Steel has a higher modulus than aluminum so for a sheet section aluminimum
must be 3 times thicker to achieve the same bending strength than steel.
Unless you're going for bling the weight savings achieved with aluminum is
minimal for equivalent component strength.
Actually, a real racer would make it out of magnesium or titanium.... now
we're talkin'!!
I've also looked at using depleted uranium instead of lead for ballast but
it makes the seat too hot. Plenty bright without headlights, though.
-- Rick "Bling Bling" Brown
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of james creasy
> Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 11:49 PM
> To: 'Kevin Stevens'; 'Donald McKenna'
> Cc: 'Bay Area Net'
> Subject: RE: Skid Plate Fabrication
>
>
> I thought it was 'the necessity of strange bed fellows is invention'
>
> Wouldn't it make more sense to use a steel skid plate? Easier to
> work with
> (by which I mean weld and grind) plus it is harder, will wear
> away less fast
> and so can be thinner.
>
> James
> OSP - Occupies Strange Partners
>
> Ps im not kidding about the hammers!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Kevin Stevens
> Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 9:21 PM
> To: Donald McKenna
> Cc: jcreasy@perforce.com; 'Viet-Tam Luu'; 'Carl Merritt'; 'Bay Area Net'
> Subject: Re: Skid Plate Fabrication
>
> On Dec 5, 2005, at 18:40, Donald McKenna wrote:
> >
> > Aah, we've finally found a real "hammer mechanic" and from a true
> > artist :-)
> > Seriously, my limited fabrication (in-the-garage) experiences have
> > used some
> > of these rather unsophisticated techniques. You know, necessity is the
> > mother of something-or-other.
> >
> > Don
>
> "Strange bedfellows."
>
> KeS
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