Posted by gomango on October 15, 2008, 8:44 am
> > ...
> > Too late. I already started building a new rig to carry it all. I
> > uploaded it to a gallery on the net for you all to see. Take a look
> > and tell me if im heading in the right direction.
> >http://backhomebuilder.com/gallery2/main.php
> > ...
> > Dave
> Nice.
> This is a similar pillow block and shaft assembly I made for my
> sawmill;http://picasaweb.google.com/KB1DAL/HomeMadeMachines#5257348334136663058
> The screws on the ends of the pillow blocks are to align this shaft
> parallel to the one it drives and keep the pillow blocks from shifting
> if there is a shock to the drive train. They have tapped holes because
> I made them on a milling machine but you could drill clearance holes
> and put a nut on both sides.
> The 13-spline sprocket mount on the shaft was difficult to cut
> accurately even with a machine shop. I had to grind a cutter bit to
> the width and side angle of the sprocket's splines and use it to mill
> out the grooves. I cut them a few thousandths oversize and pressed the
> sprocket on to get a solid fit.
> Jim Wilkins
Wow... Motorcycle wheels. You should show the guys at www.diybandmill.com.
They would like that design.
Posted by Jim Wilkins on October 15, 2008, 3:00 pm
> Wow... Motorcycle wheels. You should show the guys atwww.diybandmill.com.
> They would like that design.
The previous owner had smoked all the tread and some of the cords off
the rear tire (as we cheered him on) before he crashed the bike. It
turns out he crowned the rear tire perfectly for a bandsaw. I had a
hard time grinding enough rubber off the unworn front tire to make a
flat for the blade.
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> > Too late. I already started building a new rig to carry it all. I
> > uploaded it to a gallery on the net for you all to see. Take a look
> > and tell me if im heading in the right direction.
> >http://backhomebuilder.com/gallery2/main.php
> > ...
> > Dave
> Nice.
> This is a similar pillow block and shaft assembly I made for my
> sawmill;http://picasaweb.google.com/KB1DAL/HomeMadeMachines#5257348334136663058
> The screws on the ends of the pillow blocks are to align this shaft
> parallel to the one it drives and keep the pillow blocks from shifting
> if there is a shock to the drive train. They have tapped holes because
> I made them on a milling machine but you could drill clearance holes
> and put a nut on both sides.
> The 13-spline sprocket mount on the shaft was difficult to cut
> accurately even with a machine shop. I had to grind a cutter bit to
> the width and side angle of the sprocket's splines and use it to mill
> out the grooves. I cut them a few thousandths oversize and pressed the
> sprocket on to get a solid fit.
> Jim Wilkins