Maybe you could take the bolt all the way out? Obviously, you wouldn't want to lose it.
Rub some dirt on it, you’ll be alright.Well I still haven’t gotten a return label. Might just toss it in the mail and be done with it. But these are the cracks and delaminating I was referencing:
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Does it look 3d printed? Or are those lines from the mold?
It may be just a low cost mold that has lines because of the way it was machined and those are transferred to the parts. But if it’s actually layers in the part itself that would be really interesting.Looks like layers
It may be just a low cost mold that has lines because of the way it was machined and those are transferred to the parts. But if it’s actually layers in the part itself that would be really interesting.
Why would they use a low-cost mold on such a high-cost product?It may be just a low cost mold that has lines because of the way it was machined and those are transferred to the parts. But if it’s actually layers in the part itself that would be really interesting.
The Gen2 is going to come with a vial of oil from Ernie’s hair so you can properly season your platform like a cast iron skillet.Prolly just settling marks. Maybe rub some oil of olay on it.
Well… a cheap mold really is mainly cosmetic and how many they can make before it wears out… and we’re still a pretty niche group. If a typical high quality investment mold costs about $100k, and they expect to sell a thousand of these platforms before redesigning, then amortizing that tool alone is $100 cost in each platform. Tough to recoup… but I have no idea how many of these things are being sold.Why would they use a low-cost mold on such a high-cost product?
JK I know why.
That first crack is what gets me a little hair-raised. Looks like the material didn’t actually fill whatever mold it was in when it was poured, which begs the question of how deep the cracks actually go and where else there are air pockets within the homogenized platform?
I would love to see you field-dress one of these platforms and give us the autopsy data…Those lines are definitely from a cnc cut mould and my guess is that tehrd wanted that kind of texture for grip. Forged CF is never done in layers and needs VERY high pressure and heat to melt the matrix and form the product in the mould. When you do a bunch of runs, there's always a chance the mould or material didn't reach the exact proper temperature again, and a possibility of little bits from the last platform sticking inside the mold when the next one is poured/injected.
Tethrd shared photos somewhere of their mould and press. What i mean is that like it or not, there may be lemons due to not every manufacturing technician having the right amount of OCD to make sure each part is perfect....
Those cracks are definitely stress points and will only grow unless they're blended down(by removing material in a circle or oval at a taper).
Those lines are definitely from a cnc cut mould and my guess is that tehrd wanted that kind of texture for grip. Forged CF is never done in layers and needs VERY high pressure and heat to melt the matrix and form the product in the mould. When you do a bunch of runs, there's always a chance the mould or material didn't reach the exact proper temperature again, and a possibility of little bits from the last platform sticking inside the mold when the next one is poured/injected.
Tethrd shared photos somewhere of their mould and press. What i mean is that like it or not, there may be lemons due to not every manufacturing technician having the right amount of OCD to make sure each part is perfect....
Those cracks are definitely stress points and will only grow unless they're blended down(by removing material in a circle or oval at a taper).