Clutch Alignment Tool to Laser?

• Jul 19, 2013

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Speedy78 sent us a clutch allignment tool with the request that we clone it as best we can except make it a laser host. Here is the result:



Colors are a bit off because of variance in the metals... but otherwise, beautiful:



Video: (Quality is meh though...)
http://s302.photobucket.com/user/nerfman64/media/VID_20130721_160259_294_zps8603d82b.mp4.html

(Tool on left, custom host on right)

More pictures to come once it is done getting clear anodized.

 

Last edited: Jul 22, 2013

• Jul 19, 2013

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Interesting concept looks pretty good

 

• Jul 20, 2013

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Damn!!!!! Its perfect!! Cant wait to see the rest of these pictures!! Looks like you were able to copy the splines pretty well. I will rep once I get on my pc. Pass your dad words of satisfaction from me!

 

• Jul 20, 2013

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Great job Mr. Crouse! Great idea Speedy! I'm around tools all day and have had similar thoughts :beer:

~ LB

 

• Jul 20, 2013

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That is sexyyyy

 

• Jul 20, 2013

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Indeed! I can't wait to see the finished pics! It is getting a polish and then clear anodization to protect the polish.

 

• Jul 20, 2013

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That is very cool....I may need to do some thinking and hit you up for a custom design.

 

• Jul 20, 2013

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That is pretty cool. It makes me think about what other "schtuff" could be turned into a unique host.

Nifty!

 

• Jul 20, 2013

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After getting into lasers every time I saw this I thought "This needs to be a laser" After seeing the final result it makes me want to walk out into the garage and cloning all my tools into laser hosts.

 

• Jul 20, 2013

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wannaburnstuff said:

That is very cool....I may need to do some thinking and hit you up for a custom design.

Click to expand...

Speedy78 said:

After getting into lasers every time I saw this I thought "This needs to be a laser" After seeing the final result it makes me want to walk out into the garage and cloning all my tools into laser hosts.

Click to expand...

We love tools, and we love machining laser parts. Nothing makes a more fun and rewarding project.

 

• Jul 20, 2013

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Is it getting an anodizing bath tonight? I'm excited to see more of this.

 

• Jul 20, 2013

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Probably not until tomorrow. We are changing over our chemicals.

 

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• Jul 20, 2013

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Roger that. I'm curious to see the switch in the back. Is it similar to your other custom hosts you just finished?

 

• Jul 20, 2013

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Probably a similar design. The host uses the same diameter tube we use on our custom hosts.

 

• Jul 20, 2013

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Cool. Do whatever you think looks the best!

 

• Jul 25, 2013

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Got the beauty in the mail today!





Excelent job on the clicky stitch design in the tail with the metal button.




Its perfect. But then again is was Mrcouse and his father who made it. So I wouldn't expect anything less.