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bevins
PostPosted: September 7, 2016, 11:46 am 
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Second joint done and it is rock solid...... I am happy with the steering.

On to the scuttle......

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PostPosted: September 7, 2016, 12:17 pm 
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The last bracket I put on the CNC center and cut slot so it is ajustable.

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PostPosted: September 7, 2016, 12:20 pm 
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Dropped the first bracket to the lower hole and the steering shaft is pretty much a straight shot....
Much better.

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PostPosted: September 15, 2016, 9:59 pm 
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bevins wrote:
Finally got my pieces for steering.

Have one more bracket to fab and install on steering column.

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I like your brackets. Their cool.

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PostPosted: September 15, 2016, 10:00 pm 
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[quote="bevins"]some pics of the new aquisition......

Compressor and a dryer.

What a difference the dryer makes. Plasma cut 50% better, no water in the line at all.

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That is some fine hardware.

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PostPosted: April 23, 2017, 9:25 pm 
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Back on the build.
Got side tracked, bought a huge CNC router, ripped all the electronics and control out and rebuilt it. Works amazing......
Programmed the tool changer and all. Running LinuxCNC.




Dont know why these are not working.


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PostPosted: April 23, 2017, 9:30 pm 
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Anyway, redid the tabs in the back in Aluminum.

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PostPosted: April 25, 2017, 8:03 pm 
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WHOA. You weren't kidding when you said huge. Nice looking tabs!

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PostPosted: April 26, 2017, 12:16 pm 
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bevins wrote:
Back on the build.
Got side tracked, bought a huge CNC router, ripped all the electronics and control out and rebuilt it. Works amazing......
Programmed the tool changer and all. Running LinuxCNC.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzXUBLdy69c[/youtube]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHe3fK_vKsQ[/youtube]

Dont know why these are not working.


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PostPosted: January 23, 2018, 11:07 am 
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thanks rx7locost

I have moved the shop and all the machines. What a hassle, dont ever want to do that again.

All machines are up and running again. Want to get back to locost soon.

It sucks how life gets in the way.....
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PostPosted: September 22, 2018, 9:35 am 
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Back at it again. This time I am going to sprint to the end...…

Working on bucks for scuttle and nose.


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PostPosted: September 22, 2018, 10:01 am 
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It's nice to see you back and working.

Did you move that shifter, or is that the world's longest transmission? I don't know why I just noticed that now, but it stands out.

Cheers,

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Damn! That front slip angle is way too large and the Ackerman is just a muddle.

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PostPosted: September 22, 2018, 10:51 am 
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Lonnie-S wrote:
It's nice to see you back and working.

Did you move that shifter, or is that the world's longest transmission? I don't know why I just noticed that now, but it stands out.

Cheers,


It is the worlds longest tranny..... I have to move it but want to wait unbtil I get the scuttle and can mock up the dash.

Also have to do the floor, but will remove the engine/tranny to do the hood/nose then I will do the floor.
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PostPosted: June 2, 2021, 10:49 am 
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So life has gotten in the way. I am trying to get back at it. I am retiring in December so I will have plenty of time to get something done.
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Got to love that LinuxCNC . An absolute joy to retrofit a machine like that .
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