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One Man's Trash...
- Thread starter tjb
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Yeah, me either. A little too theatrical, but it made for a nice intro.
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In the intro, finding the part that fell off the digging machine is a little much. But I am pleased to see the use of a "Scotch Yoke" as opposed to an eccentic arm. A scotch yoke is a little more complicated, but a lot more compact. The only problem I have is the lack of lift on the return stroke. It could be done by offsetting the yoke, but wasn't.
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I found a nut and a bolt so I made a motorcycle out of it. I forgot to take a video.
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yeah, the dead giveaway was everything was free and all the nuts and bolts came off easily. Not in my world.
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Been there, done that a time or two. (I find it's better if no one is in the shop when it happens.)Most of my bolt heads come off quite easily and on their own . It's the darn rest of the threaded end that always keeps me busy !
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I'll kinda agree that "finding" the hub looked a bit hokey. Nevertheless, car hubs are indeed stout (and not too expensive at a junkyard). I once used a front wheel hub from a Chrysler "K" car as the pivot for a 22 foot diameter revolving stage for our community theater. The revolve was used in several other productions over the next few years.