Well, you can always just use some Burl wood Veneer and wrap it around the aluminum body. Two part epoxy works well for that.
This may well be plan C. :laughing:
Small update in the OP.
Finally. :P I was already excitedly waiting for an update from you since I am very much looking forwards to seeing your build :)
Why are you using the brass layer for the body?
Thanks fritz. I plan on machining through the layers so the different colours come through.
Ooh, wood, ali and brass showing through :heart_eyes:
Yeah, sounds pretty good, I am really looking forwards to seeing how that'll turn out :)
Canāt wait to see what youāre going to do with your woody.
did you have much interference between the 2 tubes,or are they size for size
The two tubes were a tap with a hammer fit with a bit of Loctite smeared on just in case.
Iām just a bit curious myself.
Iām going to play, come on baby light my fire to it. :person_facepalming:
Did you heat one and cool the other? Iāve had to do that to get bearing races mounted on fork steering tubes.
I was thinking I may have to do that but I managed to get the tolerances close enough that the brass outer with some mild tapping with a large rubber hammer had it sliding on nicely. My biggest fear was it going on half way and seizing. The Loctite worked as a lubricant as well.
Impressive fit with brass & aluminum tubes. This will be interesting!
How well does wood conduct heat? Hmmmā¦. Maybe not a good idea?
Depends on where you use it.
I thought wood got rid of heat real good. Even to the point if it gets to hot it gets rid of the heat via fire.
Thatās the ticket!! :person_facepalming:
Hmm, can you say flash point?
This makes me wonder what I could do with a crazy red oak coppice if I were to dig it out. I cut it down a few years ago and itās currently more a bush than a tree with probably close to 40 trunks about 6 ft tall. Iāve never seen an oak do what this one is doing and can only imagine the grain.
Really looking great so far. Love the idea for the multiple materials showing.