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Brass_Machine:
I went to do some more work on it... Test fit the back plate and realized I put the hole .2" to close to the output shaft. Thought about just slotting the the mounting holes, but I don't quite have the room I need. Soooo back to the drawing board.

Ended up ordering new bearings for the mill motor. Hope this cures some of the issues i am having. Should be here tomorrow.

Eric

Brass_Machine:
I had to replace the bearings in the mills motor. They were shot. The mill is much quieter now. I am still having issues with the controller (an old Dell laptop). It will freeze occasionally and I am losing some steps somewhere. I do have a replacement PC... I just have to get motivated to replace it.

I started to mill the plates. I know it looks like I made a mistake in this picture.With the travels on my mill and the lack of the Z being under CNC, I had to cut some clearance at the start. I did get it a little too close, but it wasn't an accidental crash.

I did have a crash though. I lost some steps somewhere and messed up both plates. I have to clean them up and figure out how to recover. I don't want to re do this.

Eric

RobWilson:
Looks like your making good steady progress Eric :thumbup:

Rob

Brass_Machine:
Had a bit of motivation today. Woke up to this:

So I spent a bit of time in the shop. Corrected the machining mistakes the best I could. Turned up some spacers. Tapped, slotted and bored the plates. Did a quick test fit.

Then I drilled and tapped the gears for the grub screws. Cut the 1st groove in the new shaft for the C-clip. Mounted it up for another test fit.

The gears seem to mesh nicely. I need to trim the new shaft and cut the groove for the other C-clip.

Once that is done, I can reinstall the drive mechanism and fully mount the new engine. I still need to figure out how I am going to build the mount for the rod that spins the chute. I have one side figured out. Can't do the rest until I have the blow back together. Hopefully by Tuesday I will be working on that piece.

Eric

awemawson:
Good progress Eric, almost there now !

Try and keep that white stuff on your side of the pond, please

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