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RE: [T3] Drop Spindles


On 31 May 2006 at 21:41, Keith Park wrote:

> Which is a perfect example of what I was referring to about WATCH OUT for
> quality and safety issues,  I would NOT want to run a CAST part in that kind
> of an application.
> 
> Am I being prudent about this or is there a way to CAST that would allow for
> these kinds of stresses?

It used to be true that any good crankshaft started life as a 
forging, but apparently casting techniques and alloys have improved 
to the point where virtually all crankshafts are now machined from  
castings. 

I would expect that the same would be true for the spindles, but only 
if the maker has all the same expertise available to him.

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