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| smiffy:
Traditionally the teeth are supposed to be made of apple or pear wood but in reality they were made out of what hardwood was available, Horn beam is a good alternative along with elm Welded up the first part of the gear today , tomorrow will get it welded up and start making the cone . Mike |
| vintageandclassicrepairs:
Hi Mike, Great to see the work progressing :clap: One small point though, I can see eight sides in what you described as a hexagon :Doh: :scratch: John |
| smiffy:
My mistake should have been octagon Nice to know that someone is reading my ramblings and paying attention Mike |
| smiffy:
Started making the outer cone for the bevel gear Decided to use 8mm plate bending anything thicker becomes a bit of a issue. Originally I was going to use plate of the same thickness of the casting . I decided that this was a bit overkill and went for the steel sizes that I had in stock and could easily handle . Making the cone in 4 pieces as I could cut the shape required from a piece of 180mm x 8 mm . Cut pieces of plate to match the radius of the cone and formed them in the bender . Clamped it up and with a bit of help from some clamps and the No 1 persuader a 28 lbs sledge hammer 2 of the sections are finished Should be able to finish it tomorrow and start welding the teeth on Mike |
| hermetic:
Can you buy that tooth shaped steel, or are you milling it up? That is a superb bit of fabbing! |
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