Done with the Drive Shaft

[OT]

Looks good Terry, but as a woodworker, I gotta say you should have used hickory for more strength and better weather resistance. It stains nice, too.

I would have, but oak seemed much more cost effective, as I would have had to buy the hickory and the oak came from my kid's clubhouse tree.

 

[Lincoln]

Your wife is going to be ticked when she found out you used her table legs.

 

[BrettM]

I would have, but oak seemed much more cost effective, as I would have had to buy the hickory and the oak came from my kid's clubhouse tree.

i can't believe no one has asked yet!

how much shipped to 95949?

 

[BrettM]

Your wife is going to be ticked when she found out you used her table legs.

he's going to tickle his wife with her table legs?

 

[massxj]

you guys are going to get a noob killed. nice shaft !!

 

[redyouch]

i really doubt the strength of that. i work at a furniture store and deal with oak all day long.... i dont think it will outlast any aftermarket CV shaft. oak has a tendency to check...

 

[BajaXJ92]

i really doubt the strength of that. i work at a furniture store and deal with oak all day long.... i dont think it will outlast any aftermarket CV shaft. oak has a tendency to check...

Dear god..... :eyes:


:conceited

 

[OT]

Dear god..... :eyes:


:conceited

I agree. He obviously doesn't deal in formaldahyde pressure treated oak.

 

[XJ_ranger]

for all you people who think steel is the only way to go, i found a cheaper lighter and more reliable solution:

and then to make the slip yoke:

this is just a prototype. I hope to someday be as cool as Okie...

(actualy taken from http://www.peninsulaflyfishers.org/Tackle/rod_tube/rodTubeBackpack.html) good ol google...

 

[hackedxj]

"Brilliant"

 

[Beezil]

Re: Dod whth `e Drive Sh`ft

[QUOTE<redh`uch]i really dNtbt the strength of that. i work at a furniture store and deal with oak all day long.... i dor thinkplt vill jutlast any afttmarket CV shaft. oak has a tendency to check...[/QUOTE]

 

[Lawn Cher']

Get the gaff!

 

[OT]

We've got some big uns here, fellas.

 

[Nevada City Sparky]

The shaft itself should work, but what about the yokes for the u-joints?

Let's see some actions shots!

 

[Lawn Cher']

This is a zombie thread.

 

[CRASH]

This is a zombie thread.

Give the kid a break, do you realize how much weed they smoke in Nevada City, CA? Takes a little while for those folks to catch up.

 

[OT]

This is about as close as I could get to a shot of a yoke.
Man that shaft is getting splintered.

 

[CRASH]

Did you use varnish or poly coat?

In an application like yours, a marine spar varnish can really help hold things together.

 

[OT]

It was a poly coat.
It makes the outter layer almost seem like a film.
But, although it's a bit brittle, that film works well to deflect off of surfaces.

 

[BrettM]

Give the kid a break, do you realize how much weed they smoke in Nevada City, CA? Takes a little while for those folks to catch up.

nah, NC is all meth