Autocad Discussion

MB-1E

To get the lines dark, I have to make the drawing scale 1 to 1. Then I export from turbocad as a dxf. I use infraview, just like you told me. I had to go to infaviews' site, downloaded their cad image converter. After several unsuccessful attempts, I went into the original self extracting zip. I read the "read me" file, followed the instructions on unzipping, linked the extracted files correctly.

Works like a charm, just had to "read the instructions."

Jack shaft is done, that is the first drawing, friend of mine is a machinist, took him a year to make it. Now, I was going to make that plate above, need to dimension it, My friend said he would make it, probably take him another year.

chuck

Dave,

One regret I have always had, I never took drafting. Yet, when I bring my drawings to machine shops, the machinist's usually complement me. This plate is tough to dimension. Thinking from the machinist point of view. Even though it is a simple part.

Probably just make the bracket myself. I have a Rotex vertical mill, made in the late fifties I believe. I have both a rotary and an indexing base. Should post a picture of it. Interesting tool. Don't use it, much. Nice to have. Made some stuff with it, has more than paid for itself.

I will build another bike, scrap the rack concept, do it like Mr. Peltzer. I still have'nt figured out how you freewheel on the motor side. I could dig around in my Dad's stuff, find an overrunning clutch or a sprague clutch. I think that freewheeling probably adds a mile or two.

Talking of old tools. My Dad has a machine from the 30's, a behomoth, at least a ton and a half, will roll steel into rings, round, square, flat, bar, I beams. He bought it for scrap about 15 years ago, all gear driven, we replaced all the bronze bushings, put a 220 volt motor on it, had a 3 phase 330 volt motor. That motor looked original. Still worked. Thought my engine hoist could lift that motor, ,,,. after awhile Dad came along and suggested I use his old 1960 model fork lift on that chunk of copper. Now, working on that forklift, sometimes you just have to call in the experts.

I have a fondness for old tools, and the old way of doing things. Looking for a metal lathe, most of the old ones are pretty beat up, I'll find one though, someday.

chuck