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Only 70 degrees out, and I think I'm already going stir-crazy! But at least the other room is starting to resemble some place I can do hobbyist & handyman stuff. Right between the L-shaped computer...

I've been spit-balling again, on the backburner, about framework materials. Ideally, I'd scrounge for it. But, in keeping my options open, I've looked into things that can be bought.

Would you...

As I formulated the bicycle sawmill contraption, I foresaw the possibility that scavenging every part for it might not be completely feasible. Either due to usable lifespan of the part, or the fact...

Eureka!!! The plated brass disc conundrum has been solved! Some quick web-fu brought forth the answer...

Eclipse disc... what is it?

It is a shield of sorts for magnets. One would use these...

There is a good reason I waited for a certain pair of v-belts to get replaced at work... their huge! These are slated for use as the first link between bicycle & pulleys in the sawmill contraption.
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Been working on the Flexshaft concept. The nickel sized discs I have in a box of random metal are not steel. Myself & a couple of the maintenance men are of the consensus that the discs are plated...

Rabbit hole, thy name is insomnia!!!

I've been trying to figure out how to winch the "mule", and thus the workpiece being cut, across the table at a "crawl" rate, from the same drive train that...

Hah, junction boxes! Neat. Wouldn't mild steel be magnetic? Btw, I was checking by using a rare earth magnet. Them suckers will leap/slide pretty good when you get a piece of metal within a couple...

A bit more back & forth with the gent at Freud Tools.

I sent:


To which he responded:


And what I sent back in the wee hours this morning:

Message of response sent. I linked this thread. I explained a few things more about the concept in question.

In his initial response to me, he mentioned that the larger a circular saw blade is,...

First of all, thanks again to criswilson10 for taking the time to get caught up on, & responding to this thread. Which brings me to my next point...

I got a response from a fellow over at Freud...

Happy to oblige, kind sir. :chapeau

That particular spool, I believe, is one of few items that were remotely masculine that I grabbed at an estate sale last year. The wife dragged me to it because of more than a dozen tables of...

With regards to the DIY flexshaft, here are some pics with measurements, size reference pieces, and some of the random nuts & bolts that will likely find a use in it.

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First of all, these discs are almost exactly the same dimensions as a nickel. The diameter of a nickel is just a hair wider than these metal discs that I have. On a related note, I weighed four (4)...

Super stoked... 'ish. They finally replaced the two super-long cogged v-belts on the lid line at work. I didn't find out until like two or three days afterwards, so it's a good thing the maintenance...

*A disclaimer on my grammar with regards to this scheme*: I frequently refer to the two sided utility sharpening stone as simply as "the stone". This is because I don't consider that stone worthy of...

The pedal powered table saw/sawmill is currently in a holding pattern. I've managed to grab two v-belts thrown out by maintenance (and a third that will require repair before use), but none of these...

On the 5th, I tried to e-mail two companies that I could think of making circular saw blades, off the top of my head. I will paste my message to them here.

Sent to Skil tools.
Black and Decker...

I don't plan on actually holding the workpiece myself. I've got a concept cooked up to hold the workpiece down, and a pusher block/bar would be winched across the cutting table (pulled by a v-belt,...

Alright, that's it. I can't stand it anymore. What are these "freaky things" you speak of? Got a nutshell example for us??

I tried to heed your advice & stay away from that rabbit hole. But it's...

It is true that most cutting discs/blades state a recommended max RPM, but this is not what I was referring too.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flywheel#Material_selection

In a nutshell, Burst...

One website that I dug up some info on...
900mpg : Building an Electric Bike

It really helped with some curiosities I had about RPMs in regards to bicycles. It also explained the math behind it...

So here is a very rough, first draft, sketch for the concept of the of the drive system. Also, a quick reference key for the "brainstorming level" quality of drawing.

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Sorry for my...

After talking to the maintenance supervisor, I won't be able to avail myself of the scrap metal. Sadly. Apparently, it stems from an incident at one of our Michigan plants. Some folks were stealing...