hexagon trucks: front slalom truck project

[le roublard]

it's just a beginning,
but for eyes pleasure :









Hexagon Front Truck
From france
8mm precision axles
features 2 sphericals bearings
94-106mm
designed for khiro bushings size


BIG THANKS to Antebiotika for the Solidworks job

[SteveC]

Very nice. excellent start.
One comment though, it's important to be able to drop a tool over the deck-bolt's nuts
and it doesn't look like there's enough clearance for that.

I also think there's a few curves on the hanger, that while being very aesthetic - will be quite/unnecessarily expensive to machine.

[Parallel Man]

That's about the best Radikal rendering I've seen.

Does it one or two pivot bearings and are you going to get bushing from Kryptonics?

And don't forget: the axles don't HAVE to be titanium.

[le roublard]

thanks
it will have one spherical in the baseplate and one in the hanger.
I don't plan to use titanium for axles

i use a allen key for my mounting hardware so i haven't thought about clearance, i'll check that.


ps:I will use khiro bushings, not krypto

[sk8norcal]

allen key ? like exkate ?
should just stick with nuts and screws...

so, are you gonna actually make this ?

the kingpin is the tricky part,
radikal had problems with this in the beginning,
and still is tricky to adjust

not sure about the gogs...

[le roublard]

no like exkate

i have problems with technical english words; i'm french
so :
i use this

and i tighten the screw with a allen key and i use something like this:

to hold the nuts

so, are you gonna actually make this ?

Yes!

Gog have less kingpin problem than radikal,in part becaus you can remove the hanger without removing the kingpin
The prototype will say if i will manage to have less problem than rads.

[sk8norcal]

that tool is an open-end wrench / box wrench.

most skater prefer a socket wrench for the locknuts.

cool, go luck with making it !

btw, I never had the chance to take apart a gog,
so how does the gog hanger come off without removing the kingpin?

I remember gog had some axle breakage before,
not sure if that problem is resolved...

[Parallel Man]

Originally Posted by sk8norcal

btw, I never had the chance to take apart a gog,
so how does the gog hanger come off without removing the kingpin?

With a hammer.

[le roublard]

btw, I never had the chance to take apart a gog,
so how does the gog hanger come off without removing the kingpin?

i never had this chance too;
in fact the axle lenght and the baseplate angle are studied for making this possible.
you just have to pivot the hanger; like a Rtx.
Axle breakage seems to be a punctual problem on a truck run.

[sk8norcal]

hey, how about just making some of that chaput fyre truck?

kaching! kaching!

[sk8norcal]

Originally Posted by Parallel Man

With a hammer.

figures, german engineering....

[revzack]

Originally Posted by sk8norcal

btw, I never had the chance to take apart a gog,
so how does the gog hanger come off without removing the kingpin?

Gog hangers just slide up and over the top of the kingpin. GOG's have an allen head inset in the top of the kp vs. Radikals with a hex head protruding from the top.