Well this sucks

"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel) 04/25/2019 at 22:51 • Filed to: None

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My schools Formula Hybrid team bent our motor mount tonight. The mad dash begins to source material and fabricate a new one tomorrow before the car goes to competition on Sunday.

DipodomysDeserti > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 04/25/2019 at 23:02

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You got a BFH ? You could straighten her out in a few minutes.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > DipodomysDeserti 04/25/2019 at 23:13

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BFH is plan B. We don't exactly want to work harden a mount with a 100hp electric motor attached to it if we can avoid it. We already have an updated design (this part came with the motor), we just need to find material so we can water jet it.

MrDakka > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 04/26/2019 at 01:46

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Jus t hrow it in an oven for some “quick” annealing and it’ll be good as new XD

nerd_racing > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 04/26/2019 at 08:12

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If you can, get blanchard ground plate.  It will be much flatter and straight.  Don’t be afraid to have it laser cut either. 

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 04/26/2019 at 10:53

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What grade of steel are you us ing?

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 04/26/2019 at 13:18

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It turns out that what was on it was stainless steel. We now have a 3/8" aluminum mount of a much beefier design.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 04/26/2019 at 13:25

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6061-T6,  I assume?

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 04/26/2019 at 13:42

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Something like that, I doubt we are going to bend it again.