KNF

Division 01 — Knauer Never Fabrication

Metal.
Fabricated Right.

Custom weld work, structural steel, tube chassis builds, roll cages, and one-off parts. If it needs to be built from raw metal and done right the first time, that's KNF.

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Services & Capabilities

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Structural Fabrication

Beams, columns, brackets, and structural weldments for commercial and industrial applications. Built to spec, welded to code.

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Tube Chassis & Cages

Full tube chassis builds, roll cages, exo cages, and off-road race car fabrication. Designed in Fusion 360, built in steel.

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Custom Parts & Brackets

One-off and short-run custom parts. Shifter linkages, skid plates, mounts, adapters — anything that doesn't exist yet.

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CNC & DXF Cutting

DXF files designed in Fusion 360 and sent for CNC plasma or laser cut. Flat patterns, sheet metal, precision profiles.

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Mechanical Assembly

Full mechanical assembly and fitment. Axle rebuilds, suspension components, driveline work alongside fabricated parts.

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Design & Engineering

Fusion 360 3D modeling, sheet metal workflows, and design-for-fabrication. Concept to drawing to cut file.

The RockCrawler

The Knauer Never Livin rock crawler is the ongoing flagship build — a full tube chassis buggy built from scratch in the shop. Every weld, bracket, and linkage fabricated in-house.

⚙️  Drivetrain
  • LS Engine — V8
  • TH400 Transmission
  • NP205 Transfer Case
  • NWF Crawl Box
🏗️  Chassis
  • Full Tube Chassis — KNF Built
  • Designed in Fusion 360
  • DOM Tube Construction
  • KNF PDM v2 — 16-Channel Power Distribution
🔩  Front Axle
  • Ford '05+ Super Duty Dana 60
  • High-Pinion Solid Front Axle
  • Factory 4.10 / Re-gear Capable
  • Swap / Custom Knuckle Build
🔩  Rear Axle
  • Ford Sterling 10.5
  • Full Pinion Bearing Rebuild
  • 4.10 Gears
  • Custom Fabricated Housing Mounts
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