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Design of a PowerArm (Tom Lipton's video)
« on: August 10, 2015, 03:09:22 PM »
I have this project on the TO-DO-list and I made a drawing in SketchUp if you are interested !

There is too a live 3D PDF-file you can download.

Take a look here:

http://kelds.weebly.com/power-arm.html


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Re: Design of a PowerArm (Tom Lipton's video)
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2015, 10:31:38 AM »
Project started today with making the hardest component - the bell-shaped sleave holding the ball !

More details here in danish but you can Google Translate to the right just under the menu line - choose whatever language you like in the combobox:

http://kelds.weebly.com/power-arm.html

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Re: Design of a PowerArm (Tom Lipton's video)
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2015, 11:05:14 AM »
I made a ball joint like that for a camera mount many years ago. I used a 1" ball, so similar size to yours.
To make the "bell" part I simply drilled with a 1" drill from the rear and the countersunk end of the hole was sufficient to retain the ball and to allow it to move around. When the ball was locked the small contact area of ball to the "bell" was sufficient.
I enjoy your videos Keld, thanks.

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Re: Design of a PowerArm (Tom Lipton's video)
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2015, 11:24:42 AM »
I made a ball joint like that for a camera mount many years ago. I used a 1" ball, so similar size to yours.
To make the "bell" part I simply drilled with a 1" drill from the rear and the countersunk end of the hole was sufficient to retain the ball and to allow it to move around. When the ball was locked the small contact area of ball to the "bell" was sufficient.
I enjoy your videos Keld, thanks.

I once made a "ball-turning-jig" and I plan to use that - the challenge is to get the right radie  :doh:

http://kelds.weebly.com/kuglevaeligrktoslashj.html
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Re: Design of a PowerArm (Tom Lipton's video)
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2015, 08:17:39 AM »
Next part in the PowerArm project - turning of the pivot ball !  :ddb:

More details here in danish but you can Google Translate to the right just under the menu line - choose whatever language you like in the combobox:


http://kelds.weebly.com/power-arm.html


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Re: Design of a PowerArm (Tom Lipton's video)
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2015, 09:42:43 AM »
Turning of a brass bowl to block the pivotting ball - the next part in the PowerArm project !:ddb:

Unfortunately ... no, fortunately I had to make some more equipment for my ball turning jig to do it !  :loco:

More details here in danish but you can Google Translate to the right just under the menu line - choose whatever language you like in the combobox:

Look down on the site !

http://kelds.weebly.com/power-arm.html

Hope you enjoy !
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Re: Design of a PowerArm (Tom Lipton's video)
« Reply #6 on: September 19, 2015, 10:12:39 AM »
Now the last parts and adjustments are made in this project !  :)

More details here in danish but you can Google Translate to the right just under the menu line - choose whatever language you like in the combobox:

Look down on the site !

http://kelds.weebly.com/power-arm.html

Hope you enjoy !
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KSor, Denmark
Skype name: keldsor