#garfield Logs

Feb 27 2018

12:16 AM * katsmeow waves gnites
09:29 PM katsmeow: mou?
09:30 PM katsmeow: cheap and dirty , made of scrap, but so far it's made quite accurately : http://designerthinking.com/sheetmetalbrake.html
09:30 PM katsmeow: today i found out 24v diesel starters are only a lil cheaper than golf cart motors : $17 each
09:31 PM katsmeow: almost 70 lbs each motor
09:33 PM katsmeow: but, the brush section is huge, ditto the starter drive throwout mechanism and the selenoids
09:33 PM katsmeow: i expect the actual motor portion of the assy to be 1/2 the size and weight of the whole thing
09:58 PM katsmeow is now known as ^kat^
10:00 PM rue_shop3: hey
10:01 PM * ^kat^ waves
10:01 PM rue_shop3: does a pipe hinge thing go in the cutout
10:01 PM rue_shop3: ?
10:01 PM rue_shop3: or a pin?
10:02 PM ^kat^: i spose it could, but i decided to drill out some 1/2 nuts and put in 1/2 rod, because i have a whole box of them
10:02 PM ^kat^: i didn;t have any pipe-pin combos that worked
10:02 PM rue_shop3: link nuts?
10:02 PM ^kat^: no
10:02 PM rue_shop3: k
10:03 PM ^kat^: i think there is one showing in the last pic, flash didn;t lite it all up
10:03 PM ^kat^: yeas, ther eis
10:03 PM ^kat^: bottom right corner of the pic
10:03 PM ^kat^: fast cheap, what i got
10:04 PM rue_shop3: way better than what I got
10:04 PM ^kat^: you had access to a pile of scrap steel once upon a time
10:04 PM rue_shop3: still thre
10:04 PM ^kat^: raid it!
10:04 PM rue_shop3: I'm backed up on projects for a bit
10:04 PM rue_shop3: partly holding weather
10:05 PM rue_shop3: I still have to finish my parts washer
10:05 PM ^kat^: you have a lathe <shrug>
10:05 PM rue_shop3: did yo usee that?
10:05 PM ^kat^: what?
10:05 PM rue_shop3: parts washer
10:05 PM ^kat^: don;t think so
10:06 PM rue_shop3: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/projects/helpinghands/p1090566.jpg made for ma
10:06 PM ^kat^: anyhoo, the plain nuts are 3/4 wide, so two slots that add up to 3/4 is 3/8 , a common steel size, so i can put those cuts pretty close to where i need them, then drop the nuts in, place the pin right, and weld the nuts
10:06 PM rue_shop3: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/projects/solderserver/p1090572.jpg push button, get solder
10:06 PM rue_shop3: looks like I didn't post the parts washer photos
10:07 PM rue_shop3: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/projects/vise/p1090461.jpg :))
10:07 PM rue_shop3: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/projects/vise/p1090459.jpg
10:07 PM rue_shop3: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/projects/vise/p1090458.jpg
10:07 PM rue_shop3: I got the rails within 2 thou!
10:08 PM ^kat^: you used an olde whip antenna for the vertical helper? isn't that too thin?
10:08 PM rue_shop3: no their flex necks for lighters
10:08 PM rue_shop3: she just does light stuff
10:08 PM * ^kat^ would put the helping hands n the spider and add voice control
10:08 PM rue_shop3: I didn't post the other one I made on my site...
10:09 PM ^kat^: the vertical, the vertical, i didn;t say "the arms"
10:09 PM rue_shop3: and I didn't post the foot-operated vise
10:09 PM rue_shop3: oh, its a chunk of alum roundbar
10:09 PM ^kat^: o
10:10 PM ^kat^: practicing your welding
10:10 PM rue_shop3: I really liked how that came out, for what it is
10:10 PM rue_shop3: I saw the idea online
10:10 PM rue_shop3: "I can do that!"
10:11 PM ^kat^: needs drop-on accessory jaws, yaknow
10:11 PM rue_shop3: ?OOooo...
10:11 PM ^kat^: i made various for the baby drill press
10:11 PM rue_shop3: damnit I'm falling asleep again
10:11 PM ^kat^: need tomake some for the bench vise too
10:12 PM ^kat^: looks spiffy
10:12 PM rue_shop3: its not high quality vise, it holds stuff
10:12 PM rue_shop3: needed a vise for the old cnc machine
10:13 PM * ^kat^ nods
10:18 PM * rue_shop3 designs 3d parts..
10:19 PM ^kat^: isn't everything 3D ?
10:19 PM ^kat^: well, cept a sheet of paper
10:24 PM rue_shop3: well, sure, and I'm printing them
10:24 PM ^kat^: you are printing paper?
10:24 PM rue_shop3: printing plastic parts
10:24 PM * ^kat^ nods
10:24 PM * ^kat^ sighs
10:25 PM rue_shop3: it sure would be nice if the cad and 3d modeling software worked properly
10:25 PM * ^kat^ nods
10:25 PM rue_shop3: I'm REALLY kicking myself for not having writeen a cam program back in 98
10:30 PM Tom_L: why is that a signifigant year?
10:30 PM * ^kat^ often kicks herself for telling anyone she was working on apcb driller
10:30 PM Tom_L: when you built your first mill?
10:31 PM * ^kat^ posted pics, Tom
10:32 PM ^kat^: unimpressive as hell, but pics
10:32 PM Tom_L: saw the sheet bender
10:32 PM ^kat^: k
10:33 PM Tom_L: thin sheet i guess?
10:33 PM Tom_L: tin
10:33 PM ^kat^: 18 , 16 guage max
10:33 PM ^kat^: roofing tin
10:34 PM ^kat^: two $17 24vdc motors : DesignerThinking.com/images/starter_motors.jpg
10:34 PM ^kat^: untested
10:35 PM ^kat^: i set a batery out to test with tomorrow
10:35 PM Tom_L: how long is that slot?
10:36 PM ^kat^: ~3 inch
10:36 PM ^kat^: not going to use it all as hinge tho
10:36 PM Tom_L: big ass motors
10:36 PM ^kat^: need some space at both ends of the hinge pin to align the pin befor welding
10:37 PM * ^kat^ nods
10:37 PM Tom_L: i'm out. early day tomorrow
10:37 PM Tom_L: gnite
10:37 PM ^kat^: i am thinking i can cram two into a 30" wide scooter
10:38 PM ^kat^: gnite
10:48 PM rue_shop3: oh missed her
10:48 PM * rue_shop3 clicks 'print' and waits for his part