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MattDragontamer
04-19-2016, 09:12 PM
Hey guys,

I am looking for a company or someone that can bend bars (like handlebars) and
looking to get some 18 tooth splined couplers made.
The splined couplers with 18 teeth seem to be hard to find.

Thanks
hoosierlogger
04-19-2016, 09:17 PM
Consult bcredneck. He should be able to come up with something.
atc007
04-19-2016, 09:26 PM
THANK YOU Hoosier! You made my damn day. My apologies to Matt lol
ironchop
04-20-2016, 07:45 PM
Like this?

https://m.grainger.com/mobile/product/HUB-CITY-Precision-Splined-Hub-15V681

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MattDragontamer
04-21-2016, 08:43 PM
Like this?

https://m.grainger.com/mobile/product/HUB-CITY-Precision-Splined-Hub-15V681

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Yea, close to that... more like

230704230705230706230707

With the following specs...

18 Teeth
1.5 OD
1.08 ID
2" long splines
2-3/4" Long Tube

I can find couplings and sleeves close to it, but not exact.
sledcrazyinCT
04-22-2016, 08:09 AM
What are those couplers originally for?
atctim
04-22-2016, 08:39 AM
There's a guy on Ebay that is making reproduction 250R and 350X handle bars. I just bought a set and am going to buy nother set soon. Very nice indeed!
coolpool
04-22-2016, 10:41 AM
Probably going to have to hit your machinist friend that made you those other Taurus parts. I suspect they won't be cheap though!
MattDragontamer
04-22-2016, 07:22 PM
What are those couplers originally for?

The couplers are for the rear hubs.
MattDragontamer
04-22-2016, 07:26 PM
Probably going to have to hit your machinist friend that made you those other Taurus parts. I suspect they won't be cheap though!

Yea, the only place so far is quoting $60 a unit plus setup fees. About 2K for 10 units to start... :s
MattDragontamer
04-22-2016, 07:28 PM
There's a guy on Ebay that is making reproduction 250R and 350X handle bars. I just bought a set and am going to buy nother set soon. Very nice indeed!

Got a link? I am considering building a rig to make my own bars and send them off to get chromed.
sledcrazyinCT
04-22-2016, 10:35 PM
Yea, the only place so far is quoting $60 a unit plus setup fees. About 2K for 10 units to start... :s

Do you have an exact drawing of what you need that could be uploaded into ESPIRIT?
Billy Golightly
04-23-2016, 09:08 AM
Matt the best thing to do would be to get a CAD drawing of what you need and probably upload it somewhere like www.mfg.com

The biggest challenge is those internal splines are going to need to be broach cut - and finding someone that already has one of those broaches will certainly make your $$$$ a lot less.
ironchop
04-23-2016, 04:43 PM
Most Cad/ Cam software has spline feature built-in. IIRC, you enter minimum ID, max ID, and number of splines and it will generate a drawing for us. At least MasterCam and BobCad both have this feature built in. Not sure if those are popular in Canada though. My point is you might be able to get away with just your dimensions when dealing with a CNC machinist.

As Billy said, that's not a broach that a lot of shops have laying around unlike say a keyway broach

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MattDragontamer
04-23-2016, 06:41 PM
Yea, I know what you guys are sayin. I sent some emails out to some Chinese companies that from what I found have very similar couplings in size, however, the length differs.
I am hoping to be able to get the length I need from them. The one company sells the 2" overall version. Worst comes to worst I could get the 2" version and just get spacers made.