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Post by Vitamin K on Apr 13, 2017 16:34:34 GMT -5
Professor Moriarty , I know it'll end in tears, and I know you're rolling your eyes... But I went and ordered one of these:  It'll be a few weeks while it wings its way over from China, but once it does, the poor man's lathe experiments shall begin anew. 
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Post by Professor Moriarty on Apr 13, 2017 17:10:49 GMT -5
LOL!!! Oh man!!!
OK... It's on!
I doubt there will be tears... but I can imagine the parts collecting dust as they sit unfinished... after investing as much as the cost of a Harbor Freight lathe.
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Post by Vitamin K on Apr 13, 2017 18:01:58 GMT -5
LOL!!! Oh man!!! OK... It's on! I doubt there will be tears... but I can imagine the parts collecting dust as they sit unfinished... after investing as much as the cost of a Harbor Freight lathe.  (We shall see... ) |
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Post by micro on Apr 13, 2017 20:22:38 GMT -5
That looks like a POS. How much you pay for that? I bet it breaks before you get too far. Good Luck. Maybe you should try working with good equipment first and then try and simplify from there?
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Post by Professor Moriarty on Apr 13, 2017 20:24:57 GMT -5
Daaaaannnng..... Was that just MB?
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Post by Professor Moriarty on Apr 13, 2017 20:29:35 GMT -5
Seriously though...
I think that motor could work well with anther project....
A few years ago I drew up some plans for an automatic return on a derby track.
I will try to find the drawings...
Anyway... In order for the cars to run on a continuous loop, a motor would be needed to operate the "car elevator".
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Post by micro on Apr 13, 2017 20:30:44 GMT -5
I guess I am feisty tonight. But really. I think one needs to know what one is doing in order to conjure up a better/simpler solution.
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Post by Vitamin K on Apr 13, 2017 20:42:53 GMT -5
I guess I am feisty tonight. But really. I think one needs to know what one is doing in order to conjure up a better/simpler solution. All I need is something that can hold a pin and make a wheel spin with a low degree of run-out. Essentially I am trying to make something that replicates the functionality of the Derbyworx wheel shaver without being horrible. |
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Post by micro on Apr 13, 2017 20:49:51 GMT -5
That is one part of it...and then you need to be able to move the cutting tool such that it will aid in properly cutting the wheel. The first part of the riddle is the easiest part. Get an e-z zero nut for $300 and you are golden. Were you trying to keep costs down?
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Post by Professor Moriarty on Apr 13, 2017 21:13:22 GMT -5
That is one part of it...and then you need to be able to move the cutting tool such that it will aid in properly cutting the wheel. The first part of the riddle is the easiest part. Get an e-z zero nut for $300 and you are golden. Were you trying to keep costs down? Jeez! You are in a rare mood, MB. I agree with you though... The first part of the riddle cost about $80... but the second part of the riddle is the tough part... VK has this going for him though... It is a very particular task this lathe needs to perform...so there might be a solution out there that won't break the bank... What are the rules besides expense, VK? Can you buy a used Taig with no motor and install it? I guess it needs a worm gear to push the tool into the material? We have to get BSB over here. I'm thinking that the tool is going to have to move in two directions, like a lathe.. Maybe VK has an ace up his sleeve? |
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Post by Vitamin K on Apr 13, 2017 21:26:05 GMT -5
The approach I have in mind is so...primitive that I'm not going to talk about it until I can try it out. I do really like that Taig Micro-Lathe, though. Maybe one of these years if my miniscule amount of play money doesn't end up paying for summer camp for the kids or auto repairs.  |
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Post by micro on Apr 13, 2017 21:27:44 GMT -5
That is one part of it...and then you need to be able to move the cutting tool such that it will aid in properly cutting the wheel. The first part of the riddle is the easiest part. Get an e-z zero nut for $300 and you are golden. Were you trying to keep costs down? Jeez! You are in a rare mood, MB. I agree with you though... The first part of the riddle cost about $80... but the second part of the riddle is the tough part... VK has this going for him though... It is a very particular task this lathe needs to perform...so there might be a solution out there that won't break the bank... What are the rules besides expense, VK? Can you buy a used Taig with no motor and install it? I guess it needs a worm gear to push the tool into the material? We have to get BSB over here. I'm thinking that the tool is going to have to move in two directions, like a lathe.. Maybe VK has an ace up his sleeve? Cost is key. What is the goal? How much/little? My thought is after all is said and done it does't make any sense. Just being honest. Not trying to be a jerk. You can buy Taig parts. |
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Post by Vitamin K on Apr 13, 2017 21:34:48 GMT -5
Jeez! You are in a rare mood, MB. I agree with you though... The first part of the riddle cost about $80... but the second part of the riddle is the tough part... VK has this going for him though... It is a very particular task this lathe needs to perform...so there might be a solution out there that won't break the bank... What are the rules besides expense, VK? Can you buy a used Taig with no motor and install it? I guess it needs a worm gear to push the tool into the material? We have to get BSB over here. I'm thinking that the tool is going to have to move in two directions, like a lathe.. Maybe VK has an ace up his sleeve? Cost is key. What is the goal? How much/little? My thought is after all is said and done it does't make any sense. Just being honest. Not trying to be a jerk. You can buy Taig parts. Plain and simple, I'd like to be able to true the outside of a wheel with reasonable accuracy with a setup for about $100 or less. I'm not so much concerned with some of the fancier cuts at this point in time. Just would like a simple device I can take to the Scout workshop and the boys and their dads can put their wheels on it and get them true. I LOVE the concept of the Pro-Wheel shaver, but I LOATHE the execution. So I'm trying to build a better mousetrap. They have devices like this for model cars. Why don't we have something similar for Derby cars? That's it. |
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Post by micro on Apr 13, 2017 21:42:32 GMT -5
Interesting! Awe Hell, I was not going to think about this, but now maybe I will. FYI I know the Machinist that makes the Pro Hub axle shaver and the axle part that the axle shaver slides onto.
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Post by Vitamin K on Apr 13, 2017 22:24:06 GMT -5
Interesting! Awe Hell, I was not going to think about this, but now maybe I will. FYI I know the Machinist that makes the Pro Hub axle shaver and the axle part that the axle shaver slides onto. Interesting! For whatever reason I had been under the impression that Derby Worx were their own machine shop. I guess not! There seem to be a lot of small, dedicated wheel lathes in the slot car world. I wonder if ideas can be stolen from them. After all, Goatboy came over to PWD from Slot Cars (and left again for the world of RC). |
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