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#Post#: 11753--------------------------------------------------
Side project.
By: Moogie38 Date: October 22, 2024, 10:13 am
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Before I can start work on the floor panels for the Minor i
needed to put together a bead roller. This is something I've
wanted for a long time, this and a lathe 😉 (maybe this
will be my next project).
I have the main body complete, made from 100x50 heavy wall box,
50x50 box, some 6mm plate, 7/8 shafts, 1 block of steel
100x50x25 , 2 blocks at 50x50x25 and a few oil impregnated
bushes.
[attachimg=1]
Motorised with the use of a 250w wheelchair motor and 60a speed
controller.
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Will either buy dies of have them made, haven't decided yet,
still waiting for the speed controller to arrive from China.
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Re: Side project.
By: Moogie38 Date: October 26, 2024, 11:41 am
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Eventually got my speed controller [emoji4] mounted the led
screen, speed control knob and forward and reverse switch into a
project box to keep everything tidy.
[attachimg=1]
Decided that a foot pedal would be easier to use than the small
switch on the control box, so after a bit of CAD and 3D
printing, this is what I came up with.
[attachimg=2]
[attachimg=3]
Shafts and drive gears are away to get a keyway cut into them so
can't do much more for now.
#Post#: 11781--------------------------------------------------
Re: Side project.
By: winchman Date: October 28, 2024, 4:15 am
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Looks great, its amazing what you can do with them
Some times it's cheaper to buy a complete machine for its
rollers than make them.
If you had a lathe? Good reason to buy one?
We have one but sometimes its just too small, the one in work is
too big!
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Re: Side project.
By: Moogie38 Date: December 8, 2024, 4:58 am
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Winchman, funny you should mention a lathe. Slowly collecting
parts.
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Re: Side project.
By: winchman Date: December 9, 2024, 12:05 pm
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Nice project
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Re: Side project.
By: Moogie38 Date: March 27, 2025, 5:57 pm
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Update on the lathe. Things are still moving forward, albeit
very slow.
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#Post#: 12942--------------------------------------------------
Re: Side project.
By: Moogie38 Date: March 27, 2025, 6:06 pm
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Extensions to make the bed wider.
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Cross slide and tool post taking shape.
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Next part to make will be the headstock main shaft so I can get
the bearings and 8in chuck fitted.
Still haven't found a reasonably priced 2.2Kw 3 phase motor yet.
This will be powered via a VFD and will allow adjustable motor
speeds.
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Re: Side project.
By: Jimr1999 Date: March 29, 2025, 2:05 am
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You are always up to something wonderful Noel, Looks the dogs
buddy.
JimR
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