RotaryQueen

Where is the bolt? Does it keep the head fastened to the base? I am trying to envision the bolt on the bottom. Or are you referring to the little screwed on toggle things that keep a hinged head fastend on the non-hinged side?

smokeythecat

Mine has a hole in the front of the base at the edge of where the pillar of the machine is and the cabinet had a threaded piece of metal that a bolt screwed into through it. When i make the base i’ll put that in there too.
Edit: whoops you werent asking me were you

smokeythecat

I painted the bracket and now it’s drying. I had everything on the machine earlier and it works! I had to tweak a couple things but now it should be good

smokeythecat

I got the bracket painted and everything fits. I decided to glue the crank to the bracket in addition to the screw i had in it cause it was pivoting and jamming up no matter how much i tightened it. And i need to grind it down a tiny bit more for better clearance with the handwheel but that can wait. The point is, it WORKS
Finally
I’ll post a picture when the glue dries and i get it back on the machine

smokeythecat

Tadaa

(I will eventually paint the blue part of the crank black)

leonf

Congratulations. I've been following. sounds like you have overcome many challenges. I have been following and will continue to see what happens next. Steel with your next class?

smokeythecat

I think I’ll remake the blue piece in steel and have it be forked so it can hold onto one of the spokes instead of moving between two of them. I had planned to make the bracket from steel too but the plastic one was easier and it works well. Plus I spent so long trying to get the paint right on it :P