shot peening Brisbane?

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1,593 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 12 Nov 2008, 3:44 pm

#679338

Anyone know of any shops in Brisvegas that offers shotpeening, need to shot peen some connecting rods i have.

Cheers Damo.

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phatratpat Fahrvergnugen

958 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 12 Nov 2008, 5:17 pm

#679347

I use to shotpee half way up the wall !!!😵

that was a while ago though !!!🙄

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 12 Nov 2008, 5:36 pm

#679351

make sure you first BLEND and POLISH all the DAGS of the rods first

then have them balanced and then finally Shot Peened you need to do it in these steps and you will never brake a rod again make sure they mask the rod match numbers before shot peening

I used to do this when at Qantas it was very handy having a Aircraft Facility when building engines all sorts bikes, lawn mowers, VWS

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dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 13 Nov 2008, 5:24 am

#679443

Mendhams do it,
but it is a random cabinet and not done by hand.
Turns out well coverage though.

Very expensive too.

Another option is to use Tasman Aviation out at Amberly.
Much more expensive, but it is done with a specification.

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66deluxe Custom Title Time!

1,593 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 13 Nov 2008, 6:17 am

#679446

Thanks for the advice Dave's, as for Tasman Aviation i am thinking of applying for a job there seeing i'll be moving near there soon, instead of building one jet engine type at my current work if i get a job at tasman, i'll have the oppurtunity to work on 5 different types of gas turbine and get shot peening done for free.

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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 13 Nov 2008, 6:26 am

#679448

Very expensive too.

worth doing never had a rod break

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

dubdude Learner Dubber

4 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 13 Nov 2008, 5:18 pm

#679520

vw54 wrote:
Very expensive too.
worth doing never had a rod break

Not arguing the benefits of shot peening, but would you have broken a rod if you hadn't shot peened them?

dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 14 Nov 2008, 7:00 am

#679587

Factory rods are shot peened,
just not in the corners near the rod nut.

I found if you polish the beam the rod becomes significantly more flexible.

SO...

if you polish the beam, you probably should re-shot peen.

I just ran balanced stockers in my 1775 blower engine.
I did upgrade the bolts to ARP VW though at a later date.

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