I remembered cruderudy had posted several times about his good experiences with emachineshop so I decided to check them out. Looks very interesting.
What do you think about the idea of a Titanium countershaft sprocket nut? I should be able to measure the stock one out with a simple calipers and draw up a CAD file. I just read that Ti is about $30/lb so cost of material should not be a major issue. Ti is hard to machine however and that must be why Ti Parts are so expensive.
Any guess on the price they will charge before I take the time to draw this up?
Think it is safe? I can't see why not as long as it is an exact copy of the OEM nut.
According to a quick google, titanium is considered to be non-magnetic or to react far less to a magnetic field that ordinary steel. That could be the deal breaker. The countershaft sprocket nut has to react to the speed sensor on the Gen1 and the speed sensor, I believe is a magnet. I do see magnetic Ti jewelry advertised so perhaps there is some way to magnetize Ti.
There is a company that casts Ti parts. Better, worse, same as machining?
Any thoughts?
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