Wes wrote:
andy wrote:

All in all it worked out well, I believe it is as strong as it can be,
and I am pleased with the result.
Photos and descriptions are in the dropbox as Rudder_XX.jpg and
Rudder.txt at :http://metalworking.com/dirsort.php

http://metalworking.com/Dropbox/Rudder.txt
http://metalworking.com/Dropbox/Rudder_01.JPG
http://metalworking.com/Dropbox/Rudder_02.JPG
http://metalworking.com/Dropbox/Rudder_03.JPG
http://metalworking.com/Dropbox/Rudder_04.JPG
http://metalworking.com/Dropbox/Rudder_05.JPG
http://metalworking.com/Dropbox/Rudder_06.JPG
http://metalworking.com/Dropbox/Rudder_07.JPG

Nice project

Wes

Really nice work, Andy.

Only question might be the abrupt ends of the shafts.
Might cause a high stress concentration where the cross sections suddenly
changes. Or might not!?!

But no question about the workmanship!

Wish we had pics of the "before" conditions.