Thank you Lawrence for your visit and the kind comments,
best regards,
John.
best regards,
John.
The is a nice build and well illustrated with some of the ideas that you used in the process. One that sounds like a dumb kid with a new bike that he doesn't know how to ride was my realizing that I have been using my step clamps entirely wrong from how you set yours up to hold the small vise. Thanks for your unintended teaching by illustrating for my use a what is probably a very basic tool accessory with the vise and X-Y table, both of which I have and can now use more efficiently. I may take off the wing nuts that I put on instead of the hex nut which I see can be more tightly. Rich (PT-2) Still learning every trip into SoS waters..View attachment 24935
Next up was the propeller, I had a small one that would fit but wanted to try out my MF70 Proxxon mill
I started with a square piece of brass plate and drilled a hole in the middle to hld it tight and to also connect to the shaft after shaping
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then I cut a circle
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Another view
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then I shaped it, using cutting discs and files.
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I then used a rotary tool with an abrasive disc to form the angles of the blades
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another view
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and again
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and attached to the boat
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