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TD 150 Mk II Subchassis and Bearing.

Some stats for the TD150 Mk II subchassis:

Weight: 1 pound 14 ounces (bare with bearing mounted and as pictured)
material: Steel (alloy unknown.  magnet sticks) appears to be plated, hardness unknown
material thickness: .06 inches all over
fabrication: a 3 piece (less bearing) spot welded assembly

 

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This part feels heavy when held by hand.  The structural integrity seems pretty fair.  However, when put to a deflection under load test, some flexing was seen.  See Test page for the details. 150innerplat.jpg (87341 bytes)

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Weight: 1 pound 14 ounces.

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looking at the bottom view.  TD150 Mk II

Hole location dimensions, in inches, taken from the sample.

Overlay, TD160 over the TD150.

 

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The TD160 bearing housing appears to be nearly identical to that of the TD150.  One minor difference in a machined feature.  Do you see it...?

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Some stats for the TD160 Mk II subchassis pictured here:

Weight: 1 pound 8 ounces (bare with bearing mounted and as pictured)
material: Steel (alloy unknown.  magnet sticks) appears to be plated, hardness unknown
material thickness: .056 inches all over
fabrication: a single piece (less bearing) sheet metal stamping.