checkedout
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Here's my game plan.
Before going for anything on a mill. I'm going to start teaching myself some of the basics of how these things run and mixing up the configurations for the halibut. I would LOVE to be able to own a shop with the necessary mills/lathes/flux-capacitors you all have. I just don't have those yet. I really hope I'm going to be able to get to the level of artisan-ship that you people have demonstrated someday. For now though, I have to be satisfied with getting SOMETHING that will run after applying a much less technical-savvy assembly.
OK, so I've taught myself a little bit (stress LITTLE BIT) of CAD drafting using the emachineshop application (and their tutorial videos). Actually I got through the first video and decided that I'm a self-satisfied "KNOW IT ALL" and proceed from there.
I've drawn a flywheel, rocker arm and towers to hold both.
I work in an industry where I have vendors that do my bidding while I sit on a comfy chair, and practice my evil laugh and pet my fluffy cat. ..... Not really, but I have a vendor that will cut these parts out of 1/2" acrylic for me. Probably for free.
As for the linkages, piston, cylinders, etc: I'm hardware-store sourcing some of the other parts.
I'll share my parts list and stuff with you as I progress.
I've procured stainless steel linkage material, 6063 aluminum for the displacement and pressure cylinders, and I'm starting to pile up the pieces on my kitchen table. (I won't show pictures of my wife's angry face just yet).
My cousin runs an aluminum anodizing shop and will help me with some of the aesthetic nature of the 6063 pieces.
So far, I have no pictures to share, but I will share as this build progresses.
Wish me luck folks. I would, of course, welcome input from some of the seasoned veterans around here as this progresses.
Or, if you think I should just hang up my 3 tools and go buy a kit. Let me know that too.
Thanks for reading.
Before going for anything on a mill. I'm going to start teaching myself some of the basics of how these things run and mixing up the configurations for the halibut. I would LOVE to be able to own a shop with the necessary mills/lathes/flux-capacitors you all have. I just don't have those yet. I really hope I'm going to be able to get to the level of artisan-ship that you people have demonstrated someday. For now though, I have to be satisfied with getting SOMETHING that will run after applying a much less technical-savvy assembly.
OK, so I've taught myself a little bit (stress LITTLE BIT) of CAD drafting using the emachineshop application (and their tutorial videos). Actually I got through the first video and decided that I'm a self-satisfied "KNOW IT ALL" and proceed from there.
I've drawn a flywheel, rocker arm and towers to hold both.
I work in an industry where I have vendors that do my bidding while I sit on a comfy chair, and practice my evil laugh and pet my fluffy cat. ..... Not really, but I have a vendor that will cut these parts out of 1/2" acrylic for me. Probably for free.
As for the linkages, piston, cylinders, etc: I'm hardware-store sourcing some of the other parts.
I'll share my parts list and stuff with you as I progress.
I've procured stainless steel linkage material, 6063 aluminum for the displacement and pressure cylinders, and I'm starting to pile up the pieces on my kitchen table. (I won't show pictures of my wife's angry face just yet).
My cousin runs an aluminum anodizing shop and will help me with some of the aesthetic nature of the 6063 pieces.
So far, I have no pictures to share, but I will share as this build progresses.
Wish me luck folks. I would, of course, welcome input from some of the seasoned veterans around here as this progresses.
Or, if you think I should just hang up my 3 tools and go buy a kit. Let me know that too.
Thanks for reading.