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Tool Vevor Drill Bit Sharpener
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TorontoBuilder
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tool block B, yay
Last part, the tool block A is 25% done.
TorontoBuilder
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dont you mean duo motor mount?
TorontoBuilder
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Just to support the motor weight for the test, I have need to make a cradle support for the opposite end. That may allow the use of all plastic parts too.
TorontoBuilder
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Okay I spent a few hours trying to get this motor and grinding wheel order completed and paid for. In the end I got it done and a little bit of a surprise.
Alibaba charged a $24 CAD payment service fee, and their dollar conversion from USD to CAD was slightly different than when I checked.
Additionally hst hasn't been prepaid on this order so expect to have to pay that.
The cost for each wheel worked out to $52.97 CAD while the motors worked out to $59.68
TorontoBuilder
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He's gotta come to me.so you going to @YotaBota's tomorrow, or tonight?
TorontoBuilder
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Okay so this is effing perturbing...
after I placed the order and paid the vendor modified the agreement. I can accept or reject the modification. They changed the fast shipping significantly and wont even ship the items for 15 days, and I dont know how long to arrive based on this.
Those people who agreed to order wheels/motors please advise what you think. I'll go with the majority. It's over $800 on my credit card waiting for these guys to deliver.
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I agreed after all after speaking to the rep again, and was told it was a thing with the alibaba platform. We shall see
after I placed the order and paid the vendor modified the agreement. I can accept or reject the modification. They changed the fast shipping significantly and wont even ship the items for 15 days, and I dont know how long to arrive based on this.
Those people who agreed to order wheels/motors please advise what you think. I'll go with the majority. It's over $800 on my credit card waiting for these guys to deliver.
Edit:
I agreed after all after speaking to the rep again, and was told it was a thing with the alibaba platform. We shall see
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I'm in no rush for my wheel. I can send you some money to cover my share.
Canadium
Ian
+1 for Susquatch.
@TorontoBuilder - For me, this is experimental development. It's an objective of its own. So I'm in it up to my ears.
Btw, If they screw you, they screw me. It's part of the deal as far as I'm concerned. Usually I'm on my own in this game. I'm just happy to be part of team anti-cone!
@DavidR8 - Are you around this morning? I've checked with the scheduling department and I'm free this morning.
It'll give a chance to check out the reno'd digs.
@TorontoBuilder - any tricks or watch out for's taking the machine apart?
It'll give a chance to check out the reno'd digs.
@TorontoBuilder - any tricks or watch out for's taking the machine apart?
I’m around, but have a series of meetings all morning.
Tomorrow would be better.
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I sharpened up 4 #3 center drills, just the point which is 7/64" (2.8mm). I used my 1/4" collet, since that's the size of the #3 body. The alignment station is for setting the drill bit stick out, and to position the lips of the bit parallel with the flats of the collet chuck. Well, the lips of drill bit wouldn't index on the alignment shelf, too small. So I just used that station for stick out, and eyeballed the lips using a magnifier.
I put the bit into the chuck, snug enough that I could still rotate the bit in the collet, sticking out longer than necessary, aligned the lips visually with the flats, and slightly more clockwise (with the point facing you.) This because when you tighten the collet chuck it wants to rotate slightly. (You gun guys remember what it's like installing a scope with Weaver rings?)
Then push the collet chuck into position in the alignment station and the drill bit will move backwards to its proper stick out. Then inspect and tighten the chuck.
If you plan to change the bit angle, say from 118° to 135°, you need more of the bit to stick out so as the grinding wheel will clean up the whole facet of the bit, unless you want a split point, and that station will clean up the bits trailing edge.
I put the bit into the chuck, snug enough that I could still rotate the bit in the collet, sticking out longer than necessary, aligned the lips visually with the flats, and slightly more clockwise (with the point facing you.) This because when you tighten the collet chuck it wants to rotate slightly. (You gun guys remember what it's like installing a scope with Weaver rings?)
Then push the collet chuck into position in the alignment station and the drill bit will move backwards to its proper stick out. Then inspect and tighten the chuck.
If you plan to change the bit angle, say from 118° to 135°, you need more of the bit to stick out so as the grinding wheel will clean up the whole facet of the bit, unless you want a split point, and that station will clean up the bits trailing edge.
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Do you think you could pick a more difficult drill task?
I am truly impressed!
Makes me think I could sharpen the pilot on my piloted drill set. I wrote that task off prematurely I think.
TorontoBuilder
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No trick to taking this apart, other than having needle nose pliers handy to disconnect the motor lead. It's annoyingly short wire if you leave the motor attached.