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[Pablo]

Pre-epoxy on the Kevlar thread winds.

[SlotStox#53]

Heck if my attempts at rewinding when I start come out half as neat I will be happy. It's looking very good ,not long now till your toaster oven does its thing

[Pablo]

This is what happens when you drill too deep

 

So I had a short cry  and now it's time to move on.

I did learn some things and won't repeat my mistakes on the next one.

Onward !

[SlotStox#53]

omg!! Is that windings I see? Dang it ,alas poor armature we knew you well!

You got another arm to wind Pablo?

[Tex]

That sucks, Pablo; sorry. Like you say... lessons learned. Can't wait to see it's replacement; I'm sure it will be even BETTER. Rock on, dood.

[Pablo]

Yeah, I have more arms. Try again this afternoon.

Won't be using those type of bits to drill holes any more....they spin and spin, not going anywhere, then all of a sudden, get a bite and EAT !  

[Pablo]

This time I got smart and tapered the shaft before winding

[Tex]

Why taper the shaft? Someday in the near future, 10 years or so from now, I plan on trying my hand at rewinding too.

[SlotStox#53]

I think Pablo has one of those magnetic balancer thingies , which require the shaft to be tapered so it can spin on the magnet

[Pablo]

Magnetic balancer

[Tex]

Ah! Makes sense. I have one, too. But I also bought a Tradeship balancer doohickey a few years back; I'm goin' old school when the time comes.

 

EDIT: I made my post before seeing the pic of your balancer, Pablo. Mine has smaller magnets, intended for wheels and gears.

[dc-65x]

Wow, sorry Pablo. I'm surprised how thin the metal is there. Check out the link below. This type of drill should help you:

 

5-pc Center Drill Set

[Pablo]

  That's the bits I used, Rick   Operator error.

I experimented with a regular 5/32 bit and for me it works much better.

Arm # 2 is in the oven.

[dc-65x]

Oh.......is there a drill press of some sort on the Wolcott Ranch?

[Pablo]

No, just a vice and a hand drill

Arm #2 is almost done. 40T of 28. Very little timing.

[SlotStox#53]

Nice looking armature is #2   All done & ready to slip into the awaiting setup

[dc-65x]

The new arm looks nice Pablo.

 

Those "center drills" probably aren't the best for a hand held drill. The standard twist drill you just used look like they were the ticket.

[Pablo]

Yes, the standard bit did work "OK", not pretty but got it done.

Boy, I forgot how much work arms are. So many steps, so many things that can go wrong

Not like a chassis, where you can re-do it.  Once you screw the arm up, it's game over.

[SlotStox#53]

At least you got the motor/arm right on the second try Should be a nice motor to power the upcoming Pablo GP chassis Looking forward to seeing what you come up with for this next build!

[n.elmholt]

Paul, give me a beep (and your address) if you need a Neckcheese Retro Sticker for your motor 

 

[SlotStox#53]

Some very good motor decals you got there Niels

[Pablo]

Thanks a million for the offer, Niels.

Not needed for this motor, but maybe in the future.....

 

This motor is an orphan and one-of-a-kind, not deserving of a sticker

[Pablo]

This Coxalloy flag is really strange.

The bottom of the blade has a tubular ridge that resembles the bulbous bow of a supertanker.

1966 stuff is weird

[dc-65x]

Hi Pablo,

 

You've got the early undesirable version there. They later removed the pontoon at the bottom. It might cause you problems if you don't remove it.

[SlotStox#53]

Ooo that's a different one to the '66 Coxalloy one I have Pablo! Same design etc just minus the supertanker bulge at the bottom!