Finished Couplers and Flywheel mount2501 viewsThese are the finished couplers and the Flywheel mount.
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Starting the 2nd version of the Motor Coupler2497 viewsAfter our near-disaster with the 1st motor coupler, we decided to build the new one as a 2 piece unit. This will allow the motors to be separated if needed.
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2nd half coupler mounted2496 viewsMounted the other half the coupler on the other motor.
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Uncoupling the motors2465 viewsSo, we tried heating and prying to get the motors apart.
Nope, isn't going to work.
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Motor-Motor mount rough2451 viewsHere is the mount after some work in the lathe on both the raw pieces.
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Motor-Motor mount access holes2441 viewsIt was interesting putting the access holes in the mount.
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2419 viewsAll walls installed.
Note that all wood-wood mounting is by gluing them together, and then using deck screws as well.
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Adapter Plate alignment, contd2409 viewsHere the alignment tool has been pressed into the bell housing.
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Cut-em apart2389 viewsWe ended up cutting our pretty, brand-new home made with great effort, coupler apart with the cutting torch.
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Motor-Motor mount drilled2373 viewsMounting holes drilled and primer applied.
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2nd motor 2362 viewsThen we quickly lowered the 2nd motor down into the coupler, and once again had to do some pounding.
Another bad sign.
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Flywheel adapter - oops, hole too big2341 viewsWe didn't read the caliper quite correctly, and accidentally bored the mounting hole for the pilot bearing a bit too big. (20 thousandths or so)
So we brazed in some metal and had to re-do that hole.
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