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I'm taking Rustkolector's advice and adding a generator to my vertical single engine.
I spent the day today working on a small generator. I started with a small DC motor and a 2.5" x 2.5" x 1.5" block of aluminum.
I bored the center hole in my lathe, then whittled away the outside on my CNC milling machine using a simple g-code program I wrote myself. I milled the profile half way through one end then flipped the piece over and milled the other end. The rounded profile on the edges was done with my router and I smoothed it up some with 400 grit sandpaper.
And here's an idea of what it will look like on the engine.
Tomorrow I'll get it installed on the engine base.
Chuck
I spent the day today working on a small generator. I started with a small DC motor and a 2.5" x 2.5" x 1.5" block of aluminum.
I bored the center hole in my lathe, then whittled away the outside on my CNC milling machine using a simple g-code program I wrote myself. I milled the profile half way through one end then flipped the piece over and milled the other end. The rounded profile on the edges was done with my router and I smoothed it up some with 400 grit sandpaper.
And here's an idea of what it will look like on the engine.
Tomorrow I'll get it installed on the engine base.
Chuck
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