Looks darn near factory, Good dealQuote:
Originally Posted by SONIC
At that price point, you should sell many sets.
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Looks darn near factory, Good dealQuote:
Originally Posted by SONIC
At that price point, you should sell many sets.
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Looks good. I wish I had done more with CNC when I was younger. I’m jealous of anyone that has the skills and equipment to do this. One of the things the factory ones have is a rubber or urethane gasket at the mating surface. Sonics mounts are one piece, whereas the stock ones are two piece. I think his will be stronger and easier to mount.
Yeah the factory ones cover the bolt holes but after a lot of consideration I like the one piece design better and there are exposed stainless bolts all over the tower so having them exposed doesn't detract from anything and it's stronger since it's not relying on smaller bolts to hold the faceplate on.
Working on the gaskets as well I'll probably laser cut some.
It's never too late for cnc. I started with a cheap router 10 years ago and now I've got cnc routers lasers plasmas mills and robots. Just takes practice and there's a huge community around hobby level cnc.
Man, those are nice! The chamfered edges look sweet. You need to make some for the A3 towers (higher volume) and you'd make a fortune!
Send me some measurements and I'm happy to. I don't have one nearby to measure!
sonic those are pretty darn good lookin..... you need to expand to other boats. I miss the ability to tie my rope off on the side when I had the alpha z tower. SOO much easier when training noobs to force them to the wake side.
I'm working on it, did some for a buddy with a '19 MB this weekend, I just don't have access to enough boats to get the measurements.Quote:
Originally Posted by sandm
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Looks great and the price is beyond fair.Quote:
Originally Posted by SONIC
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Thanks,
Making a change in the overall shape as I think it needs an angle on the back to match the tower.
Dude, those look really good. Then one can powder coat them. 130$ for a pair, powder coated is a really good price. Are planning to open an online store, like amazon or something, or e-bay?
Not sure yet, depends on how many people want them.
At the moment it's going to just be venmo or paypal for folks that want them.
I've got a few other products (plate style ballast weights and surf board racks) that I've been wanting to do as well but work's been so busy that i haven't made the time yet.
older surf board tines would be a market BUT so many differnt ones out there.
I'd be all over a set of them for my tower but not sure I'm ready to drill/tap with some recent threads on a couple forums about tower welds failing. I know it's super rare BUT would be my luck I'd tap and structurally tower would fail.
now plate style ballast. I remember back in the late 00's some guys in idaho using deere tractor weights off the front end for ballast. worked well.
Yeah I think I'd have to do clamp on for towers without mounting points as I'm not looking for the liability of telling people to drill into their towers lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by sandm
The plates work awesome, I used them in my tige and now in my supra. 50 lbs ~16x20x.5 they just sit in the bottom of any compartment and take up no room at all. I can even cut them to shape to fit lockers etc
if you get around to weight plates and need a guinea pig to test a few out and try shipping them lmk :)Quote:
Originally Posted by SONIC
the key will be coming in around the same price as leadwakes or the other lead ballast. I believe we were in the $1 per pound range shipped.
if you decide to ship, might be easier to make them size consistent with the ups priority mail boxes that are flat rate with no weight limits. that seems to be how the lead companies are shipping them.
How well will the powder coat hold up, especially at the base, given it is smooth. The rope around it will cause friction, will it wear out?. I guess its the same for the OEM tow points. Has anyone noticed any issues?Quote:
Originally Posted by SONIC
They will be sandblasted for powder coat so it won't be smooth when the powder goes on.
I doubt it will ever be an issue. A rope isn't going to cause enough friction to be a problem for powder.
They could potentially be powder coated only on the face, but I don't think it's necessary
Sign me up for a pair, powder coated white. My boat gel colors are red/white/black. The tower is missing some white. No rush, I wont have my boat for another 3 months.
Any reason not to chamfer the bottom side of the top face? I tend to find every sharp part on my boat and I'd find this one with my head. Ouch. Probably not as bad once it's coated.
I hadn't really given it much thought, it would be pretty tough to hit it I think but I can add a small chamfer to break the edgeQuote:
Originally Posted by UNSTUCK
Do you have access to a tumbler to soften the edges?
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Yep that's another option, messes up the nice pretty finish though as I don't have one dedicated to aluminum. It would be fine for pre-powder but not for raw
Even a deburring tool is good, the rope shouldn’t get much inside edge loading. It’s not like newbs are doing slalom from the side hooks.
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White
Powder is a dead on match for the factory powder on the tower.
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I've been overruled by wife. She does not want white. The tower is .Black with red accent. She wants black or red. Do u have a red that'll match? I'll DM you
How long do those take to machine?
Probably 30 min for a set start to finish
Most of the time is in the design and cad/cam, fixturing etc
I don’t think you are charging enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by SONIC
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I'm not, but I'm not trying to make a bunch of money I just like doing it.Quote:
Originally Posted by larry_arizona
I make parts and things for a lot of different communities I'm a part of, just a hobby of sorts.
I saw a couple people ask if you can put side tow points on the a3 but didn't see an answer. Has anyone done it on an a3 and any negative issues doing so?
I’m also interested.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigs28
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I reached out to this guy and he said in about a month he will have tow points that clamp to the A3 tower. I am guessing it will be just like these but with a 2 3/8 clamp.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigs28
https://uptice.com/products/copy-of-...g-holder-combo
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Wondering if anyone has heard any updates in regards to availability of a side tow point for the A3 tower. I sent an email to Uptice through their website last week, but didn't receive a response.Quote:
Originally Posted by htfit
2021 Moomba Kaiyen on order
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If there are side tow points for the a3 tower, do you guys know if it would work for the a2 tower? Or has anyone come across side tow points for the a2 tower?
Has anyone located side tow points for the A3 tower?
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On uptice.com I saw some that bolt on using the back bolt of the Bimini. They show them for the pro tower, but I’m guessing that they’d work on any of the newer towers.
This is what the Pro Tower side pulls on my 21 Makai look likehttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...587b2ddf75.jpg
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I just got the Uptice side tow points in for the a3 tower. Did y’all use locktite or similar when installing? Any specific torque value? Or should I apply anti seize and just check them every so often?
Use German Torque.Quote:
Originally Posted by jnr4817
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