Nearly 200 years old and still spinning

September 15, 2020 by 4g3nd4

Out deep into the forest you’ll come up on a sign at the site that says the water wheel was built in 1833 by Edwin J. Dalby and was one of the first hydroelectric plants at about 1923 on the Hood Canal. It provided electricity for the property of Edwin and Ethel Dalby, including their home nearby. Dalby used part of the tiny log-sided powerhouse for a woodworking shop.
The couple raised four children in the "big" house that still stands on the property, about two miles from Union.
When Highway 106 — then called "Navy Yard Highway" — was built in 1928, the spacious new pavement replaced the one-lane dirt road that had served the Dalby home. Cars started whizzing past, but not so fast that people didn’t noticed the picturesque water wheel.

Posted by Joe Lourenco on 2018-08-28 01:44:05

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Vacuum-Bagged Foam

September 14, 2020 by 4g3nd4

Here is one of several blocks of urethane foam which we glued together with urethane glue and vacuum-bagged into a block.

Posted by www.joeharmondesign.com on 2007-11-07 16:54:17

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Traditional carpentry

September 13, 2020 by 4g3nd4

Posted by Eduardo Estéllez on 2019-11-08 22:21:43

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back of the spinning assembly

September 9, 2020 by 4g3nd4

You can see the drive band (thin red tube) going over a big oreo-style pulley on the back of the bobbin. This pulley was extremely heavy – not recommended. Later we made smaller, more lightweight pulleys. This allows for much smoother action when you put the bobbin onto a lazy kate.

The red tube is a stretchy grippy drive band, which we bought from a local company called Susan’s Spinning Bunny. It’s adjustable, so you don’t need to know your wheel’s size before you buy it. However, when we first built the wheel we used a piece of 1/4" elastic from a sewing store. That worked too.

The container hanging off the back is a "survival kit" with spare drive bands, etc. It hangs on a special bracket. You can get one of these containers, with bracket, for about $3 at a hardware store. I just screwed the bracket right into the back post.

Posted by loxosceles on 2006-10-08 03:56:20

Tagged: , spinning , wheel , woodwork , howto

altes Scheunentor / old barn door

September 8, 2020 by 4g3nd4

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9otSTqlkytY

Posted by Ellenore56 on 2016-03-12 19:21:54

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Rat Heaven 8587 – Diagram

September 2, 2020 by 4g3nd4

Since people have asked, here’s a breakdown of Rat Heaven! It’s based off the Super Pet (Kaytee) EZ Care Rooftop Flight Cage for birds, with my own custom brackets and shelves, and numerous store-bought pet toys and non-pet stuff that can be used as pet toys.

Specific Features:

A: Super Pet Super Sleeper – Sleep-E-Tent with zippers on the corners to convert it into a hammock or whatnot
B: 2′ gray channel grates used as ladders, securely fastened
C: Wood chew blocks to distract the rats from chewing on the cage
D: Grass balls with bells inside for the same goal
E: "Burrow your own home" rat hutch made from a cool dried plant stalk with a hard outer rind and fibrous inner tissue. Supposedly irresistible to rats’ burrowing instincts
F: Timber Hide-A-Way which doubles as access to the upper platform via the hole in the back corner
G: Custom L-shaped upper platform, 20"x20" with 6.5" legs, easily removable when the large front door is open
H: Custom bedding box, 13.5"X10"X1.5" built into lower platform
I: Feeding crocks with individual external access doors and cages to hold them in place
J: Wodent Wheel Senior for quiet, safe exercise, the only rodent wheel approved by the ASPCA
K: Chin-up bar for flabby ratties
L: Super Pet 26oz Chew Proof Water Bottle cleverly and securely mounted inside the cage for clean lines
M: Carefresh Blue Pet Bedding in a tray that’s removable without opening the cage
N: Super Pet Grassy Mat for soothing little rat feet without obstructing bathroom access
O: Super Pet (Kaytee) EZ Care Rooftop Flight Cage with ‘seed guard’ for catching ‘stray objects’
P: Super Pet Small Scatter-Less Pet-Ware Feeder repurposed for a secret hideaway
Q: Sticks on a rope climbing and chew toy. Two in one!
R: Super Pet Cozy Hammock angled to allow unobstructed views into the cage
S: Super Pet Play Tunnel for simulating burrowing and general rampaging
T: Balance Beam to tempt fate
U: Custom L-shaped lower platform, 20"x20" with a 6.5" and 10" leg (with box), easily removable when the large front door is open
V: Super Pet Bigger Giant Roll-A-Nest for cool-downs after running
W: Custom aluminum brackets with stainless steel hardware to support both platforms on all four sides when the outer door is closed, without getting in the way of climbing
X: Under cage storage for food, bedding, and other supplies

General Advantages:

– A rounded, power coated cage, aluminum brackets filed blunt, and smooth painted wood make for excellent comfort and ease of cleaning. No sharp corners!
– Ladders and holes provide clear access to all sections of the cage without wall climbing (apart from the secret hideaway) allowing tired or infirm rats complete mobility
– Feeding can be done at any of three locations to keep the rats guessing and engaged
– There are two front doors, a small inner door for more control, and a large outer door for complete cage access
– Everything is removable down to the bare cage in minutes, without any tools
– The entire cage itself breaks down into 1/2" thick parts for moving/thorough cleaning
– The rats have plenty of comfortable surfaces to stand on, yet with little or no training they can learn to go to the bathroom directly into the bottom pan, where they don’t stand, and where clean-up is painless
– Blows away typical rat cages, which are rusty, sharp all over, small, and hard to clean

That about sums it up!

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Posted by PKMousie on 2008-02-25 18:43:32

Tagged: , pets , rats , cage , toys , hobby , woodworking , gear , rat heaven , 5d , wheel , water bottle , tent , superpet , stick , ladder , grass mat , ball , pet , rat

90 Degree Modification

August 21, 2020 by 4g3nd4

We turned the mold over and screwed on some 2"x4"s with slots cut out to accommodate our clamping system.

Posted by www.joeharmondesign.com on 2006-11-05 21:49:07

Tagged: , splinter , joe , harmon , joe harmon , wooden , car , supercar , northstar , v8 , wood , woodworking , racecar , wheel , machine , building , project , grad , school

Added Escape Wheel and Pallet.

August 19, 2020 by 4g3nd4

Building "Modern Times", a wood clock designed by Clayton Boyer (www.flickr.com/photos/lisaboyer/)

Reached the deadbeat escapement, which currently is stuck on a temporary arbor. First Hand driven tests show good behaviour.

Posted by mrjones4u on 2012-01-09 19:27:00

Tagged: , woodworking

2014 – Costa Rica – Sarchi – Eloy Alfaro Oxcart

August 17, 2020 by 4g3nd4

After the tour guide for ms Westerdam managed to get his wayward flock back on BUS #4 we left the Poas Volcano area for the city of Sarchi, about one hour away. We were way behind schedule & the guide would not stop the bus so the tourists could get off and take pictures of this oxcart. Hair was being lit-on-fire and some passengers were getting overly annoyed. Yikes!! Too funny!! So this drive by shot is as close as we got – out of the bus window hence the faint visible logo. Off to the the Artisan Market (“Mercado de Artesanías”) we go!!

ELOY ALFARO:
Don Eloy Alfaro in 1920 started his oxcart factory in Sarchi, and on January 18, 1928, Don Juan Kümpeln sold him much of the machinery that was at La Hacienda La Eve. The genius of Don Eloy allowed the installation of an efficient hydraulic energy system that generates 12 horsepower, powered by a nearby river called Trojan, which sets in motion all the machinery required in the workshop. From its founding until now, Eloy Alfaro Factory is known for its excellence in ironwork necessary for the production of carts, especially for the branding of the wheels. It is a complete factory because the axles are lathed, as is the wheele center mass, plus all the hardware. This is the only factory of carts in Costa Rica that has worked and keeps working with hydropower.

THE OXCART:
World’s Largest Oxcart: A huge, brightly painted carreta that sits in the Parque Central in front of the church in Sarchí Norte. It was built in 2006 in order to get the name of the town into The Guinness Book of World Records. The plan was a success.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization honored Costa Rica’s vibrantly painted oxcarts in 2005 for their contribution to the heritage of humanity.

SARCHI:
Sarchí is Costa Rica’s most famous crafts center. The town offers more than 200 stores and small family-operated woodworking factories producing wooden bowls and other tableware, fold-up rocking chairs of wood and leather, and a wide variety of kitschy items. The most popular items on sale are "carretas", elaborately painted oxcarts that traditionally carried coffee from the highlands down to the port on the Pacific coast.

Posted by Ted’s photos – For Me For You on 2014-08-04 16:03:19

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Before and after of the miniature pulley wheel

August 11, 2020 by 4g3nd4

I’ve decided to make a very small pulley to connect the trigger to the winch line on the most recent of the small catapults I’m making. The wheel was made using the same techniques I’ve been using for other projects to make round pieces, and went something like this:

– Cut a small cube of hardwood
– Drill the axle hole in the middle of the piece
– Set a temporary pin in a second block of wood and clamp it to the belt sander
– Without sanding your fingers, rotate the wood in front of the sander, moving it closer as needed to achieve the desired diameter
– Move the second block of wood with the pulley wheel to a bench vise
– Use a small needle file to sand the groove around the wheel face

Posted by imgunby on 2011-03-20 15:37:14

Tagged: , miniature , pulley , woodworking