Making of the SNX Hull

[Scraggly]

Probably nearly 40-50% lighter but I have no idea on how it fares with saltwater.

Does well and there's a plan for that to for added protection.

 

[makejetskiinggreatagain]

I bet anodize helps as well

 

[makejetskiinggreatagain]

Ooooh and then laser engrave your logo on the heads Nate! If I ever get my machine running again I could help....

 

[Nate_D]

Sweet. How much lighter is titanium bolts vs Stainless steel? Is titanium just as saltwater friendly as 18-8 SS?

Titanium is highly corrosion resistant. I doubt there will be any issues with saltwater at all. Weight wise, each pinch bolt with 2 nuts and a washer weighs in at 2.8 ounces.

The main reason I had these made in Titanium was for aesthetics. You can do a lot of cool anodizing with titanium. Since these bolts aren't readily available in stainless anyway, the cost to have them custom made in 316 was the same as titanium. The weight savings was just an added bonus.




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[Nate_D]

Ooooh and then laser engrave your logo on the heads Nate! If I ever get my machine running again I could help....

That would be awesome.


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[Nate_D]

CNC cut reduction nozzle mounting tab and trim mounting ring. Jetskipunk helping me out on these. Awesome work! Thanks!

Spherical trim ring. Work in progress.

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[jetskipunk]

I cant lie: it was super fun to make these parts for Nate D!! Talk about pressure when making somthing that goes on this beatiful carbon fiber!! A true honor! ...an action pic for those interested:

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[jetskipunk]

Another action pic. ...i gotta get a gopro case for inside cnc!

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[Vumad]

Another action pic. ...i gotta get a gopro case for inside cnc! View attachment 289592

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Home hobby? Shop owner? Employee with access?

 

[jetskipunk]

Employee w access... i have a really cool boss

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[4SeasonsPower]

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[Nate_D]

Anodizer is finally put together. Took a lot longer to build than I expected. Still need to buy a set of female test leads to connect the output.

Not the cleanest install, but it works. I'll get around to wire management eventually, and buy some face plates for the switches.

Still need to build a rack to hold the tanks. In total I'll need 6 tanks if I want to run both titanium and aluminum without dumping chemicals. Going to crowd an already crowded work space. Also need to figure out an immersion heating and cooling solution for the aluminum line.


And here's some more pictures of the nozzle and trim development.

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[TOBY]

The first to the ball valve style is the winner, you will see clones everywhere...

 

[Nate_D]

The first to the ball valve style is the winner, you will see clones everywhere...

Is there someone else developing something similar? If so, I was unaware.


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[makejetskiinggreatagain]

I think he was saying you are a genius and everyone else is going to follow suit soon

 

[Nate_D]

Looking for ideas to cool the aluminum anodizing tank. Looking for something simple and cost effective. Tank size is 15 gallon. I've seen people use portable ACs to blow cool air over the top of the tank. I'm not too fond of that idea. I don't see it being a very efficient heat transfer. I was thinking about piping PVC through the bottom of the tank and running antifreeze through it. Without spending a lot of money, what would be the best way to cool the antifreeze? Tank temps needs to be around ~68-70 degrees. On my old setup, I found that I could only run 1 batch per day with very small pieces without a cooling system.

Heating the sealing tank should be much simpler since the chemical is nickel acetate and there is no current running through it.

Edit: there is a guy on the forums from Australia who does home anodizing. He bought a superfreak a year or two ago. Anyone recall his screen name to tag him in this?

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[Vumad]

Anodizer is finally put together. Took a lot longer to build than I expected. Still need to buy a set of female test leads to connect the output.

Not the cleanest install, but it works. I'll get around to wire management eventually, and buy some face plates for the switches.

Still need to build a rack to hold the tanks. In total I'll need 6 tanks if I want to run both titanium and aluminum without dumping chemicals. Going to crowd an already crowded work space. Also need to figure out an immersion heating and cooling solution for the aluminum line.


And here's some more pictures of the nozzle and trim development.

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You should bring that to school. You'll get a free trip to the White House.

Employee w access... i have a really cool boss

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that like was for your cool boss, be sure to let him know. But you can get a like too if you make me some cool stuff! =)

 

[Nate_D]

You should bring that to school. You'll get a free trip to the White House.



that like was for your cool boss, be sure to let him know. But you can get a like too if you make me some cool stuff! =)

lol or electrocute a class of children. Apparently my regulated power supply didn't like sharing a common + output with the dc rectified variac line. I popped a capacitor when the voltage was brought over 24v. Oops. It has its own output now.

His boss has some cool toys of his own. Seems like an awesome place to work.


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[jetskipunk]

a shot of a couple of my bosses toys

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[Pablo]

I WANT A SHIFTER KART!!!