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| Rob.Wilson:
:lol: :lol: Hi Steve , I am no trying to psych you out :lol: , just work is getting in the way :palm: Maybe I will get a bit done tomorrow night . Furnace looks great on the stand :thumbup: , so were going all out and doing paint jobs as well :med: Rob |
| vtsteam:
Thanks Rob. If I welded like you, I would never paint anything. :bow: |
| vtsteam:
Finished up the day working on the lid and lift mechanism: |
| vtsteam:
Working on the lid lift mechanism today. Strictly speaking, this isn't a part of a cupola, but something that will be a help if I also use it as a crucible furnace. I'm using 3/4" water pipe as the lift lever. The unpainted vertical pipe leads up to the lid. Both were cut from the same scrsap piece of pipe. Under the lift stanchion is a small plate, welded to the lever. I'm checking the position of the pivot bolt in order to make a bracket as a fulcrum. After the bracket is made, the bolt will be reversed, and run through the bracket, and the head will be welded to the bracket. |
| vtsteam:
The lever comes up and terminates under the cupola. That's because I don't want anything sticking out when I have to move it, and also probably will also be better when it is operating as a cupola. An extension made from a piece of 1" electrical conduit will be slipped over the lever when the furnace is used with a crucible. Then you just step on the extension to lift the lid. |
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