David P Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 What's the value of having extened wheel nuts? It compensates for the weight loss maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Does anyone actually use a torque wrench for doing their nuts up or even know the correct torque ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 (edited) When you machine the hex on couldn't you pop a 1mm break corner chamfer where the faces meet each other ? You could get them anodised Edited February 28, 2013 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 I'm not sure I'm doing them for anyone in particular, but I would assume using light material would promote a light-weight design to follow. I'll check the design and have a play about. When you machine the hex on couldn't you pop a 1mm break corner chamfer where the faces meet each other ? You could get them anodised Not really, I machine the hex manually as I don't have active tooling on my CNC. Unless I change my cutter for each one and turn the rotary table. That's 40 tool changes for 1 chamfer. I did consider it, but it takes enough time anyway. Standard anadising wouldn't change the surface layer enough to consider a coating would it? Only hard anadising I thought would be useful and not even sure you can do that with Ti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Okay then when your turning them turn down the diameter around the hex so it leaves a small radius at the corners when you machine the flats on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 Across hex its 22mm for 19mm, so you suggest taking it down to 21mm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Do you have a cad you can draw it on to see what size diameter gives you what size rad is left between the faces, i only have paint on my pc so no use what so ever for this kind of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 Yea it's 22mm across hex, therefore leaving exact amount of material to give flats facing. 21mm would leave a radius after the hex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shh Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 not sure if these are track legal?? RAC blue book regs state: All competition cars must use steel wheel nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 (edited) The pattern on the bottom was just chance, I was surprised how nice they came out. Lighter than the first design. Reduced some diameters giving a radius on the socket face edges. This will be the final design now. Will be making them shortly, I'll probably just put them on eBay when they are done as I have no surface treating processes here and just recommend a moly lubricant. Edited March 11, 2013 by Noz (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 (edited) Reducing the diameter worked nicely but i'd have left the turned angle intact, same as these. Edited March 11, 2013 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 Was just the size of the cutter. I changed for a bigger one during milling to try and reduce time. I would have kept it smaller and not had the turn angle but it takes longer and 20 nuts the time adds up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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