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Post by Tonyterner on Jan 21, 2008 8:38:06 GMT -5
Tom, some one posted a link to these bowl things on ebay a bit back but I don't have the link any more. They were small, no more than 4" in diameter. I saw two possible problems with them. The first is mounting so that it spins true every time it is put on the shaft. I might have a way around that but I'm not sure if it will work. The other issue would be the curvature. The curve, if its too tight, would make it hard to get every portion of the cab to touch the bowl. I could get around that for the most part by making it a more flattish bowl. You are right though it would give you infinitely variable speed, just not a big area at any particular speed.
John, just remember if its round and wood I can make it. ;D
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Post by connrock on Jan 21, 2008 11:23:21 GMT -5
Tony if you think about it a cab doesn't touch much of any surface on any type of wheel,lap,belt,etc???
I'm no "cabber" expert but the only time I ever bear down on a wheel is when I'm almost finished with the cab and use the sanding wheels to help form the cab.
The sanding/polishing wheels (on a Genie) have a rubber backing just for this purpose.
Hey,,,,,There's the answer to surface contact!!!
Make the bowls out of wood from a rubber tree!
I knew if we kept thinkin together one of us would figure out sutthin!! LOL
connrock
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Post by Tonyterner on Jan 21, 2008 11:43:30 GMT -5
Tom, you are quite the nut case. LOL I've never turned any rubber tree wood. I wonder what it would be like. I doubt it would be resilient though. ;D My concern about the shape isn't that the cab would be making contact over a very small area but more that there might end up being a spot on the cab that can't physically touch the wood due to their differences in shape. I am making that clear?
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Post by BuiltonRock on Jan 21, 2008 12:32:26 GMT -5
Tom and Tony, Rubber tree that is the ticket!! or maybe pine that spins at 128,000 rpms then the wood would become rubber and you would not have to worry about surface contact because when we touch the cab to it we would have lift off and when they both finally land the cab would be polished by the dust particles in the air! Of course this must be done outside. LOL
ps that was meant to be funny but after rereading, it sounded more smart alect than funny, sorry! john
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Post by connrock on Jan 22, 2008 7:16:17 GMT -5
Tony,Thanks for the compliment!
Wait till I tell the not so little lady I been upgraded to a nut case!! Yeeeeee Hawwwww!!
I'm still confused about the surface contact between the cab and wood!
The wood is curced and so is tha cab:
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No matter what,,,,there is going to be very little surface contact between them.
Are we in the same ball park or am I out in left field?
connrock
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Post by connrock on Jan 22, 2008 7:18:15 GMT -5
John I don't read that as bein smart alect at all !
I think ya just may have sutthin there too!
connrock
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Post by captbob on Jan 22, 2008 12:03:34 GMT -5
Sorry, I don't know how to do the quote thing...
Conrock wrote:
The wood is curced and so is the cab:
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No matter what,,,,there is going to be very little surface contact between them.
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Isn't the wood curved the other way? Concave?
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Seems there would be more contact with a concave wheel than a flat one.
Plus, the resin/plastic wheels in the auction I linked back aways, have even more flair (maybe not the right word) on part of each wheel allowing even better/more polishing angles.
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Post by connrock on Jan 22, 2008 13:57:13 GMT -5
Ahoy Captain!!
Shiver me timbers!!!
Hoist the ships bell!!
Poop the decks and lets get under way !!
Thanks for the correction !
You are totally correct!!
Argggggggggg!!
connfused
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