I am a machine shop supervisor in the Navy. I have a ton of machinery at my disposal and don't always have enough work to keep my 42 underlings employed. I would like to get some dimensions for connecting rods basically the big end diameter, small end diameter, actual thickness of the big and small ends(from side to side) and nominal wall thickness at the outside ends. That would make for a good project that would involve Drilling, boring, milling and honing.
Long rods are 155mm center to center
Stock rods are 110mm center to center
I have all kinds of material to work with. I myself am going to make a pair out of titanium, just to say I have a set....
FYI Mine will be made using Mastercam X6 on a Haas VF-2 mill and finish honed on a sunnen honing machine.
the underlings will be made out of ChrMo steel, HY80 or some 8000 series steel. with a + or - of .0002 in tolerance on the bore diameter, a perpendicular tolerance of .0005 and, a true position tolerance of .002 on the holes with a .002 on center to center distance
Hope someone can help me out.
thanks for any info....
I will post some pictures once I get started on these.