Once again, clever ways of getting a real-life set of jobs done. Neat pipe cutting and very agreeable answer to the question of the zig-zag under the bar.
Great work as usual. This is where you would love having a laser cutter. You could scan the original then laser cut 3 or 4 layers to make the part in minutes. Using acrylic and acrylic glue it would seal really easily too.
That is just.. wow. I would not be able to make myself stick to wood as the only material through this meticulous stuff. My first thought when you said "last one in existence" was silicon mold, not crafting one from scratch :p. Awesome job.
Hi Ron, Everything is moving along quite well, thanks to all your help and advice. Quck question; on laying out the tubing holes on the base of the tracker bar, what did you use for the distance off the center line? Also how, what was the final dimension of the bar itself and the base? I've figured out the base to be 7 1/8" x 2 1/2". Best regards, Colby
One problem with John’s plans, he seemed to think everyone had already seen the Busker plans before looking at the Senior 20 plans. There was much better information in the Busker plans for the tracker bar. The 1/4” thick plywood base of the bar (into which the tubes are pressed) is 1-3/4” wide x 6” long x 1/4” thick. The tubes are 1/4” off (either side of) the centerline or 1/2” center to center. The box upon which the tracker bar mounts is 1” wide x 5/8” long x 5/8” high.
LoomisRex This one was made years ago on a high dollar CNC machine in a carpentry shop. That shop went out of business and the program for the tracker bar disappeared.... and there is no drawing.
Ronald Walters Not sure if this helps, but if you want to preserve the design of this particular piece and/or give it to LoomisRex to route, you could put it on a flatbed scanner for a quick easy way to record profile/pockets/holes, measure any missing dimensions eg the pocket depth with callipers and record. quicker than redrawing the whole object from callipers into paper/CAD/sketchup. Thanks for your vids BTW :)
intriq8 simpler than that - convert the scanned images to a vector format such as .dxf, load the dxf into 3D CAD software, extrude the 2D dxfs, align the resulting 3D parts, combine them - saves in the right formats, the end files would be suitable for cnc or 3D printing
Once again, clever ways of getting a real-life set of jobs done. Neat pipe cutting and very agreeable answer to the question of the zig-zag under the bar.
That 4" table saw is just adorable.
Great idea using a drill to turn the pipe in the pipeslice - one I'll remember for sure, thanks!
It's time for a Keystone Ice after all that precision work!! Good job Ron!
Danny, What's a Keystone Ice?
Great work as usual. This is where you would love having a laser cutter. You could scan the original then laser cut 3 or 4 layers to make the part in minutes. Using acrylic and acrylic glue it would seal really easily too.
That is just.. wow. I would not be able to make myself stick to wood as the only material through this meticulous stuff. My first thought when you said "last one in existence" was silicon mold, not crafting one from scratch :p. Awesome job.
Hi Ron, Everything is moving along quite well, thanks to all your help and advice. Quck question; on laying out the tubing holes on the base of the tracker bar, what did you use for the distance off the center line? Also how, what was the final dimension of the bar itself and the base? I've figured out the base to be 7 1/8" x 2 1/2".
Best regards, Colby
One problem with John’s plans, he seemed to think everyone had already seen the Busker plans before looking at the Senior 20 plans. There was much better information in the Busker plans for the tracker bar. The 1/4” thick plywood base of the bar (into which the tubes are pressed) is 1-3/4” wide x 6” long x 1/4” thick. The tubes are 1/4” off (either side of) the centerline or 1/2” center to center. The box upon which the tracker bar mounts is 1” wide x 5/8” long x 5/8” high.
1" x 5/8" x 5/8" ?
A "5" disappeared somewhere. The box upon which the tracker bar mounts is 1” wide x 5-5/8” long x 5/8” high.
Would gun shells work ?
Z.M.L Channel If they were 1/4" and 5/16" OD which I doubt they would be. Easier to use the correct size tuning.
I have a CNC. I could machine you a new one if you give me a drawing.
LoomisRex This one was made years ago on a high dollar CNC machine in a carpentry shop. That shop went out of business and the program for the tracker bar disappeared.... and there is no drawing.
Ronald Walters Not sure if this helps, but if you want to preserve the design of this particular piece and/or give it to LoomisRex to route, you could put it on a flatbed scanner for a quick easy way to record profile/pockets/holes, measure any missing dimensions eg the pocket depth with callipers and record. quicker than redrawing the whole object from callipers into paper/CAD/sketchup. Thanks for your vids BTW :)
intriq8 simpler than that - convert the scanned images to a vector format such as .dxf, load the dxf into 3D CAD software, extrude the 2D dxfs, align the resulting 3D parts, combine them - saves in the right formats, the end files would be suitable for cnc or 3D printing