Making flanges

[PaRaDoX]

hey, just wondering if anyone knows how to easily make flanges, if u got any tips

i need to make 2x flanges as the turbo shops dont stock them and it will cost $115 to get them custom lazer cut ($95 setup charge for the image)

soo i need to make one for my wastegate and blow off valve (might beable to buy the BOV one)

im thinking 3mm thick mild steel, what shops can i buy a chunk of this from?? and how much??

[azkwazere]

is there a menzies metals near your joint?

aZk.

[PaRaDoX]

nah dont think so,hakhawk reccomends using 5mm steel

what tools can i use for cutting a 45mm hole???

i could drill round the hole the port it all smooth with my die grinder??

[AirStrike]

nah dont think so,hakhawk reccomends using 5mm steel

what tools can i use for cutting a 45mm hole???

i could drill round the hole the port it all smooth with my die grinder??

Just find a small business that deals in metal fabrication. I just spoke to my sisters boyfriend, and he said with the plasma cutter at work and linishing all the edges would take all of 15 mins to make max.

[PaRaDoX]

yeah, thats a idea, how much does it cost tho???

any joints near eastern suburbs??

still look at the flange man, take a 10mm drill peice, drill 4 holes and then get a drill round the circle and use a jig saw to finish the job???

unfourntually im not going to be finished for the JC dyno day (turbo should be on however not tuned to a standard id be happy to put on the dyno and they'res sure to be issues), i would of if i didnt get defected but that was just unlucky

ill make VSS dyno day

[AirStrike]

yeah, thats a idea, how much does it cost tho???

any joints near eastern suburbs??

still look at the flange man, take a 10mm drill peice, drill 4 holes and then get a drill round the circle and use a jig saw to finish the job???

unfourntually im not going to be finished for the JC dyno day (turbo should be on however not tuned to a standard id be happy to put on the dyno and they'res sure to be issues), i would of if i didnt get defected but that was just unlucky

ill make VSS dyno day

Can still come along for a look on the day. Just look up ANY business that deals in metal fab.

[PaRaDoX]

yeah, its ages away tho, ment to be installing the turbo that weekend + im poor as hell

[greenfoam]

I you were keen enough for the flanges you could have made them with a hacksaw, drill and die grinder by now :P but it would only take 20 seconds to cut that out roughly with a plasma cutter and not much longer to smoothen it up

[m62vpute]

Or another idea would be to take the flange and or the drawing to a small engineering shop would cost you like $20 or $30 tops. Or at home you could use a hole saw to get the large centre hole right. and just a normal drill to do the 4 holes on the corners

Honestly it is not a hard job to do

1 hr tops

[Matt_vp]

go to a scrap metal place and ask for a pic of 6mm plate big enough, then all u need is a 45mm holesaw, drill, a couple of drill bits, and a grinder with a cutting and grinding wheels and a vice. mark it out on the plate, with engineering chalk or a fin tip nicko and center pop your holes, then put it a vice drill ya holes then cut it out with the cutting wheel then use the grinding wheel to round the corners and clean up any burs from drilling. then your down ready to weld it on.

[defa]

those hole saws for metal aren't cheap. if you have a drill press or you can drill straight it would be easy enough to do all but the big piece ya self. after it is welded you really should face the surface as it may buckle when welded..

[PaRaDoX]

yeah all gasket surfaces are gonna get worked even