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I have been on Google even at my ripe old age I can still find it !!! Wax on the cassette I like that, dry lubrication mmmmmmm don’t think I would do that. But to stop rust !!! That’s another thread. Guys I agree that it may not be one of my best ideas and that the gears will most likely bend. JB you make some great point thanks for the LCHF So I will have a chat to my friend this week but it looks like I may have to just drop hardening my cassettes for now orsum

Good Morning, JB mentioned case hardening. I think what you are pointing towards is the base material being mild steel!! I will be speaking to a friend I have dealt with for several years fom Craftgears to see if he can help. Lets see were he takes me. orsum

My wax is made from Carnauba wax, Bees wax and Montan wax it has thinning agent’s carrier oils and some other stuff that I will keep to myself. I only use pure wax. Others (Google for the name) add to what I make buy adding ingredients that are not necessary like fillers plus some use a bit of titanium dioxide for colour, a bit of oil to give it a nice smell and the one and only special hidden ingredient they add worth R19K. Guys back to the cassette I will be able to find out what they are made from myself by testing etc but it takes time and money. If somebody has the info all I am ask is for it to be shared. Unfortunately I can see that this subject is causing negative issues which is not what I am about. I was recently told that I had developed type 2 diabetes and had a 20.9 blood sugar level as well as suffering from hyper tension, high blood pressure 195 over 95, extra high cholesterol and I was 46 kg over weight and that unless I change my ways I will be dead in six month. Since that day I lost 26kg, dropped my blood pressure to 125/80, cholesterol back in normal range and my blood sugar is hovering around the 6.3 mark. I also stopped drinking Captain Morgan actually I stopped all drinking. The doctor also thought I was mad when I said I am going to start MTB riding at 59, I turned 59 in August this year. In order to achieve this I started training on an indoor bike until I found the right bike for me, I found it just last week and I will start riding it in the next three weeks. So can I make a longer lasting cassette by making it harder I don’t know. Unless I try I will never know what I am capable of. So if anybody can point me in the right direction and help me find what they are made from then great. If I fall flat on my face then I get up and ride onto the next challenge Sorry for going off track rant over. orsum

Thanks its a start orsum

I was told that wax for my car was going to cost me 20k plus I was also told I could not make it any better than a product costing as I said 20K. For the past two years I have been making and using my own home made armature wax!!!! on my very Black Audi S4 and rare 1996 Audi S2 and in my opinion it is much better than anything I have ever purchased. Is it as good as the 20K product made from the same stuff that I use that open for debate. Mine is a mixture of yellow Carnauba wax, Bees wax and Montan wax including additives for beeding etc. The principle for me is seeing if I can. Will I succeed I don’t know but I can try . Joe I agree that the market will determine the price. orsum

Two things are require in the process hardening and then tempering. Yes I agree incorrect process means faulty components. orsum

Thanks for some interesting comments. Does that mean putting the present micron thick coating on the present cassette works? Would it be better to use a ceramic coating onto a better substructure would that work better? The present coating is also a bit of a bling. Yes it is harder but not very thick so how long was it made to last!!! I think the manufactures know exactly what they are making and how often we need to replace these well made soft ??? products. I have two thoughts light weight vs long life parts and Aluminium vs stainless steel car bodies. I also agree that it may be not cost effective for me as an individual but why not look at it. Still would like to know what metal they are using. orsum

Good Morning All, Good maintenance is known to increase the life of your chain and associated parts. But can we get a better life span using a well-known process of hardening and tempering of metal. I am looking at improving the life expectance of known wearing parts on bikes. Lubrication will be next. Nothing like reinventing the wheel excuse the pun. To my limited knowledge the amount of hardening of a metal is based on the carbon content of the steel. The more carbon the harder you can make it. (Within limits) In order to increase the life expectance of a cassette does anybody have an opinion or knowledge of the process they use or the metal the cassettes are made from. Heating and then rapid quenching in water or salt water several times to harden the metal (make it brittle) This is followed by the process of tempering which requires heating to a lower temperature and then letting the metal cool at a slow rate (makes it tough) could increase the life of your cassette. I would think manufacturing these days are keeping the cost down by not and not harden them to last too long. (Only my opinion) Benefit to them it keeps the cost of manufacturing down. Effect on consumer is excessive wear and increase replacements. Just think of the money you could save if you only ever replace the chain, Come to think of it do the same to the chain!!! orsum

Does anybody know the bearing numbers or where I can find them for this frame and for the Giant P-XC 2 wheels? Thanks orsum