shackle tech ?

[Phazertwo]

I am trying to make new shackle's for my budget SAS.  How thick should they be, and why? looks like marlins are about 3/8ths.  I cut some from some extra 3/8ths I found laying around, but they seem kinda thick.  They are going to 6in from eye to eye, with 1/2in between the edge of the hole and the edge of the radius on the shackle.

I don't just wanna know what you would build them outa, I wanna know WHY!

TIA
PZ

[havik]

for what it is going to cost to make them your self.(time and money) i would just order some up from marlin. i went the do it your self rout and ended up just ordering a pair. marlins are cheap, proven and wont rust.
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[yotabj]

3/8 steel would be fine....Why does it seem too thick... I built mine for just the cost of bolts and nuts and have 30 min. of time involved...why buy when you can build?

[alwayzbroken]

3/8 steel would be fine....Why does it seem too thick... I built mine for just the cost of bolts and nuts and have 30 min. of time involved...why buy when you can build?

30mins? Did you use a plasma cutter? Cuz you can't cut 3/8" anything that fast unless you have a major sized bandsaw. I made a set and it took all afternoon with my bandsaw. It took about 30mins for each cut!

[yotabj]

steel was free from scrap yard it was 2in wide ...All I had to do was cut to lenth and drill the hole ....I have a friend that owns a machine shop..so cutting it and drilling it was no prob.....guess i shoulda mentioned that

[alwayzbroken]

I gotcha. I was assuming you were cutting them out of 3/8" plate like I did and I would rather have just bought them for 6$ each when I was done. If you had a 2" wide piece it would be simple.

[Phazertwo]

I work in a machine shop, so its all easy, I just work on them during lunch, and breaks.  3/8ths it is!

PZ

[Phazertwo]

...why buy when you can build?

Thats going in my sig....

[alwayzbroken]

Why waste your time with the sawzall and grinder when you can buy JK

[sidewall2000]

30mins? Did you use a plasma cutter? Cuz you can't cut 3/8" anything that fast unless you have a major sized bandsaw. I made a set and it took all afternoon with my bandsaw. It took about 30mins for each cut!

<----- laser cut all 8 pcs in 3 minutes... tops!

[gotrocks]

plasma and it takes me all but of maybe 30 mins for a finished pair

[Hyena]

i built mine at school in about an hour.  used 2''x3/8's flatbar and cut them with a torche.  and they are like 10 inches long too.

[yotaboy79]

10 min tops holes and all, used the iron worker at work and just sheered of some 3/8x2 fb and layed them out and punched them
this is starting to turn into a competition

[gotrocks]

oh yeah well.....
























n/m I'm done I don't have anything to say

[Phazertwo]

I guess I am slow because I am at like 45min right now, and I only have them cut out.  I still have to radius them and drill the holes. 
oh wait this thread was SHACKLE TECH, not HOW FAST DID I BUILD MY SHACKLE!

[MiniSimp]

Took me about 30 seconds to order mine from AllPro

[Phazertwo]

Took me about 30 seconds to order mine from AllPro

and i bet its 12 in LONG!

[MiniSimp]

Actually 5.5" eye to eye and pivots side to side 30 degrees.

[Phazertwo]

sorry, saw this and I had too!

[MiniSimp]

  That's great!
Another picture saved in the "Forum" file.

[alwayzbroken]

What size drill bit is used to drill the holes? I just want to go buy one rather than figure it out if anybody knows already. Thanks.

[MiniSimp]

On mine, one end is 5/8" the other is 9/16"
Get both and you'll be covered.

[alwayzbroken]

On mine, one end is 5/8" the other is 9/16"
Get both and you'll be covered.

That is for the johnny joint rear shackles I assume that is why the two are different sized. Thanks Mini