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Post by Skywalker Racing on Apr 22, 2017 17:54:06 GMT -5
This needs a video. I read the directions (parsed really) but it's not registering - especially given the way this thing looks printed on 8/5 x 11.  stanpope.net/pwaxlebend.htm |
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Post by Professor Moriarty on Apr 22, 2017 18:29:26 GMT -5
LOL!
Stan Pope rocks!
I did not read the directions closely but... It is really tough to measure that angle.
Years ago I tried to make a simple jig on the laser cutter...
Just etched lines into some clear acrylic...
I figured it would just come to rest in the right slot and all would be fine...
At this time I was still not used to derby tolerances and it was too loose to judge anything...
I might try that one again... but I kinda wish there were numbers somewhere on my GoatBoy jig... even if not the exact angle... just a number...
Stan's way looks like a pretty decent way to eyeball it... but I have learned that this derby game is all about the jigs... Thanks Micro.
I betcha a better way to measure would be to have a .09" hole drilled into a square of acrylic.... inserting the axle into the square "wheel" and then into a jig/body...
This way one can measure the angle of the square to the body?
Maybe?
Scratch that... I betcha if you paste a protractor to the side of your GoatBoy bender you can figure out the angle.
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Post by Skywalker Racing on Apr 22, 2017 18:39:51 GMT -5
I'm probably being menatally lazy, but why is it so tough to measure?
Could we make an acrylic fixture like the one in my crude sketch? Axle drops in hole with axle head above an etched angle finder.
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Post by Skywalker Racing on Apr 22, 2017 18:45:12 GMT -5
Sorry. Attachment didn't upload from my phone. Took me a a minute to do Photobucket. Annoying  |
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Post by Vitamin K on Apr 22, 2017 19:01:10 GMT -5
This needs a video. I read the directions (parsed really) but it's not registering - especially given the way this thing looks printed on 8/5 x 11. stanpope.net/pwaxlebend.htmWhat part of it is giving you trouble? I'm assuming you made sure the printed box is square? |
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Post by Skywalker Racing on Apr 22, 2017 20:02:23 GMT -5
This needs a video. I read the directions (parsed really) but it's not registering - especially given the way this thing looks printed on 8/5 x 11. stanpope.net/pwaxlebend.htmWhat part of it is giving you trouble? I'm assuming you made sure the printed box is square? Yeah. I was overthinking it. Think it was all that talk of apex and corresponding sides. My bends are greater than the 5 degrees this guide shows anyway, so all for naught. lol |
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Post by Professor Moriarty on Apr 22, 2017 20:10:58 GMT -5
It is just really tough to read at such a small scale...
It would be nice to have a larger lever arm... This is why I suggested the protractor on the GB bender...
The reading would come from the end of the handle.
Not sure if radiuses became a problem in the equation for the "axle protractor" that I first hand in mind.. Probably for scout axles at least...
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Post by Vitamin K on Apr 22, 2017 20:11:19 GMT -5
What part of it is giving you trouble? I'm assuming you made sure the printed box is square? Yeah. I was overthinking it. Think it was all that talk of apex and corresponding sides. My bends are greater than the 5 degrees this guide shows anyway, so all for naught. lol Yeah, that came up before. Thinking it might be useful to make a follow-up with angles from like, 5 to 10. |
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Post by Skywalker Racing on Apr 22, 2017 20:22:39 GMT -5
It is just really tough to read at such a small scale... It would be nice to have a larger lever arm... This is why I suggested the protractor on the GB bender... The reading would come from the end of the handle. Not sure if radiuses became a problem in the equation for the "axle protractor" that I first hand in mind.. Probably for scout axles at least... I see where you're going with this. I don't think the bent axle necessarily follows the same angle that the handle itself makes as it bends the axle. Could be wrong, but the handle can kinda slide around a bit which makes me think its not a good indicator. |
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Post by Professor Moriarty on Apr 22, 2017 20:27:03 GMT -5
Good point... I think that GB/protractor may be ok for getting a general number for reference...
Even doubling the length of the axle would help a lot... I think...been a while since i visited that riddle.
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Post by Skywalker Racing on Apr 22, 2017 20:46:57 GMT -5
Oh well.
The actual number isn't as significant as making consistent bends, but I would like to know what I'm getting - if for no other reason than to satisfy my OCD.
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