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The aluminum plate edges are cleaned up and a hole is bored to accept a pouring spout. The photo on the right shows the pouring spout being forced in with an arbor press. |
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A tachometer is handy to make a calibration scale as the photo above shows. The useful range of this motor is from 100 to 1200 rpm but is only calibrated to 800 rpm. It appears that the best range of speed is from 200 - 400. |
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Sheet Metal |
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The skin and top cover are made from 16 gauge mild steel. This is a 52" shear. There is air over hydraulic we put on this machine over 15 years ago that does a fine job. |
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A WA Whitney punch is used to make a 1 3/4" hole for the motor arbor to go through. This punch will punch up to 2" holes in 1/4" mild steel. It's very handy for making square holes too. |
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On the left is a corner notcher used to make a notch for a 3/4" lip on the cover. On the right is a box and pan brake used to bend the edges for a cover. |
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For the protective shroud and cover, we used Cleco clamps to hold the hinge while it was pop riveted. |
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Adding a Graphic We have a 30" vinyl cutter. The design was cut from red, white and blue vinyl. The upper right photo shows the red layer being weeded. The lower right photo shows transfer tape being applied to the spiral. |
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