Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Aluminum Frame Conversion (AFC)
'09 500AF build
hulkteam476:
Need know! HI, can you tell me which diameter of nozzle tungsten did you use for the different weld cords realized. thank you
--- Quote from: jBernard on November 20, 2012, 04:35:13 PM ---whew. after a bit of a delay on the guy getting to weld the frame up, i finally got it back.
had to make a few more passes on the welds because looking back i way over engineered the yoke, wall thickness on the joints is way to thick. its .250 and should be .125 or less so it would be more visually matching the frame. but hey, this is version 1 right? :lol:
in regards to if i'd offer some parts for sale. yes, that is something that is def on the horizon. so stay tuned on that one :wink:
here are some crappy iphone pics right when i got it back.
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kxpegger:
--- Quote from: jBernard on March 28, 2013, 07:20:15 PM ---figured i'd give you guys a teaser on a few pieces i'm in the near stages of completing.....
stock linkage on left!
Here's a few hints.... Its not aluminum and its 60% of the weight.
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Unobtainium or magnesium would be my guess!
Motorrad:
Scandium, or magnesium are the only two that come to my mind.
jBernard:
Mg, nice job :-D
jBernard:
--- Quote from: hulkteam476 on April 09, 2013, 07:28:31 AM ---Need know! HI, can you tell me which diameter of nozzle tungsten did you use for the different weld cords realized. thank you
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I didnt weld it personally, sorry dont know the details! we had to make a root pass and 2 or 3 finish passes on the top of the yoke so the blend was better. i over-engineered the wall thickness and its beefy but leaves a bit of a gap when its butted up next to the tubing.
sorry, wish i knew more than 10 words of francais, i could speak better to you :-D
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