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Re: What have you made?
« Reply #420 on: June 30, 2013, 06:58:47 PM »
Really neat crafting. I feel like a terrible person. 8:44 came around and I lost my shit.
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Re: What have you made?
« Reply #421 on: June 30, 2013, 07:02:31 PM »
I think we all did, unfortunately. He said is practically blind in that eye. Doesn't seem to hinder his abilities, though.
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Re: What have you made?
« Reply #422 on: July 01, 2013, 05:43:53 PM »
Yeah that's probably the way of doing it, id wanted to stay away from creating friction on the line, thinking that wear might be an issue, it would be nice if the braking force was proportional to the speed too, so you get a smooth start/stop on it.

I've got a load of 608 bearings kicking around, so maybe i could do something like you suggested, but pinching the line between two bearing races, rather than static surfaces....

You aren't looking at a lot of drag, I very much doubt that you will see noticeable wear to the cord as it is moving past, you will see a small groove develop in the plastic but once the groove has worn you will have a fairly big surface and low loads with two very wear resistant materials. If the cord wears out after 1000 uses then I doubt it will be a big deal and your final item will be a lot smaller and easier to transport and adjust.

You will get a smooth start naturally anyway, and if your speed isnt too great and the line has a mellow-ish gradient and isnt too tight then it will create a dip in the line that will probably create some deceleration at the end too.

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Re: What have you made?
« Reply #423 on: July 02, 2013, 04:54:16 AM »
in a similar vain to the previous video.
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Re: What have you made?
« Reply #424 on: July 02, 2013, 06:45:58 AM »
Any chance of a doodle G?

I'm picturing something like a wedge of cheese shape, pivoting around the pointy bit, as it rotates round more of the curved outside contacts the string?

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Re: What have you made?
« Reply #425 on: July 02, 2013, 10:14:10 AM »
Any chance of a doodle G?

I'm picturing something like a wedge of cheese shape, pivoting around the pointy bit, as it rotates round more of the curved outside contacts the string?

Not really worth a doodle. I was just thinking of a cylinder (say 15-20mm diameter) with a (maybe 6mm) hole through it. Bolt it in to one of those spare holes between two of the pulleys and let the string drag against it slightly.

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Re: What have you made?
« Reply #426 on: July 03, 2013, 02:05:31 PM »
Seems to work pretty well, only needs very slight contact with the wire to create a good braking force, so a bit tricky to modulate, probably need a larger dia brake thingy. Making an air brake too...


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Re: What have you made?
« Reply #427 on: July 03, 2013, 05:05:29 PM »
^^^ Looks good. Maybe just use one of your crank things for drag so it is easier to adjust.

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Re: What have you made?
« Reply #428 on: July 04, 2013, 08:49:42 PM »
made this dog collar the other day at work, it is even lined with suede
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Re: What have you made?
« Reply #429 on: July 17, 2013, 01:16:12 PM »
Had a stressfull day and needed to wind down by bending some ss.
Abstractly made a keychain in the mix.

btw the it is a very tight spring; so far no worry of unwanted opening even when snagged.




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Re: What have you made?
« Reply #430 on: July 19, 2013, 06:21:58 AM »
i didn't make this, but it is pretty tight. i've tried making a pipe before but failed miserably.

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Re: What have you made?
« Reply #431 on: July 27, 2013, 06:29:18 PM »


Popped a Mavic Tubular tire. Was gutted when I learned I couldn't repair it if I tried (Vulcanized casing screwed me over). Instead of tossing it, I finally made a tire belt of some decent quality. Complete with copper rivets to hold it all in place.
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Re: What have you made?
« Reply #432 on: August 12, 2013, 12:23:24 PM »
Working on a little crate for our coffee table nic nacs. I sanded, burned & stained the wood.
I am sectioning it off for two individual drinks, drink coasters and our remotes.

I don't know what to do for hardware, I have seen ways to make my own vintage style hardware and I am leaning that route.







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Re: What have you made?
« Reply #433 on: August 13, 2013, 09:53:30 AM »
I Finished the crate last night and was very happy with the end result.

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Re: What have you made?
« Reply #434 on: August 13, 2013, 03:03:50 PM »


I'm about to make this.

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