You're right. The angled bolds don't directly, but they allowed for the inner tie rods to be connected in a location that would prevent bump steer. In practice, bump steer ended up not being a concern for this sled as the steering has a lot of flex in it and the suspension travel is minimal. This is why I eventually moved the inner tie rods to below the handlebar.
@@chargeeverywhere That's not the case. If you were to pull the shocks off and articulate the suspension, you'll find that each ski drives to the inside under a bump condition. Was your theory that since you made the steering arm connection 2 inches higher than the suspension pivot, then you should mount the upper tie rod 2 inches above the upper pivots?... That still would not make the wierd angle necessary.
You have my theory down. By placing the inner tie rod 2” directly above the inner control arm pivots, I could theoretically hold the ski at the same angle throughout the range of travel. The angle to the bolts is not necessary, but it allowed me to keep the forward portion of the handlebar a bit narrower. When steered in this configuration, the inner tie rod location moves inward or outward relative to the control arm pivots, which throws everything off a bit and you would have bump steer again.
How did I miss these videos? As usual, excellent. I heard you mention in an earlier video about folks getting on you for using a hand saw? If you want I can track them down and send them to Jesus for you. No problem. Great videos young sir. Thank you.
Haha. That won’t be necessary. I still think this is my favorite project. I’ll be reviving it this year (winter) again - and hopefully we have the snow for it.
I got my aluminum from McMaster-Carr, which is an industrial supply company. Probably not the cheapest option, but we use them all the time at work, which made it convenient.
Late last year I got a DJI Mavic Pro: amzn.to/2m3fYgb, which I've been working on learning. It's a super nifty piece of tech and does more than enough for whatever I want to shoot.
Nice Design and creativity, I love your content with appropriate footnotes. Thank You!! However, Please forgive me, but "working with what you have" should prioritize your fingers and not the table saw. Buying a fancy table saw with safety features is much cheaper than buying Replacement Fingers. I assure you that you will be quite disappointed with "Replacement Fingers" as it will be very hard to type and upload content. Perhaps Next Christmas ask for a Scrap Wood table saw push to distance your fingers from the sharp, dangerous, spinning thingie, and PATIENCE> to take a little time for safety i.e. making a table-saw push out of scrap wood (smile). Also, using the metal cutting Horizontal band saw in the upright position, while standing on one foot shows splendid workshop Yoga...but is also extremely dangerous. I Cringe at a potential long hiatus of your creative, and well referenced You Tube content ... due to an accident that is preventable. I speak from my mistakes using these very tools, and why this comment is so... very long (smile).
Man! This is awesome! Congratulation!
Buddy the sled is bad ass. I hope you are having some pride in your creation. You have inspired me thanks
Great proof of concept
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee! LOL! Dude, that’s a sweet ride! Love it!
well done mate! Looking forward for the part 4 :)
Thanks Jake! Me too :-D Haha.
Going to build one fancy a race!
That would be amazing! I'm afraid we have to wait a few months though.
Cool build... How did the angled bolts stop bump steer? There is nothing sound about that idea at all.
You're right. The angled bolds don't directly, but they allowed for the inner tie rods to be connected in a location that would prevent bump steer. In practice, bump steer ended up not being a concern for this sled as the steering has a lot of flex in it and the suspension travel is minimal. This is why I eventually moved the inner tie rods to below the handlebar.
@@chargeeverywhere That's not the case. If you were to pull the shocks off and articulate the suspension, you'll find that each ski drives to the inside under a bump condition.
Was your theory that since you made the steering arm connection 2 inches higher than the suspension pivot, then you should mount the upper tie rod 2 inches above the upper pivots?... That still would not make the wierd angle necessary.
You have my theory down. By placing the inner tie rod 2” directly above the inner control arm pivots, I could theoretically hold the ski at the same angle throughout the range of travel. The angle to the bolts is not necessary, but it allowed me to keep the forward portion of the handlebar a bit narrower.
When steered in this configuration, the inner tie rod location moves inward or outward relative to the control arm pivots, which throws everything off a bit and you would have bump steer again.
How did I miss these videos? As usual, excellent. I heard you mention in an earlier video about folks getting on you for using a hand saw? If you want I can track them down and send them to Jesus for you. No problem. Great videos young sir. Thank you.
Haha. That won’t be necessary. I still think this is my favorite project. I’ll be reviving it this year (winter) again - and hopefully we have the snow for it.
nice!
Thanks!
Where did you get your aluminum?
I got my aluminum from McMaster-Carr, which is an industrial supply company. Probably not the cheapest option, but we use them all the time at work, which made it convenient.
What drone did you use in the intro
Late last year I got a DJI Mavic Pro: amzn.to/2m3fYgb, which I've been working on learning. It's a super nifty piece of tech and does more than enough for whatever I want to shoot.
makjosher thanks man I like to know the things people use to help improve my main channel
here in europe we kinda sit not lay uncomfortably on stomach.
Nice Design and creativity, I love your content with appropriate footnotes. Thank You!!
However, Please forgive me, but "working with what you have" should prioritize your fingers and not the table saw.
Buying a fancy table saw with safety features is much cheaper than buying Replacement Fingers.
I assure you that you will be quite disappointed with "Replacement Fingers" as it will be very hard to type and upload content.
Perhaps Next Christmas ask for a Scrap Wood table saw push to distance your fingers from the sharp, dangerous, spinning thingie, and PATIENCE> to take a little time for safety i.e. making a table-saw push out of scrap wood (smile).
Also, using the metal cutting Horizontal band saw in the upright position, while standing on one foot
shows splendid workshop Yoga...but is also extremely dangerous.
I Cringe at a potential long hiatus of your creative, and well referenced You Tube content ...
due to an accident that is preventable. I speak from my mistakes using these very tools, and why this comment is so... very long (smile).
Excellent build but your table saw habits need to be changed, I cringed every time you used the table saw.