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The Spice of Pi - Blog Doug 6

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21 Feb 2018

It has been a heavy week of mechanical design and fabrication. The machine is not together yet, but I wanted to post a blog showing progress:

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There are still a couple of pieces to design and print, but I have enough to start assembling the machine. Once I figure out how to ream the jar holes on the main platter a bit to make the fit of some of the jars just a little freer, I can work on assembling the rotation mechanism.

 

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Blog Doug 4 - Carousel Design

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Blog Doug 6 - Platter Printing and Main Bearing Chassis

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  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave over 7 years ago in reply to dougw +4
    Alternatively take your vernier calipers ( or 3D print a hole gauge ) with you to the grocery store and selectively pick the narrower spice jars. ( If questioned, claim that that the recipe said that quantities…
  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave over 7 years ago +3
    Wow, that was a long print operation ! It looks very good though. How about something like a small brake cylinder hone tool for the reaming operation ? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cylinder-Triple-Engine-Honing…
  • genebren
    genebren over 7 years ago +3
    Douglas, Wow! You really seem to have a handle on all this mechanical stuff. That was a really great overview of the progress you have made on your project. Great work, keep up the progress. That was one…
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    genebren over 7 years ago

    Douglas,

    Wow!  You really seem to have a handle on all this mechanical stuff.  That was a really great overview of the progress you have made on your project.  Great work, keep up the progress.

     

    That was one monster print on your platter.

     

    Gene

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    genebren over 7 years ago

    Douglas,

    Wow!  You really seem to have a handle on all this mechanical stuff.  That was a really great overview of the progress you have made on your project.  Great work, keep up the progress.

     

    That was one monster print on your platter.

     

    Gene

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