buy 7075-T6 or 7075-O? I guess I'll have to see how my piece works for my build.

I will say that from my experience 1/8" aluminum sticking out in front supporting a bumper will bend every time - that's what happened when I tried it with 6061-T6 anyways.

Edit: I checked out your build - I hadn't seen it before - nice work.