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       #Post#: 3711--------------------------------------------------
       magnet rotor plate
       By: happygolucky Date: July 5, 2014, 11:01 am
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       i think this should be noted on board..
       Lynx asked:Did your machinist drill the holes in the steel
       magnet plates?  Or did you drill them?
       he  did..lynx
       first magnet plate for 175  alternator was done by me.. hand
       drilled an poster board lay out from a picture print with radius
       dimennsions.. then double checked by hand.. so there is no
       confusion ..
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       part one
       #Post#: 3712--------------------------------------------------
       Re: magnet rotor plate
       By: happygolucky Date: July 5, 2014, 11:03 am
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       yes . he did ,
       i paid for service /labor an steel cost i seal coated . i did
       mine on my own plate, poster board  print from your print..an
       double checked looked fine to me.. used a  different vendor  an
       better machinist ...who did the ones i delivered  from same
       print!  to you all i did was seal coat..plates ...the  magnet
       rotor plates are to print,
       i'am speaking  now  about my own personnel plate the first 175
       alternator build you published on youtube an the vendor i did
       not go with....i hand tapped an drilled that plate, he cut it..
       i showed you . one screw was very close to magnet edge  tight
       fit. mine was out of  center or not cut proper..  dia. looked
       out of sink when spun,  different vendor ... you said it did not
       matter lenz law would still work an flux was fine.. as where the
       magnets.
       i'am talking about my layout an your dimension straight from
       your print.. one hole or magnet  was slightly off ?or was magnet
       ....i showed you on the first run prototype..  on my plate you
       said: you made 5/16 hole in rotor arm for clearance tolerance
       for 1 -1/4-20..  i suggested inserting a sleeve you said NO! but
       that if i wanted to i could fit to tolerance i did not..
       it lined up with 5/16 hole in rotor arm an worked, body washer
       pressed into rotor arm as you said, i silicon-ed an sealed screw
       an body washer with ss nylon lock nut  on the threaded bolt  in
       mag plate ,should be 1/4-20 x 1 1/2" long  SS to get extra lock
       nut on JMO  they went slightly passed the magnet...not  a 1/2
       magnet  you used 3/8 ....i thought an asked for 1/2" magnets,
       for my own satisfaction ... it will not come loose with lock
       nuts... i swapped hardware out for all SS . sut said 1 1/4"  is
       what he used ...i went longer, i put a nylon lock nut on top of
       rotor arm an reversed the screw for easy rotor arm removal.. all
       screws come up from bottom..
       hgl
       #Post#: 3713--------------------------------------------------
       Re: magnet rotor plate
       By: lynx wind Date: July 5, 2014, 12:09 pm
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       I was trying to be gentle in a personal message.  The steel
       magnet plates you delivered to me are terribly out of round.  A
       child could get closer to center.  You should find a new
       machinist.
       Happygolucky - your posts are almost impossible to decipher.
       Spelling, grammar renders your posts very difficult to
       understand.  You might try being very brief and using a spell
       and grammar check.
       Sorry if I am being blunt, but the forum is getting cluttered
       with your long and difficult to understand posts and
       contributors are getting drown out.  Feel free to post but
       perhaps more brief.
       #Post#: 3715--------------------------------------------------
       Re: magnet rotor plate
       By: happygolucky Date: July 5, 2014, 6:21 pm
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       as was i  being polite, lynx i was just covering  my A$$
       ...like i said you should see the first one i got from  the
       other source...you set the magnets out on that plate you know
       both vendors .....did it look the same way , now you seemed to
       be happy?.. now they are junk? they  where all done to your pdf
       file print....i watched the whole process made to print .cut
       with CNC plasma cutter then drilled and taped to your pdf print
       layout specifications....they where not cheap !
       i corrected my few misspelled words for you  lynx an made it
       clear in detail everything that was done.. if you want true
       round you will have to grind or lath cut even a lazer will not
       be true ...machine grinding powder coating but you wanted
       expense down you quoted 22$ in your list of components of the
       off shelf you go find it for that.. an buy it..! and i'm being
       polite! i did my best as always..
  HTML http://www.discountsteel.com/services/Laser_Cutting.cfm?PAGE_ID=100
  HTML http://www.esab-cutting.com/the-cnc-cutting-blog/cutting-systems/what-is-the-best-value-plasma-laser-or-waterjet.html
       * Lynx Wind Gull 175 Disk.pdf (25.02 kB - downloaded 26 times.)
       * SeaGull 175 Rotor.pdf (27.01 kB - downloaded 14 times.)
       hgl
       #Post#: 3718--------------------------------------------------
       Re: magnet rotor plate
       By: nessprojects Date: July 5, 2014, 8:57 pm
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       Hmmm....I am not getting this....I thought this was a diy
       turbine and if so why are we going to a laser cutting shop and
       having the disk cut ?.
       Why not just get the steel plate by whatever means, mark out the
       centre and scribe the circle then spend some time with a angle
       grinder and cut it out...Drill and tap the holes then fit the
       magnets. Ok it will take 5 times longer but look what you have
       achieved and you have worked to your own tolerance plus it is
       much cheaper. Time on your project is your own and you don't pay
       for it.
       There is a saying " If you want a job doing right ... do it
       yourself "
       #Post#: 3719--------------------------------------------------
       Re: magnet rotor plate
       By: happygolucky Date: July 5, 2014, 9:09 pm
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       they where made to print no tolerance was specified  they  where
       done under water.. i know the process... i just said if you want
       to pay more lath an grinding polish to finish is the way to go
       .005 water jet is pretty darn good ...but expensive .now they
       can be trued
       (but is it necessary  when i told him about mine ...he  did not
       seem concerned.. i was, but then i go for perfection..he lynx
       made tolerance allowance in rotor arms 5/16 hole to fit for
       1/4-20..it is made from wood an aluminum flashing, emt  ,etc,? )
       with in what ever tolerance lynx desires he must specify... with
       one more process it can be made concentric as i pointed out
       again mine was not...guess he did not understand ...you could
       surely see it spin .. but he want to keep cost at a minimum..
       you cant have your cake an eat it too.. i did my best.. mine is
       working for a DIY kit you can shear the plate an square them i
       think @ness used a triangle...use a compass to lay out hole
       pattern an placing magnets...with a jig off center diameter..or
       cut slot but no to expensive.. is this a  high dollar precision
       vawt $1000-$5000  for nasa  or a home brew vawt for about  250$
       DIY
       you do not know the details that went into this  i will leave it
       at that.. is this experimental or a finished product ready for
       market..?
       while we are on the subject the strap at bottom has no effect on
       wing .. they pull inward with centrifugal force
       #Post#: 3720--------------------------------------------------
       Re: magnet rotor plate
       By: happygolucky Date: July 5, 2014, 9:13 pm
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       i agree @ ness did not see your post..
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