kmead
Old enough to know better
Nice work.Let’s build a throttle linkage!
Piece of threaded rod…
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I then proceeded to bend it with my MAPP gas torch and some welding gloves. Turned out pretty good!
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Drilled for cotter pins, some minor tweaking and taa-daa!
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I made a short video of it in action in case you are curious.
Of course, testing it flooded the engine, so patience is necessary before I can start it.
I apologize in advance but I predict the all thread will fail at your bends.
The concept is excellent but the material is weak. It always fatigue breaks when you send it like that. Hopefully I am wrong.