Free 186 More Best Homemade Tools eBook:  
Get 2,000+ tool plans, full site access, and more.

User Tag List

Results 1 to 2 of 2

Thread: Ball socket joint

  1. #1

    Join Date
    Jun 2016
    Location
    Calicut, India
    Posts
    2
    Thanks
    1
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Ball socket joint

    I want to make a ball socket joint with least possible weight since I intend to use it in one of my RC aircraft so please help me out

    186 More Best Homemade Tools eBook

  2. #2
    Supporting Member Toolmaker51's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2016
    Location
    Midwest USA
    Posts
    5,330
    Thanks
    7,041
    Thanked 2,977 Times in 1,892 Posts

    Toolmaker51's Tools
    Not sure what use you have in mind.......but molding seems a good place to start. There are all kinds of nylon, metal, glass spheres for the ball. The socket, I'd mold in JB Weld, Brownells Micro Bed or similar 2 part epoxy compounds. Coat the ball with paste wax, and inside of the 'box' form of the socket. It'll pop right out when cured.
    Another way would be to contour a ball brazed on a smaller diameter shaft, and use a machinists 'ball end mill' to cut the socket. If you go beyond the radius of the cutter, and out side wall thin enough that can be hammer tapped to hold the ball in place. We make replacement pads for large expensive C-clamps in precisely that way.
    Email me and I'd be happy to assist further.

    2000 Tool Plans
    Sincerely,
    Toolmaker51
    ...we'll learn more by wandering than searching...

  3. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Toolmaker51 For This Useful Post:

    Captainleeward (Jul 5, 2016), vivekpimpalshende (Jul 2, 2016)

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •