Progress Update

Yesterday, the Briggs engine arrived via a very mixed up FedEx delivery.  Also, I picked up the special order 24 Volt alternator at the local electrical shop.  They installed the bidirectional fan and put the smallest diameter pulley on that they had in stock.  Normal is 2.5 inch diameter, but they had a 2.25 on hand.  They said for best output I should spin it at 4500 RPM, but with a 2.85 drive pulley I should get close to 4000 which is pretty close.  I can change the pulleys later if the load balance doesn't quite work out.

Further progress is temporarily on hold.  Today I installed the X axis DRO on the mill and also received my new used Kurt D675 vise.  I cleaned the machine to install the encoder, and also installed the new vise.  It is much more robust than the older Armstrong that I got with the mill.  I just need to tram it in, maybe tomorrow, then I would like to install the Y axis encoder to complete the DRO.  I also have a Z encoder for the knee, but I'll save that for another day.

These upgrades should allow for easier and more accurate fabrication of remaining parts.

L8R...