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How far are you going? Are you replicating the entire cockpit?
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Wondering why your using 2024?
I guess as opposed to 6061?
Sid
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Well, this is Steam Punk, so I guess anything is possible!!...
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Shout out to Artful Bodger!
In my Steam Punk Clock post I had mentioned that I needed to go to a stepper motor rather than the AC motor, but didn't know anything about them.
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Yup, that works too!
Used that very mechanism in the last clock I built.
A couple of years ago Home Shop published a series build by Weston...
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Looks like very nice work!
I've followed a bunch of George’s build too. Nice designs and execution. Yours is right up there. Keep posting. ...
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Tell me more??? Why is the Arduino/stepper not great? What is the RTC module?
Always willing to learn. I know nothing about the electronics aspect,...
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Another issue that became apparent, is that the AC motor is not really running at 60 RPM. Best I can time is about 58 RPM.
I don't know if that's...
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Some updates. I realized that the final drive to the hour ring needed to be 12:1, not 60:1! (don't know what the heck I was thinking)
Made these...
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Yes! The challenge came by the fact that my Hardinge could not readily cut a 4 pitch thread!
Hence, my comment about my buddy’s SB....
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Yup, know that. Haven’t used these in 20 years. The next user can do that!
Santa Sid
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Free to good home
Mitutoyo 6 in caliper
Not in bad shape, lens is scratched, but can be read, probably can be polished up. Know some one just starting out or a kid??...You may only view thumbnails in this gallery. This gallery has 1 photos.1 Photo
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Yup, should work just fine.
just a challenge to make that worm!
Sid
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12 tooth gear and 1/4 pitch worm gear
Well, my buddy's old South Bend 10K kicked my Hardinge's ass making the worm gear.
I made the 12 tooth mating gear.
Both are unconventional...
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Sparky- I was not trying to be disrespectful.
Actually, I just made that up. Feel free to use it!
Sid...
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Brian- I think I’m in the camp with others. I suspect that during your run in process the cam follower started to bind or seize on the cam?? I’d inspect...
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