2wd or 4wd slash dune buggy

[WickedFog]

How would I also tell if it is T6?

Again, it is better for them to advertise that, if that is indeed what it's made from, as it is much better than standard bubblegum aluminum. But most 6061 should be hardened to T6 anyway. You absolutely cannot machine raw aluminum without some major problems to overcome. As aoon as a tool hits it, the material, for lack of a better word, turns into bubblegum and a blob will form on the tool and it just gets smeared around the part.

The fact that they don't advertise what material it is would kinda worry me though. Because why would they not say what it is? Unless the true material is too embarassing to mention. That's the way I look at it.

 

[Brady Matthews]

Again, it is better for them to advertise that, if that is indeed what it's made from, as it is much better than standard bubblegum aluminum. But most 6061 should be hardened to T6 anyway. You absolutely cannot machine raw aluminum without some major problems to overcome. As aoon as a tool hits it, the material, for lack of a better word, turns into bubblegum and a blob will form on the tool and it just gets smeared around the part.

The fact that they don't advertise what material it is would kinda worry me though. Because why would they not say what it is? Unless the true material is too embarassing to mention. That's the way I look at it.

Ok, I had aluminum get stuck in an endmill bit on a cnc mill and broke the bit

 

[WickedFog]

Ok, I had aluminum get stuck in an endmill bit on a cnc mill and broke the bit

We had a job come in. Aluminum cylinder about 3' tall and 48" diameter. My buddy stuck it on the Bullard VTL. Spun it up to aluminum speeds and he started the tool above the part, planning on taking about a 3/8" cut down the OD. When the tool hit the part, a blob of aluminum peeled off and engulfed the tool. The blob was the size of a softball. It turned out it was raw aluminum. We tried numerous ideas, just to see if we could cut it, knowing it was the wrong material. It was just fun to try. Nope. No matter what we threw at it, it just buried the tooling with goo.

 

[Brady Matthews]

We had a job come in. Aluminum cylinder about 3' tall and 48" diameter. My buddy stuck it on the Bullard VTL. Spun it up to aluminum speeds and he started the tool above the part, planning on taking about a 3/8" cut down the OD. When the tool hit the part, a blob of aluminum peeled off and engulfed the tool. The blob was the size of a softball. It turned out it was raw aluminum. We tried numerous ideas, just to see if we could cut it, knowing it was the wrong material. It was just fun to try. Nope. No matter what we threw at it, it just buried the tooling with goo.

I was running the cnc mill for the National Machinest League and a buddy had simular happen to his bit

 

[DavidB1126]

Looking to build a dune buggy and was thinking about using a 4wd slash, but would a 2wd be better?

build a 4x4 dune buggy and a separate 2wd dune buggy. Problemo solved

 

[Brady Matthews]

build a 4x4 dune buggy and a separate 2wd dune buggy. Problemo solved

I was actually thinking about doing that

 

[Panko75]

2wd, they jump better and they're much easier to clean out. Skip the aluminum junk and save up for some good tires.

 

[Tunedfrog]

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Beach blasting. Just the rear paddles on it here.

Isn't running in the sand a kick in the arse? I love it..