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Ok, enough theory, let's make some A-Arms!







Bushing Carriers
The oversized bushing carriers are huge. 2" outer diameter, and 1.25" inner diameter.

Back to the lathe:


Carriers in their slots:



Since the tubing is 1.5" and the bushing carriers are 2", I needed to correct for the difference in height when laid on the fixture. Conveniently, the fixture plate itself is cut from quarter inch (0.25"). Instead of using spacers to raise the tubing, I included slots with mating corners for each carrier. This lowers the carriers to the correct height, and has the added benefit of locating the carriers more true and precise than using a series of clamps.



A little flair.







Before welding, I'll turn down a couple of end-caps on the lathe for the exposed tube ends.

Then come the polyurethane bushings for each carrier.