I have been dragging my feet getting my bike back together, specifically final torquing of the swingarm pivot, nuts, etc. Was waiting for a socket for the right side spanner locknut.
The choices were either buy the set of 4 special sockets needed for swingarm removal, engine removal, etc I've seen advertised arround for about $150, or order the socket from Suzuki.
Since I was geting tired of procrastinating and waiting, I took maters into my own hands and made my own using my benchtop milling machine in my workshop and a older 32mm 1/2 inch drive socket.
I have been making things for a little while - mostly Firearms related parts out of Aluminum, but am not a professional - My only training in it was vocational classes in High School - but can figgure out most of what I need to do.
Anyway, I used a US made 32mm socket and secured it into my milling machine vise and used the nut itself to roughly lay out where I needed to cut it. Then, I used a 1/2 inch titanium coated endmill in a collet and after about an hour, here's my end result.
I used it last night and it works good - and it is still able to be used as a socket, if necessary.
It's not much, but I'm kinda' proud of my bit of Redneck Engineering - let me know what y'all think.
Pit Bull
The choices were either buy the set of 4 special sockets needed for swingarm removal, engine removal, etc I've seen advertised arround for about $150, or order the socket from Suzuki.
Since I was geting tired of procrastinating and waiting, I took maters into my own hands and made my own using my benchtop milling machine in my workshop and a older 32mm 1/2 inch drive socket.
I have been making things for a little while - mostly Firearms related parts out of Aluminum, but am not a professional - My only training in it was vocational classes in High School - but can figgure out most of what I need to do.
Anyway, I used a US made 32mm socket and secured it into my milling machine vise and used the nut itself to roughly lay out where I needed to cut it. Then, I used a 1/2 inch titanium coated endmill in a collet and after about an hour, here's my end result.
I used it last night and it works good - and it is still able to be used as a socket, if necessary.
It's not much, but I'm kinda' proud of my bit of Redneck Engineering - let me know what y'all think.
Pit Bull
