FJ2400 - Bonneville Land Speed Racer

[FjLee]

No, but now I know what to fill my Google search with for the rest of the day. LOL!

For the driveshafts I'm building, I'd have to be able to weld it together.  But for other things, like you said, spacers & stuff, Free Machining seems like the way to go!

Fran....one of the most commonly available "free machining" steels goes by the name of "LEDLOY".
Since it's kinda commonly available, price is ok.  As Chris said, the composition of LEDLOY is not conducive to welding.  I'm not sure if it'll accept heat treating or case-hardening.....but kinda doubt it.

But it is easy to work with.  You can run hi-speed cutting operations without burning or overly dulling the cutting tool.

It's also forgiving of the cutting tool geometry/grinding.  It's a nice  alloy steel to have on hand if you have a lathe.

Good luck....

FjLee     Denver,CO

[FJmonkey]

Weldable and easy to machine well, 12L14, look it up.

[Pat Conlon]

What ever happened to Fran?

[andyoutandabout]

Pat,
Alan (Firehawk) and I reached out to Fran when I was visiting Colorado. He didn't get back to us.
He remains a mystery

Andy

[Bones]

Pat,
Alan (Firehawk) and I reached out to Fran when I was visiting Colorado. He didn't get back to us.
He remains a mystery

Andy

He's on YouTube doing double engine bikes etc but nothing with an FJ lately.

https://youtube.com/@FreakhouseCustoms

[Pat Conlon]

Thanks guys, good to see he's ok...