Turning down stroker crank
Typically (and Craftsman tools, especially the box end wrenches are a great example of this), the Chinese products rely on extra material to make up for material strength deficiencies. I couldn't provide my own photos as I refuse to buy the Chinesium stuff but the 'net provides some photos.
Your crank could be a top notch piece, or it could be a top-notch POS, and only your materials analyst knows for sure...but given the nature of what you're doing, both in application and in modification, I can't say this is one of those Good Ideas.
Can't sell it? That's the cost of buying Chinese stuff, because nobody knows if it's CCT (Cheap Chinese Trash) or not, and you paid your price and (hopefully) saved your money on it. Someone else has to save money in lockstep to take that risk.
You might be removing material that the crank really needs to hold together...Leave it on the auction block. Or mount a mailbox to it. Or build a motor around it and sell it that way, if your conscience lets you.
It's only a cost-effective option if your motor doesn't grenade.
Typically (and Craftsman tools, especially the box end wrenches are a great example of this), the Chinese products rely on extra material to make up for material strength deficiencies. I couldn't provide my own photos as I refuse to buy the Chinesium stuff but the 'net provides some photos. Your crank could be a top notch piece, or it could be a top-notch POS, and only your materials analyst knows for sure...but given the nature of what you're doing, both in application and in modification, I can't say this is one of those Good Ideas.
Can't sell it? That's the cost of buying Chinese stuff, because nobody knows if it's CCT (Cheap Chinese Trash) or not, and you paid your price and (hopefully) saved your money on it. Someone else has to save money in lockstep to take that risk.
You might be removing material that the crank really needs to hold together...Leave it on the auction block. Or mount a mailbox to it. Or build a motor around it and sell it that way, if your conscience lets you.
It's only a cost-effective option if your motor doesn't grenade.
