I’ve
been relying on Google to animate most of my pictures because it does a pretty
good job. It couldn’t figure out the
rotating view of the pulley in today’s post so that was hastily assembled by me
with GIMP.
Enough
background.
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The
rough holes were smooth with a rotary tool and a drum sander bit. The rough and uneven edges were neatly improved. A lot of static dust was released so a
powerful vacuum was used nearby to remove dust as it was created.
Smoothing the hole with a rotary tool
Rough hole shown next to neat hole
Rotation of the small hole with pulley in place
The
size and position of the hole was not a good fit for the pulley. When the bungee was inserted it rubbed
against the pipe edge. One pipe had the
hole extended using the rotary tool and drum sander attachment. When this seemed effective the same was done
for the second pipe.
Bungee rubbing on the PVC
Marking the second pipe by looking at the first
The
metal clip securing one end of each bungee cord was removed by cutting them
away with the rotary tool and a cut-off wheel.
The adjustable bungee cord was left with one hook.
Rotary tool and metal clip
Bare bungee cord
The
bungee cord was threaded though the pipes and through the pulleys. The lengths and concept seemed good but the
pipe was too narrow. The pulley fully
inside the pipe pushes the bungee into the sides of the PVC pipe.
Top of PVC
Bottom of PVC. Bungee can be seen as pressed against the sides
The
corner brace in the release mechanism was removed so it could be modified. The corner was rounded on a grinder since it
could hang up the procedure during reloading.
Once the corner was rounded it was polished on a belt sander. The other edges of the brace were also smooth
since they make contact with the operator or the sling.
Release mechanism
Rounding the edge of the metal corner brace on a grinder
Smoothing the metal brace
Metal brace in release mechanism
Metal brace installed in release mechanism
To
do:
- Buy 2” PVC pipe
- Cut, drill, and smooth PVC
- Build
- Test
- Refine
- Document
Journal Page 1
Journal Page 2
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