Trying to find some previous mails with the Thailand connection. I seem to remember the pricing was quite fair except for the shipping/import thing.
That would be me...........
Post from Thailand is not too expensive and about 24.00 USD via registered air mail to Canada or the USA for a single "Fairmont" style fan pulley. Multiple pulleys to the same address would be cheaper on a unit basis, as would be cheaper methods of post.
A crank pulley might be marginally cheaper as it is smaller/lighter
I used to own a machine shop, but this is now a hobby for me and the market will not support a large enough run to make this economically viable if it involves tooling or a large set up cost.
I am not opposed to looking into a run of steel pullies, but given the trade off between the tooling costs to stamp them in steel, and CNC machining in aluminium, I suspect that CNC using T6061-T6 aluminium is the way to go for such a small production run.
Spinning it in steel is an option, but spun aluminium would be easier. I still suspect that unless there is a large production run, CNC machining from billet aluminium is the way to go.
I never got around to this last summer, but my mate is now to the point where he needs a 4 bolt pulley, so when I am in Canada in March I will model my stock crank pulley. As SS pulleys are 3 bolt, and still out of stock, I am going to make a small run of dual 3 and 4 bolt pattern crank pulleys when I get back to Thailand in April
If anyone wants in on this parts run please let me know.
No idea of the cost till I model it, but I suspect it will be marginally cheaper than the 110.00 to club members for the reduced OD "Fairmont" fan pulley due to the lower material costs
I want one for my own car to go with the billet aluminium fan pulley. If one painted it black, it would take a trained eye to notice that it is not a stock stamped crank pulley
If I had a pulley I would model it now - anyone coming to Chiangmai?
