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Fine-tuning.

Today's blog is a little later than usual, because the first thing I did this morning was sneaking off into the workshop again. I've managed to fully install the wheel stand yesterday plus almost install one of the two spindle stands, and I wanted to see if I couldn't get the second one finished and installed (that is, mortise and tenon done) before blogging time.

Well, it did not quite work (there's still the very last bit of installing and fine-tuning to do) but almost. I'm almost, nearly, virtually done now - there remains to measure in, drill and clean two more holes for two small wedges and then fine-tuning of the drive band and spindle stands. Oh, and cutting and filing the axis, plus drilling a hole for a cotter pin to secure it... but then it's really, finally done.

Since the wheel is made to come apart for transport, all those fine-tuning things and a lot of small details have to be just a little different from what they would be for a fixed wheel - a good amount of things has to be adjustable, or has to fit just snugly enough but not so snug that it won't come apart again. So I do hope fervently that the fine-tuning solution for the spindle stand that I just thought of will work... if not, I'll have to think of something else quickly. (Spoiler: I already have a if-really-necessary-I-can-do-that solution in the back of my head.)

So. Off into the basement again.

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The Wheel - with pictures.
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Anonymous on Samstag, 16. Juni 2012 04:13

Do we get to see photos? Please?

Brann mac Finnchad

Do we get to see photos? Please?

Brann mac Finnchad
a stitch in time (website) on Samstag, 16. Juni 2012 06:05

Yes, you will get to see photos - on Monday, when I will hopefully also have a few good ones of the wheel in action.

Yes, you will get to see photos - on Monday, when I will hopefully also have a few good ones of the wheel in action.
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