Kaleidoscope

[DaveH]

Ah, now the penny(s) dropped.
So will this continuously turn slowly, or does it turn and stop for a short time?
And for interest what will you put in the optics box - do you have some special bits
Thanks Billy,

DaveH

[Bill Gruby]

Dave;
A pawl will engage the object box and move it a few degrees and leave it there till the pawl makes a full rotation and engages again. The whole thing is activated by a dropping weight. Less weight - slower movement.

As for the object boxes -- I don't know yet.

"Billy G"

[DaveH]

Billy,
Very interesting and certainly very different

DaveH

[Bill Gruby]

It has been a real chore the re-engineer that Kaleidoscope. I am 80% done at this point. The 1st of December is my focal point to finish. Heres the deal -- I will do the build here and on one other Forum. I am shooting for Dec. 15 to start. If you would like to build one along with me I will make the prints available to you. There will be hard copies from my prints. PM me where to send them.

"Billy G"

[Bill Gruby]

As of yesterday there are 20 pages. This is yesterdays work. #1 Chain track. #2 4X print of 25 pitch chain section. #2 2X print of #25 sprockets (20-18-16-14-and 12 teeth) I want to try different ratios to get the slowest speed. #4 normal size #25 sprockets.

For today -- Rest and watch you guys. I'm tired.

"Billy G"

[EdK]

Nice drawings Bill.

Ed

[Bill Gruby]

I used a friends Autocad program to do the sprockets and chain. That is my first experience with any Cad program. It took some doing but I stuck with it. The chain track is hard drawn.

"Billy G"

[Bill Gruby]

Prints are finished, all 31 pages. Now to proof read them and correct any errors.

"Billy G"

[Bill Gruby]

Everything checked out OK. Should be able to start next week. Need to get a large thin bearing. 3.00 OD X 2.500 ID X .250 W.

"Billy G"

[TomG]

(11-15-2012, 08:02 AM)Bill Gruby Wrote: Everything checked out OK. Should be able to start next week. Need to get a large thin bearing. 3.00 OD X 2.500 ID X .250 W.

"Billy G"

You mean like this one?

Tom