My Fork Design

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Chris Picone

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Michael Chávez said:
i like the first design better. now they just look like take2 indusrties
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Me too :( If I had access to a CNC mill, I would probably make the first one, but the diagonal cuts and patterns are a lot harder for a manual numeric mill. The round forks save a LOT of machine time and are way simpler to make with added strength, and since I'm making one of these by hand that's a big deal for me.
 
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Chris Picone

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R-Dubya said:
Because I usually only respond towards things I either really like, or really dislike. And stupid weak fork designs are not something I'm fond of.
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I'm not a fan of stupid weak fork designs either. That's why I've done finite element analysis on this part! Engineering is pretty great.

Simulation is not as good as testing, though, so I'd have to ride this one to be sure, but the material is pretty thick and it's got a decent cross section. I think it would be stronger in a zero offset version but I don't really like riding those.
 
R-Dubya

R-Dubya

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Chris Picone said:
I'm not a fan of stupid weak fork designs either. That's why I've done finite element analysis on this part! Engineering is pretty great.
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The second one is definitely better. I was just responding to something about a comment I made on the first design.
 
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Cheezel said:
how much does solidworks cost??
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A fucklot, but it's worth it. If you're a student you can get it for $150. If you go to an engineering school they probably have a license.

Solidworks is probably the best CAD program there is. It's so easy to use (comparatively) and makes such great quality models.
 
gjdadj

gjdadj

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you should totally cut ur initials into it then engrave patterns around them. that'd look boss
 
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