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FNaF World: Object characters? Huh?

Sometimes you're put in a situation where you have to model two characters that are, quite frankly, just objects. And sometimes, you choose to bite the bullet and design them both back-to-back! Presenting: Phone Guy and Sanitation Station!

Phone Guy

Designing a character model for the Phone Guy is quite the challenge since he has no visual appearance; but he's an iconic Five Nights at Freddy's character, so I ought to put him in the hypothetical sequel to the game that celebrates the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise. I decided to model a little desk stand based on the one from the first FNaF game, and modeled the phone as a blue vintage landline in reference to his Ultimate Custom Night icon. Here's how it turned out:

(For clarification since it's been a while, top left is the character selection thumbnail, top right is the idle animation, bottom left is the attack animation, bottom right is the "hurt" animation, for when the character is subject to an enemy's attack. This is the process I typically follow for laying out my character animations. Hopefully this format is visible on all versions of this post and won't be inexplicably confusing.)

I'm very proud of it. This sort of "chibi" version of the FNaF 1 desk is kind of cute, in a way. I love the little TVs and the soda cup. There's so much detail on this that can't even be seen, but I don't do this just for practicality; I do it because it's fun, I learn things, and I thoroughly enjoy it! The phone cord has a complex bone setup to allow it to spring properly like a real phone cord does. It's not even visible half the time but it was a ton of fun to set up and it taught me more about armatures and constraints. Anything you make in this software (Blender) is a potential new learning experience. (Especially if you aren't using the ancient 2.79 version like I am.)

Sanitation Station

At first I felt I was grasping at straws for characters, but the more I thought about adding Sanitation Station, the better the idea started to seem. Maybe I've been consumed by madness, but if you take a look at this goober, you might start to see things from my point of view.

Now you may be thinking:

"That one's not even a real character! It's an inanimate object with a face drawn on it! At least Phone Guy has dialog and a personality! Even Trash & The Gang had established actions and personalities in Ultimate Custom Night, but not the Sanitation Station! Why would Sanitation Station be added to the character roster?"

Consider this: the Paper Pals appeared in the original FNaF world, and before that they were only ever depicted as completely static. It wasn't even clear if they were alive or if they were just being moved by the animatronics to mess with you. Sanitation Station actually has an impact on gameplay, which means it has a bigger role than the Paper Pals ever did, and in just one game!

Additionally, I have been adding new defense-based moves to this game concept - something I feel were left unexplored by the original FNaF World - and many of them have to do with safety features. "Threadlockers", "Waterproofing", "Stabilizers", "Repairs", "Bubble Bath" (in reference to the Phone Guy's dialog from FNaF 1), and that's just scratching the surface. The question came to mind: "Who do I give these moves to? Almost every Five Nights at Freddy's character is built around killing you, which one could possibly receive safety-based attacks?" That's where the amazing Sanitation Station comes in! It's a collection of safety items that exists entirely to lower your liability risk in its source material. It's the perfect candidate! And it has a face on it, which makes it a much more reasonable candidate than, say, the automatic security doors. And really, how can you say no to that face?

Additionally, Sanitation Station appears in Ultimate Custom Night, therefore securing it as a recurring character in the franchise, and justifying its position in the FNaF World 2 character roster.

(This is from Ultimate Custom Night, and is not my render.)

As always, thanks for checking out my art, (especially this post in particular, these are not especially popular characters.) I'll catch you on the flipside!

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old men have gottttttt to start blogging compulsively about their hobbies again PLEASE I know there's some freako out there somewhere who knows how to adjust the tension on the Chandler Tackmaster's threadlock assembly pleeeeeeaaaase I just need the plunger to push forward another MILLIMETER so my baby can finish the tack cycle pleeeease I know you're out there

we as a society have GOT to bring back old-school forums. old men aren't going on reddit to tell me how to troubleshoot incredibly specific problems with my vintage industrial sewing machine. it's a hostile ecosystem to them. it's throwing off the natural balance of sustaining obsolete and endangered trades

[kabr0ztrousers]

Kabr0z Writes volume 2

Episode 61: Angels and Demons - My first story in this series from a third person POV! Ever wondered where new demons come from, how hell is infinite, or what are angels like? This is the one! Read the CWs, but I feel like this is one of the best yet

Episode 62: Affectionate, passionate Minotaur smut - Another very short one, Fem!Reader worries about her stressed Minotaur S/O, gives him a ride

Episode 63: Reality TV - A man wishes he was selected for the hucow program, then gets his wish

Episode 64: Inheritance - A meek student goes to the last Freshers party before term begins, and learns more about himself than he expected

Episode 65: Escape Attempt - A part 2 to Disciplinary Action, Fem!Reader and her new husband escape the Chitinids and get away with it

Episode 66: Housemates - Fem!Reader may have given werewolf!BF the wrong idea, he deals with the situation by formally claiming her in front of his brothers

Episode 67: Chew Toy - An attack on a caravan leads Fem!Reader to seek help from an adventuring party. She doesn't find adventurers, instead she gets "adopted" by a pack of gnolls without any matriarch

Episode 68: Toying Around - Fem!Reader is a Verbena mage who wants to fuck her friends boyfriend. Using a bit of magic she links a portal between his pocket pussy and her underwear, but gets a little more than she bargained for

Episode 69: Lich Dom - When Fem!Reader is summoned by her lich master, she's expecting the worst. On balance, it ends better than she'd hoped

Episode 70: Land of the Dragons - Fem!Reader's draconic owner needs to take a trip, and wants her with him, so of course she needs to "ride" him to wherever it is they're going

Episode 71: Bikini Line - Fem!Reader's intimate wax gets a little more intimate than she planned

Episode 72: Concerning Portals, part 2 - Portals, tentacles, a train, lots of fun

Episode 73: Dog Days - Wealthy CEO resigns to fulfil his real dream: becoming a full time sub for his wife. Expect heavy kink, sexualised violence, and an allusion to an apocryphal tale involving threadlock and a chastity cage. Don't try this one at home, folks

Episode 74: Loxodon Warhammer - Fem!Reader gets very drunk and gets taken advantage of by a gigantic elephant hybrid. Good thing she's kinda into it

Episode 75: Snakes in a cave - Fem!Naga!Reader gets captured by a feral male Naga while caving. Expect paralytic venom and lots of noncon deep in the bowels of the earth

Episode 76: How do centaurs fuck? - A pair of centaur ladies have some wlw fun. Surprisingly few CWs, to the extent where I'm not sure if I needed to include the fisting tag. After all, if your biology is made for horses, what's a human forearm?

Episode 77: the raid - Fem!Reader starts on a Chitinid farm, then a raid of armoured aliens blows through the gate and things go sideways fast

Episode 78: One Night Stand - super quick one about fem!reader taking a man she met at the library home, and getting more than she bargained for

Episode 79: Hotter than Hell, part 2 - Masc!Reader's demon friends want to make it up to him after how he was treated last time. Obviously, the apology also involves him bottoming for them. It's fine, he loves it

Episode 80: What's a drabble? - Fem!Reader gets a bag of sugar from her neighbour, and gets him a little hot under the collar whilst doing so. Not gonna lie, this one's clean enough for daytime TV.

Episode 81: Alternative Ending - An alternative end to episode 51, where we ask what if instead of bringing the rogue to the agreed rendezvous he decided to keep her for himself

Episode 82: Creatures of the Night - A vampire and a werewolf speedrun lovers to enemies and back to lovers

Episode 83: First Contact Protocol - An ensign on a starship has a close encounter with an alien species, with egging and mpreg aplenty

Episode 84: Duke of the Iron Forest - Fem!Reader is a prisoner of a demon duke, who isn't shy about having his way with her

Episode 85: Mommy Milkers - Reader spends some quality time with their cow-hybrid stepmother, and her tits

Episode 86: Shopping Trip - Fem!Reader is made aware of a glitch in her portal panties. The manufacturer warns not to exploit the bug, the forum users encourage it. You are nothing but easily encouraged

Episode 87: Crocodilian - Fem!Reader is travelling alone up the Nile, and is kidnapped by crocodile-headed servants of Sobek, becoming a focus for their worship of the Lord of Semen

Episode 88: Turnabout - Masc!Reader and his better half have been trying for a baby for a while. When aliens swoop in and offer a surefire treatment, of course he agrees. Only problem is, he's got to carry it, and setting that up requires some advanced surgery

Episode 89: Intermission - A quick break from requests; fem!reader finds herself on the receiving end of a gloryhole

Episode 90: Assimilation - Another one couched in the world of Elite. Masc!Reader is doing some geology when he runs across a fungal hivemind, which quickly figures out the easiest way to assimilate him

Episode 91: Wolf Wifey - Masc!Reader and his beloved dommy-mommy werewolf wife have some fluffy face-sitting fun

Episode 92: Communion - The same Fem!Reader from episodes 53 and 86 is looking to transgress ever greater social boundaries, and finds herself pondering what to try next on a Sunday morning.

Episode 93: Communion, part 2 - A quick sequel. Fem!Reader confesses her sins, then commits some delightful new ones. CNC freeuse, gangbang, spitroasting and power-bottoming

Episode 94: Haunting, Part 2 - Fem!Reader from episode 39 has been possessed by the three ghosts for a while now, and is faced with a terrible choice

Episode 95: Satyr - Fem Satyr is the last to wake after a revel, so she has to find the site for the next one. Instead she finds a minotaur she decides to tempt into giving her exactly what she wants

Episode 96: Maid Service - A wealthy chair of a nonprofit takes on a catgirl maid, then the predictable happens

Episode 97: Hyena Girlfriend - Were-Tigress and her Hyena Girlfriend get home real drunk and go to town with some delightful 69 action

Episode 98: Harvest Moon - Amateur stargazing gives way to intense outdoor breeding between Fem!Reader and her werewolf husband when she acts on an impulse and howls at the moon

Episode 99: Faustian Bargain - Fem!Reader bets her soul against a demon, if she wins she gets her 3 wishes. If he wins, he gets to do what he likes with her. The sport? Fucking, crazy style

Episode 100: Enchanted Glade - The centennial episode! Fem!Reader was searching for the rumoured home of the centaurs, and finds it

Episode 101: Dungeon Slime - Fem!Reader is delving an ancient dungeon in search of a marvellous treasure, and finds more than she bargained for

Episode 102: Polyphemus - Fem!Reader is a sacrifice to Poseidon, who decides to set her up with one of his sons. It doesn't go well for her

Episode 103: Housemates, part 2 - You don't need to have read episode 66 for this one, it cuts to the chase fast. Fem!Reader is spending a pre-wedding night in with her future brothers-in-law and fiancee, things get hot

Episode 104: Acts of Service - A bit of a study in perception and revealing information to the reader only as it becomes pertinent. Expect oral sex, Dom/sub relationships, and explicit depictions of aftercare

Episode 105: Browser History - Fem!Reader snoops her minotaur husband's browser history and discovers he has a thing for hucows and breeding. She's pretty sure she can work with that

Episode 106: Guardian Angel - A male angel lives with Fem!Reader and thinks they can't be together, until they find a way to satisfy her urges safely

Episode 107: In Her Majesty's Service - Fem!Reader is owned by a cruel demon queen with corruptive cum and a penchant for brutal facefucking

Episode 108: Academic Misconduct - Fem!Reader is up against a deadline. Instead of talking to her tutors and maybe getting an extension, she cheats, and faces the consequences

Episode 109: Accursed - FTM!Reader gets got by a werewolf, doesn't realise for a month, then gets force-masc'd by his transformation before rutting into his girlfriend

Kabr0z Writes: A contents page!

The Kabr0z Writes series is a smut anthology that I am writing one per day, every day. Episodes will often not be related to one another, and will be clearly marked if they do.

Each part will have separate CWs at the top of the story, along with any author's notes I feel are pertinent. Please read these as tone veers wildly throughout

If you want to see something, and it doesn't look like it's been written already (or even if it does) please, please, please, send me an ask, a dm, anything, and I'll probably wind up writing it. 365 stories is a lot of stories! I need all the inspiration I can get!

Everything is OK to reblog, remix, copy, paste, whatever. Just please credit me if you do.

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Episode 1: The First Time - in which masc!reader invites a man from the internet for oral sex

Episode 2: The Previous Tenant - in which a presence in a cheap flat invades fem!reader's dreams, then body

Episode 3: A Very Bad Idea; Part 1 - in which fem!reader and a close friend dabble in demonology

Episode 4: A Very Bad Idea; Part 2 - in which things go from bad to worse

Episode 5: A Very Bad Idea; Part 3 - a moment of tenderness, then bad medicine, then mad science, a feeling we haven't seen the last of this

Episode 6: Wedding Dong - Fem!reader goes to an old friend's wedding, meets another old friend, and has a roll in the rhododendrons

Episode 7: The Rowing Team - in which fem!reader attends a party, and gets ganged up on in more ways than one

Episode 8: Concerning Portals - in which fem!reader wears some mysterious underwear on the bus. It turns out to be a bad idea

Episode 9: Farm Work - In which Fem!Reader has a really bad day, culminating in being livestock on a hucow farm, with some added TF fun thrown in

Episode 10: Debt, part 1 - In which Fem!Reader agrees to 3 nebulous tasks in return for enough money to cover her mounting debts

Episode 11: Debt, part 2 - Professor Blaidd takes Fem!Reader to a party, as the main course

Episode 12: Debt, part 3 - The experiment involving Fem!Reader and Professor Blaidd comes to a sloppy conclusion

Episode 13: Tiptoe Through the Tulips - In which a gardening contest is taken too seriously, and leads to some whipping, then some tribbing

Episode 14: Artistic Intent - Fem!reader sits for an art class, then sits on the teacher

Episode 15: German Sausage - A long distance train sees Fem!Reader get very well acquainted with her cervid travelling companion

Episode 16: Fae Deals, part 1 - the start of the third 3 parter, Masc!Reader meets a Fae prince on Grindr and tries to hook up. They go to a second location where Masc!Reader becomes Fem!Reader

Episode 17: Fae Deals, Part 2 - Newly Fem!Reader is turned over to the Fae Prince's friends before being passed around

Episode 18: Fae Deals, Part 3 - Fem!Reader is introduced to her new friends at the hunting lodge. It's... a lot (seriously, read the CWs on this one)

Episode 19: Four Seasons Landscaping - Another palette-cleanser after yesterday. Fem!Reader has a gig to do some "minor weeding" and winds up getting up-close and personal with a flower

Episode 20: Your Minotaur Boyfriend - A quick scene of intense, enthusiastic fucking between fem!Reader and your king-bed sized minotaur boyfriend

Episode 21: The Lake - By request! Fen!Reader goes skinny dipping in a lake and gets got by a tentacle monster. Expect heavy noncon and impregnation

Episode 22: The Ritual, Part 1 - Another request! Fem!Reader is a barmaid with a slightly unconventional selling point. Lots of CNC, enthusiastic consent and multiple men on one woman

Episode 23: The Ritual, Part 2 - Fem!Reader winds up having a bad time at the hands of a cult

Episode 24: The Ritual, part 3 - The conclusion of this 3-parter. Fem!Reader finds out more about her new husband, and enjoys the wedding night

Episode 25: Suddenly Sci-fi - Fem!Reader gets abducted by aliens and probed. Expect drugging, overstim, and the end of human civilization as you know it!

Episode 26: Disciplinary Action - Fem!Reader tries to escape her alien overlord, winds up dispensing refreshments at his upcoming party

Episode 27: The Wounded Beast - Another fantasy! Forest ranger fem!reader is tracking a poacher, winds up meeting a minotaur and has some fun

Episode 28: Mountain Oni - Masc!Reader takes shelter from inclement weather on a mountain hike, gets femdom'ed by a beautiful Oni

Episode 29: Farm Work Part 2 - We return to the hucow farm to follow up on Fem!Reader during the last few weeks of her pregnancy with her monster child. This one actually turned out less dark than expected, which is a nice change

Episode 30: The Hash Slinging Slasher - Fem!Reader doesn't think she fits the MO of the local masked serial killer, turns out she does, and he's got a thing for plump women with great tits

Episode 31: Bug Buzz - Fem!Reader is doing cartography when she gets jumped, stung, and filled with eggs

Episode 32: Homecoming - Fem!Reader's Naga girlfriend is coming back from a business trip, expect fluffy wlw fucking with remarkably few CWs

Episode 33: The Book - Fem!Reader finds a book of summoning magic and decides to get an incubus encounter out of it, this one might get picked up again later

Episode 34: Free Range - A broken down car leads to Fem!Reader getting kidnapped and taken to a free-range hucow farm. Think episode 9 but less awful

Episode 35: Interdiction - Space Explorer FtM!Reader gets got by new life and filled with eggs in a slightly horrifying scene. It's fun, and the closest thing to fanfic I've written so far

Episode 36: Hunter, Hunted - Fem!Reader is hunting a beast terrorising a village, gets hunted in return and mercilessly bred, with some turnabout at the end

Episode 37: Coulrophilia - Fem!Reader doesn't like clowns, then meets a few she winds up really liking. Expect a nice and fluffy clown gangbang

Episode 38: Date Night - Another quick standalone, Fem!Reader gets home from work and has enthusiastic kitchen-table sex with her werewolf husband. Enjoy!

Episode 39: Haunting - Fem!Reader gets the attention of an unpleasant ghost, and duped into releasing its pals

Episode 40: Sanguinare Vampiris - Fem!Reader's vampire boyfriend comes over for dinner and a movie. It's either sorta fluffy or really horrifying depending on how familiar you are with 90's Vampire TTPRGs

Episode 41: Dances with snakes - Fem!Reader is doing an anthropology on an alien world, herself having been made into a snake-hybrid to better survive, ends up in a closer encounter than anticipated. It goes a bit Dune, a bit Foundation, very long

Episode 42: Orc Daddy - Fem!Reader is the only human in the orc village, and her adoptive father has a suitor in mind for her. expect enthusiastic consent, size difference, arranged marriage, and breeding

Episode 43: Getting into the nose - Probably not my best work, Fem!Reader discovers her husband is a part-time clown and gets drawn into the hobby for an afternoon

Episode 44: 'Neath a Pale Moon - Fem!Reader sneaks out of her village to meet her werewolf lover, winds up being able to spend a lot more time with him

Episode 45: Resistance - Fem!Reader is part of a resistance cell fighting the Chitinid forces, a failed act of defiance goes very, very badly for her

Episode 46: Another day in the fields - Following on from episode 34, Fem!Reader has had her child, and is going to get her minotaur lover/owner to giver her another one

Episode 47: One Year Later - It's Fem! Reader's anniversary with Oreg! They fuck! It's good! Enjoy!

Episode 48: Medical Attention - Funtime's over but Professor Blaidd is still stuck in Fem!Reader. Good thing you're both friends with a werewolf doctor who does house calls

Episode 49: Medical Science - Roswell-style aliens abduct and experiment on Fem!Reader using transformation serums. If you like rapid growth, you'll like this one

Episode 50: Hot as Hell - Masc!Reader is having a movie night with some demon friends, one is late, the other goes into rut, he helps out

Episode 51: Daring Escape - Fem!Reader has to escape a fantasy city without being spotted. Help arrives in the form of a centaur and, tied to his belly, the escape is launched. Dubcon cumulation fun abound

Episode 52: Doll - Fem!Reader offends a faerie and gets turned into a clockwork fucktoy. She later gets found, and claimed (a bit shorter tonight, sleep cycle is so out of whack)

Episode 53: Hornyposting - Fem!Reader gets a pair of portal panties off the internet and posts her friend code to a public forum. Then she wears them to a café and really irritates a barista by getting publicly knotted

Episode 54: The In-Laws - Fem!Reader is out of options and needs to stay with her in-laws to keep a roof over her daughter's head. It turns out to be a mixed blessing. CWs for vampires, and I'm not kidding at all when I say gallons of blood

Episode 55: Young Lovers - It's A-level results day and Fem!Reader has done well. She spends the day with her doting werewolf boyfriend and they get up to some fun

Episode 56: Demonic Awakening - Fem!Reader tries to summon a succubus to break her dry spell. It doesn't work, and she gets more than she bargained for

Episode 57: Ranch Hand - Fem!Reader didn't get a job as a hucow, and almost gave up on her ambition to become a professional whore for the three minotaur brothers who run the ranch until a mysterious text message gives her hope (I'm real proud of this one)

Episode 58: Pack Tactics - The world ended several years ago. Fem!Reader has been running with wolves since then. A juvenile takes an interest in her, and one thing leads to another

Episode 59: Sacrifice - Fem!Reader escaped a terrible fate long ago, and now has to come back to her hometown to save her niece from the same. It ends badly

Episode 60: Beauty and the Beasts - It's the 1600s and Fem!Reader has a pair of wolf boyfriends! It's a good time, lots of consensual fucking, lots of exposition about the origin of lupines in the continuity, some implied impregnation

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The Ultimate Guide to Using a Speedi-Sleeve: Restoring Shaft Surfaces with Ease

Some are aware of a Speedi-Sleeve and many are not. Speedi-Sleeve is a product by SKF Bearings and Seals. This shaft repair sleeve is handy for repairing grooved and damaged surfaces seals run against. However, there are pros and cons to using them, let’s look at all the aspects of using one.

What Is a Speedi-Sleeve?

  A Speedi-Sleeve is a Shaft Repair Sleeve, which there is also another brand known as Redi-Sleeve. These repair sleeves are a thin-walled stainless steel sleeve designed to restore damaged shaft surfaces. This cost-effective solution prevents leaks and extends seal life without requiring shaft replacement, removal or expensive machining. This repair sleeve is in use well beyond just the automotive industry. In fact, it was originally for large pumps and compressors in other industries. It was quickly picked up for the automotive industry and has been a huge cost saver ever since.

Why Use a Speedi-Sleeve?

Some crankshafts and harmonic balancers are highly expensive even if you have the parts out to replace. For many mechanics this is a time saver when replacing a rear main seal. The same goes for the front pulley or harmonic balancer. Often replacing some parts on an engine can be difficult to find. Cost-Effective Shaft Repair Replacing an entire shaft is expensive and time-consuming. A Speedi-Sleeve offers an affordable alternative, restoring the sealing surface without major repairs. For the automotive industry, it is highly in use for the rear of crankshafts and harmonic balancers. The front and rear main seals of an engine over time cut a groove in the crankshaft and the harmonic balancer. Due to the expense of having to tear an engine down to replace the crankshaft. A shaft repair sleeve such as the SKF Speedi-Sleeve is a quick fix and huge cost savings. Minimizes Downtime Traditional shaft repairs involve extensive disassembly and machining. A Speedi-Sleeve installs quickly, reducing downtime and keeping an engine or equipment running. Imagine the work and time it would take to pull an engine out to replace a crankshaft. A worn groove on the rear main of the crankshaft can keep a new seal from working properly. Using a Speedi-Sleeve, or any brand of a shaft repair sleeve can make a rear main seal replacement easy. Maintains Original Seal Size Since Speedi-Sleeves are ultra-thin, they allow the continued use of the original seal size. This eliminates the need to stock different seal sizes. In some cases, the repair sleeve can help create a better seal due to the slightly tighter fit.

How Does a Speedi-Sleeve Work?

A Speedi-Sleeve slides over a worn or damaged shaft section, creating a smooth, durable sealing surface. The thin-walled design ensures minimal interference, while the stainless-steel construction resists wear and corrosion. However, if the shaft has excessive damage, a repair sleeve may not be the answer. Usually a Speedi-Sleeve is only ideal where the seal has cut a groove into the original shaft. These thin steel sleeves can slide over the groove with no issue. With this thin sleeve, it will cover the damages such as grooves or heat marring so a new seal can seal properly. It is always best to use a small amount of threadlocker between the sleeve and shaft to ensure it never slips.

Benefits of Using a Speedi-Sleeve

Easy Installation Installing a Speedi-Sleeve requires no shaft removal or special tools. Simply slide it into place, and the repair is complete. Extended Seal Life A smooth, optimized sealing surface reduces wear on radial shaft seals, ensuring longer service life and fewer leaks. Protects the Shaft Speedi-Sleeves act as a barrier against contaminants and further damage, helping to prolong the life of both the shaft and the seal. You may be wondering how it can protect a shaft. Many shafts are made of cast iron, and some shafts are exposed to the elements. This means the shaft can get rusty where the seal runs. My sliding a stainless steel sleeve over the this area, the sealing area is now protected.

Potential Drawbacks

Not Necessarily a Permanent Fix While Speedi-Sleeves restore a sealing surface, they may not be suitable for severely damaged shafts or high-wear applications. If you are building a race engine, one that runs at much higher RPM. It might be better to replace the shaft rather than use a repair sleeve. I have used these repair sleeves for decades and never had an issue with one. But if  you're building a precision motor, I would try to go with new replacement parts. Possible Flange Interference The sleeve’s flange can interfere with adjacent components or affect lubricant flow. In some cases, modification may be required. Some engine designs do not allow a proper fit due to the flange lip on some of these shaft repair sleeves. Usually, the flange on the repair sleeve will go up against a surface once driven in place. However, in some instances, this isn’t possible and the lip could interfere. Also, the flange could block some lubricating holes, this is something you would need to make note of before installation. Material Compatibility Ensuring compatibility between the sleeve, shaft, and seal material is crucial to avoid premature wear or seal failure. If you are repairing some specific type of equipment or engine. You may want to ensure that the seal that will be running against a stainless-steel surface will work. Some seals will melt, mar or even cut through stainless-steel depending on its composition or application. I can say, in the automotive industry, you will rarely ever run into this situation. However, it is something to think about when using one.

Installation Tips for Best Results

Inspect the Shaft Check the shaft for deep grooves or cracks. If the damage is severe, consider alternative repair methods. A shaft repair sleeve will not fix a crankshaft or other shafts that are cracked. In fact, of you have a shaft that has a split or has micro cracks all through it. A Speedi-Sleeve will not stay in place and more damage will occur at a later time. Clean the Surface Remove any dirt, debris, or rust before installation. A clean surface ensures proper adhesion and optimal performance. It is always best to use Emory Cloth, usually from 8o grit to 320 to clean a shaft surface. This of course depends on how ruff the surface is. In most cases, 220 to 320 grit will suffice. Once you have wire brushed and sanded the shaft. Spray it down with a cleaner like brakes parts cleaner or carburetor cleaner to degrease it.   Proper Alignment Before placing the sleeve on the shaft, apply a really thin coat of threadlocker to the inside of the sleeve. Ensure the Speedi-Sleeve is centered over the worn area. Misalignment can lead to uneven wear and potential seal failure. If not driven on evenly, you can warp and split the Repair Sleeve. Use the Installation Tool Place the included installation cup over the sleeve. Gently tap it with a mallet, ensuring even pressure to slide the sleeve into place. These sleeves to not have to be driven on with extreme force. If aligned properly, they should go on consistently smooth. If it is exhibiting a strong force to install, either a misalignment is occurring or it is the wrong size sleeve.

Comparing Speedi-Sleeve Brands

SKF Speedi-Sleeve SKF is a leading manufacturer of bearings and seals known for high-quality materials and precise engineering. They are one of the rare bearings, seals and repair sleeves manufacturers still made in the USA. Timken Redi-Sleeve Timken’s/National Redi-Sleeves offer a similar function, providing a reliable sealing surface with easy installation. Be aware, many of Timken products are now made outside of America. Although, they still have a quality product, some of their seals are now questionable. So you're not confused, Timken owns National Seals and Bearings. You will find they even share the same part numbers.

When to Consider Alternative Repairs

If shaft damage is severe, alternative repair methods may be necessary. Options include shaft resurfacing, full replacement, or going through a process called “Regrinding”. As mentioned above, if a shaft has cracks or splits in them, a Speedi-Sleeve will not fix the problem. These cracks are called metallurgical fractures. This means the shaft is always in a constant state of change and flex. A sleeve will come loose and probably cause more damage.

Final Thoughts

A Speedi-Sleeve is a quick and cost-effective way to repair a worn shaft surface. It extends seal life, reduces downtime, and eliminates the need for expensive machining. By choosing the right sleeve and following proper installation steps, you can ensure long-lasting performance and equipment reliability. My personal thought on front pulleys or harmonic balancers are to replace them. Even thought a Speedi-Sleeve can be a quick and inexpensive fix. If you have a part that can some off easily like the front pulley. If the cost isn’t ridiculously high, replace it. Always inspect the shaft that is in need of a repair sleeve. If it has burs that might affect a smooth installation, file them down. If the shaft looks cracked or even heat damaged, consider replacing it. You can learn more from RodsShop on the How To Page. If you are new to mechanics, you can pick up tips and tricks from this informational page.   Read the full article