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Bernd:
If I remeber right your over in the UK. So it's 9:03PM there when you posted this. Yup, just about the right time to hit the pubs.

Nelsons site is the best I've found on the net on building a Shay. I've never seen such detail description of an engine build any were else. BTW I've got the engine kit for that Shay.

Bernd

John Stevenson:
I often use sacrificial facings made of MDF so I can screw sheet material to.



This faceplate was a job I did last week, the plate is 21" diameter and just misses the carriage hence the rounded corners on the MDF.

This was to hold some 10mm thick tufnol sheet to make 4 big washers for formers for a big solinoid.



That's a 3' rule for scale, once would with magnet wire this should flatten the odd PP3 battery  :headbang:

John S.

Bernd:
That's some big lathe you've got there.

Clever idea for doing thin stock like sheet metal. :dremel: :thumbup:

That wouldn't be for a Tesla Coil would it?  :zap:

Bernd

John Stevenson:
No idea what it is for.
Like a lot of my work I only get part of it or just a drawing.
This is for a local rewinder who is doing the winding but the job has come from some university thru another rewind company.

I use this method a lot to do thin disks, mainly in tufnol for brush ring gear on older DC motors where there are no spares available.
Lately though I have been using the benchtop CNC router to get a finished part off at one pop.

Sit in the house at night and program it up then cut it in the morning.



This would have taken a bit of setting up to machine by hand but a quick file up in the corners and it's clear to go.

John S.

Bernd:

--- Quote from: John Stevenson on December 19, 2008, 04:26:11 AM ---
Lately though I have been using the benchtop CNC router to get a finished part off at one pop.

John S.

--- End quote ---

John,

How about starting another thread with some pics of your "benchtop router".  :thumbup:  :clap:

I'm always interested in something like that for model work.

Bernd

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