Curious about having custom ali parts machined

[trillian]

To anyone with a machine shop interested in making heli parts; I am curious what
it would cost to have a couple ali inserts made for a Robbe rotorhead.

I think all that would be required is a lath and a drill.

The part is an insert that fits into each side of the main hub where the grips
are attached and holds the damper o-rings.

It's basically a cylindrical piece that starts at approx 17mm OD and has
a step-down to 15mm for the area that fits into the hub. It has a 9mm hole through
it that opens out to about 14mm to accomodate the o-rings.

The stock ones are 20mm total length but I want the new ones about 9mm
longer on the larger OD outside portion.

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[LipolyGone]

The 1st thing any machine shop will want Sheryl is a very detailed drawing of the part.
Not sure about where you would go then but the local engineering shops could probably be found in yellow pages or your local businesses directory.

[trillian]

The 1st thing any machine shop will want Sheryl is a very detailed drawing of the part.
Not sure about where you would go then but the local engineering shops could probably be found in yellow pages or your local businesses directory.

What I would be able to do is supply the existing part to use as a guide for all the dimensions and then
explain what is to be changed in the new version.

[Steve]

It would also make sense to be confident about the spec of the material.

Just to say it's aluminium or something wouldn't be much use as there are probably several different grades and types.

[stillakid]

PM me & I'll make you a couple FOC.

[LipolyGone]

PM me & I'll make you a couple FOC.

What a superb offer

[trillian]

Thanks very much stillakid, I will PM you a bit later. Right now I feel pretty aweful as I came down with
a nasty cold that stopped me getting out flying today and I'm fighting off a bit of a headache :-(