Transducer Support Arm

  • Steve Thompson
    Sioux Falls, South Dakota
    Posts: 185
    November 1, 2013 at 7:53 pm #1305502

    I thought I saw in the post last winter that someone was machining metal transducer arms. Does anyone recall this?

    tucrs
    NW Metro
    Posts: 997
    November 1, 2013 at 8:00 pm #1203427

    Yes Shane does he should chime in soon. I just purchased some for our shop to sell if you are interested. A very small run I really like them.

    I used them all last year and love them!

    BBKK
    IA
    Posts: 4033
    November 1, 2013 at 9:15 pm #1203438

    Quote:

    Yes Shane does he should chime in soon. I just purchased some for our shop to sell if you are interested. A very small run I really like them.

    I used them all last year and love them!

    I got mine from him at the end of last year. Didnt get a whole lot of time with it but I absolutely loved it. He even engraved my name in it! They are a must have!

    Steve Thompson
    Sioux Falls, South Dakota
    Posts: 185
    November 1, 2013 at 9:45 pm #1203443

    I just bought the new Vexilar FLX-28 Ultra pack and I’m looking at adding the TSA001 Transducer Support Arm. Like the Marcums, the plastic arm is only going so long.

    http://vexilar.com/products/index.php?prodNum=TSA001

    Not sure if it would be possible the make this out of metal.

    shaley
    Milford IA
    Posts: 2178
    November 1, 2013 at 10:58 pm #1203451

    Heres mine…

    BBKK
    IA
    Posts: 4033
    November 2, 2013 at 12:30 am #1203460

    Mine he made me.

    Took 2 minutes to remove the old one and install the new.

    shane123
    Anthon, Iowa
    Posts: 496
    November 2, 2013 at 10:57 am #1203496

    whoa, looks like i am late to the party….

    yeah, i make aluminum arms for the sonar units (except showdowns). I started doing them last year when i was waiting for my lx-9 to finally get released, figured I would add some bling to it while we were slow at work. I asked around for dimensions one day while i was at work and didn’t have my lx-5 with me, luckily Shaley had his handy and sent me a few dimensions and I was able to make some. After I finished and posted photos, it took off like wildfire.

    This year we have been busy as heck at work, so fitting in my government work has been a hassle, so I haven’t actively tried to push out my product. I wanted to try a new thickness design this year, but with the shop being busy, it also limits my R&D time. Currently I make these arms at just a hair under 3/8″ thick, measuring at .365″ . I hollow out the bottom side, and do custom engraving. I believe these arms are actually lighter and stronger than the factory arms. I wasn to try to make some that are around 1/4″ thick, but it might be awhile before I can try that. I make these arms at normal length, 2 inch extended, and 4 inch extended. The 4 inch extended feels really long, it fits into the lx-7 and lx-9 case, but it just seems like overkill. 2 inch extended is about where its at, feels and looks like it was meant to be there in the first place.

    I do get requests for powder coating, but I don’t have a supplier for any of that, so I don’t offer it. We have polishing equipment, so we just buff em real good to a shine. We do have some of those swirl things, been meaning to give it a try, they make it look like this…. photo

    I had alot of requests from people with birds and vexs, wanting to get away from the float, so i designed a riser and rubber stopper kit for those people to make it work just like a marcum.

    The reason I don’t make showdown arms, is because they use a different system to attach it to the base. They could use a normal set of arms and a riser i suppose and it would work I think. But their factory version is a goofy shape on the end of a square tube…..

    bee
    Maine
    Posts: 357
    November 2, 2013 at 2:37 pm #1203508

    I did one for My Bird last winter. I used a 1 1/8 riser and a 3 1/4 arm. I can swing it in and out and it does not interfear with the Xducer or cable. I first tried the bifold but found the single to work better.

    brewerybuilder
    Posts: 155
    December 15, 2019 at 9:55 am #1898105

    That’s a funny coincidence. I just wiped this up in the wood shop yesterday from some scrap black walnut and Brazilian cherry. 15 minutes, a couple quick coats of spray poly, dry overnight, and good to go. $4 for the rubber stop from Marcum.

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