My Model build to start 2021

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Slacker. It's only got one speed. I would have expected a man with your high standards and skill would have made it with at least 5 or 6 gears and a working clutch with a cork lined pressure plate.
 

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Slacker. It's only got one speed. I would have expected a man with your high standards and skill would have made it with at least 5 or 6 gears and a working clutch with a cork lined pressure plate.
Unfortunately, I tried that but because the design was an open ended vented clutch, if there was too much sawdust in the shop, as soon as I depressed the pedal, the plates would separate and jam up with sawdust. I got tired of being stuck in 4th gear so I removed it and went with a more simple system. Sometimes, you just gotta pick your battles. :good2:
 

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Unfortunately, I tried that but because the design was an open ended vented clutch, if there was too much sawdust in the shop, as soon as I depressed the pedal, the plates would separate and jam up with sawdust. I got tired of being stuck in 4th gear so I removed it and went with a more simple system. Sometimes, you just gotta pick your battles. :good2:
Like you let any sawdust build up in your shop, tell me another one... :lol2:
 

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Unfortunately, I tried that but because the design was an open ended vented clutch, if there was too much sawdust in the shop, as soon as I depressed the pedal, the plates would separate and jam up with sawdust. I got tired of being stuck in 4th gear so I removed it and went with a more simple system. Sometimes, you just gotta pick your battles. :good2:
Well, I guess that's understandable. You are planning on installing a world class sound system tho, right?
 

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Well, I guess that's understandable. You are planning on installing a world class sound system tho, right?
Only the best. :lol2:
 

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Another 8 hours today. I concentrated on the crank shaft and getting the front chain connected to it. There was a lot of sanding and shaping of the sprockets that guide the chain as well as a lot of finicky little adjustments, but in the end, I think I finally have it working correctly. I still need to do some adjustments on the drive shaft but can't do them until everything else is in place for that. I then got the rear wheels all glued in (finally) and once they are dry I will most likely do the final adjustments to the differential which has a couple of sticky spots that need to be filed.

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Pretty slick you made cam shafts to drive pistons up and down. An idea popped into my head... with some minor modifications you could also entertain your cat with this.

 

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Another 7 hours on the build today and although it doesn't look like much, it was time consuming. I finished the rear tire mounting and glued the end caps in place as well as installing the tilting assembly. I also glued the front end caps on the front tires. I spent the rest of the day working on the gears and racks to run the "hydraulics" and hopefully, by next week, we will have that functioning correctly.

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I lost track of this thread for awhile, didnt get any notifications. Absolutely amazing work my friend!
Like I've said before........
Kenn OCD.......
Greg ADD.......
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The complexity and finite detail to make this fit together and operate smoothly is just astounding to me Ken. My hats off to you.
 

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Spent 9 hours on the build today. I managed to get the rest of the parts made for the "hydraulics" and got them temporarily installed in the model. I'm not sure if I like the height of them or not and I may decided later if I want to remake the pistons of the "hydraulics" themselves or if I want to just keep it as it is. I will see once I get a little further in the build. Either way, I went from the pistons to a couple of handles that I needed. I spent almost 3 hours on them, getting everything perfectly aligned, only to discover (when it was far too late to do anything about it) that I had glued them together backwards. Nothing but designer kindling now for the wood stove. I cut some more pieces for the handles and got them glued together. Tomorrow I will continue to finish those and make my "oops" go away. LOL. (By the way, the picture with the pop can is just for a size reference)

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