Technical Stainless steel I-beam axle

Did they ever make a stainless steel droped I-beam axle??????
The reason I ask I got an old axle and4 link kit with a frame everything was stainless steel .
Axle is hard, when grinding through off yellow-orange sparks. But is magent.
My drill bits won't drill it like most axle.I can drill 17X1" holes in most axle with 1 bit this thing 1 bit does 1 hole if lucky.

 

The Deuce Factory produced a stainless I beam with filled ends for a number of years. They offered it plain or polished with or without holes. I have them under my deuce 3 window, deuce delivery and deuce 5 window. When they closed So-Cal sold them for a while but their cost got prohibitive and they stopped making them. The magnetism is due to the type of stainless used to make the axle. I have a new stainless refrigerator but you can still use magnets on the door for the grand kids pictures.

 

The ends are not filled it also polish like stainless.
It was a very fuff finish. And had a1/2wide parting line.
I thought it was cast but does not work like cast

 

That sure looks like a forged axle and as krylon mentioned there are grades of stainless that are magnetic. The 400 series grades fall into that category and they are heat treatable.

- EM

 

Don't use ***anium coated drill bits on stainless they get too hot and you'll smoke them- find some good machinists drill bits

 

I generally use HHS so I can resharpin them.

 

Do you mean "HSS" (High Speed Steel)?

- EM

 

Yes there a grade or hardness of 7 if I remember right

 

If it has a 1/2" parting line, its most likely forged. Think of the parting line on a crankshaft, wide is forged, narrow/sharp; cast.

 

It was at least1/2" wide the axle is new.well20-30 years ago new ..
I did final get all 17 -1" holes drilled



And got the black on next red in resess.

 

I'd like find one of those!

 

Will the paint stick properly to the stainless or did you powdercoat it?

 

Bead blasted it once smooth so paint should stick

 

A beautiful stainless axle and you painted it? Polished, it would look like jewelry.

 

True if you were going to paint it I bet someone would have swapped you an already drilled one plus beer for a stainless one

 

Let me know if you want to sell it!

 

Why paint

 

Shinny does not fit this project.it is being built on the cheep and would look strang with just 1 polished or chrome part on it.
If I ever need it for something that needs a shinny axle I will swap it out.

 

It’s a same it’s not showing off as a beautiful piece,it’s a fine looking axle
but it is his after all aye.
Who are we to say what a bloke should do with his own gear.