eBay titanium shock towers.

[slick2500]

Just got a set of these https://www.ebay.com/itm/234057054232 in today and the finish on them is rather unimpressive.

A little work with the Dremel and I had this

 

[3d-rc.myshopify.com]

Looks much better. Did they even chamfer the holes?

 

[slick2500]

Looks much better. Did they even chamfer the holes?

Nope it looks like crap too.

Does anyone know the best way to fix that?

 

[3d-rc.myshopify.com]

Nope it looks like crap too.

Basic edm cut and go. Sad part is 1 min of a flapper wheel and chamfer bit would make it look so much better for production. Would take longer to wire burn the part then to clean it up. That’s just unprofessional and lazy.

 

[grihn]

Damn, those aren't cheap either. You can get Scorched towers for like $10 more (plus shipping I guess).

 

[3d-rc.myshopify.com]

Nope it looks like crap too.

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Does anyone know the best way to fix that?

To fix what exactly?

 

[pug]

Definitely not worth the money for what you get.

 

[slick2500]

Damn, those aren't cheap either. You can get Scorched towers for like $10 more (plus shipping I guess).

Scorched towers are $108.80 shipped. I paid $81.07 for these.

Definitely not worth the money for what you get.

The way they come no. If they had better finish it wouldn't be so bad.

To fix what exactly?

To chamfer the holes and the edges,

 

[grihn]

Does anyone know the best way to fix that?

If you have a die grinder or rotary tool, some carbide deburr bits will make short work of it.

 

[slick2500]

If you have a die grinder or rotary tool, some carbide deburr bits will make short work of it.

I do have a "Dremel"

 

[3d-rc.myshopify.com]

Scorched towers are $108.80 shipped. I paid $81.07 for these.


The way they come no. If they had better finish it wouldn't be so bad.

To chamfer the holes and the edges,

They make chamfer bits but you can use a good sharp drillbit and spin it by hand as far as the outer and inner edges you can either hand file or get a deburring tool for some thing of such a small scale I would just hand file them you’ll be able to control the edge and clean the lines up a deburring tool will work a lot better but you’ll have Lil nix where you start and stop with it. A Dremel will work decent but because how hard the titanium is it will likely bounce around a lot and give you an uneven finish A Dremel will work decent but because how hard the titanium is it will likely bounce around a lot

 

[grihn]

I do have a "Dremel"

These will get the job done. Since Titanium is pretty hard, you'll need a steady hand to keep them from chattering, and it'll be best if you have a vise or something you can secure the shock towers in so they don't walk on you. Use some cutting oil or soap and water in a pinch to make them last a little longer.

https://www.amazon.com/Yakamoz-Tung...1&s=hi&sprefix=carbide+deburr,tools,89&sr=1-8

 

[Pat_ranch]

I believe you mispronounced "chitanium"...

 

[norcalsc]

I'm surprised by the quality of work from that seller. I have purchased several items from them and they were quite nice my favorite being their big bore shocks for my Typhon 3s

 

[grihn]

I'm surprised by the quality of work from that seller. I have purchased several items from them and they were quite nice my favorite being their big bore shocks for my Typhon 3s

I suppose it could have been a one-off mistake...a set that didn't make it through the finishing process.

 

[slick2500]

I suppose it could have been a one-off mistake...a set that didn't make it through the finishing process.

Take a closer look at the pictures in the ad they aren't finished either.

 

[slick2500]

I can't drill the shock mount holes out to 4mm so I'm not going to be able to run my Tekno shocks on my Outcast anymore

Off to Jennys for some stock takeoffs I guess.

 

[Tex Koder]

dear lord..
Those parts look like they were cut by hand using a band saw.. or a CNC that's severely out of tune.

 

[grihn]

I can't drill the shock mount holes out to 4mm so I'm not going to be able to run my Tekno shocks on my Outcast anymore

Off to Jennys for some stock takeoffs I guess.

Because you just don't have the stuff to do it? If you're willing to trust, send me the towers and I'll drill them out with my drill press and send them back to you. PM me if you want, if not, no hurt feelings, I understand.

 

[slick2500]

Because you just don't have the stuff to do it? If you're willing to trust, send me the towers and I'll drill them out with my drill press and send them back to you. PM me if you want, if not, no hurt feelings, I understand.

The holes are too close together to do by hand, yeah if I had a drill press I could probably do it.
I need new shock springs anyway so might as well get new shocks