11-16-2017, 09:38 AM
Hello Grepper and Wade! Good to hear from you again Wade. Your projects are always very interesting and we look forward to more detail on the Kally conversion once you get down down the road a little further.
In the meantime we've been playing a small role with Ken's Viel conversion. We have manufactured a mounting plate for Ken's motor/grinder conversion and that plate is currently in the hands of UPS and headed to Ken's house. We want to let Ken know, via the BESS Exchange, that we have discovered a substantial discrepancy between the original take-off dimensions (Mark R's) and the provided drawings from which the plate was cut. Substantial discrepancies apply only to the hole spacing at the far-end grinder mounting holes. Effectively the hole spacing grew from 2.5 inches OC to 2.67 OC. This would be enough difference to cause a substantial "miss" in hole alignment assuming the original dimension was correct and the drawing is incorrect.
Not to worry though if this turns out to be the case. This is why we made a prototype plate. If the lower holes don't align we have already deduced where the problem lies and how to fix it. Noodle the two prototype plate mounting holes out, if you choose, and bolt it up. We'll make appropriate changes to the subsequent set of plates.
Don't know. Perhaps the original take-off was in error and the drawing is correct. We'll see but as they say, forewarned is forearmed so have your "noodler tool" at the ready Ken.
The original take-off dimension is in small type size and the drawing in large type size.
In the meantime we've been playing a small role with Ken's Viel conversion. We have manufactured a mounting plate for Ken's motor/grinder conversion and that plate is currently in the hands of UPS and headed to Ken's house. We want to let Ken know, via the BESS Exchange, that we have discovered a substantial discrepancy between the original take-off dimensions (Mark R's) and the provided drawings from which the plate was cut. Substantial discrepancies apply only to the hole spacing at the far-end grinder mounting holes. Effectively the hole spacing grew from 2.5 inches OC to 2.67 OC. This would be enough difference to cause a substantial "miss" in hole alignment assuming the original dimension was correct and the drawing is incorrect.
Not to worry though if this turns out to be the case. This is why we made a prototype plate. If the lower holes don't align we have already deduced where the problem lies and how to fix it. Noodle the two prototype plate mounting holes out, if you choose, and bolt it up. We'll make appropriate changes to the subsequent set of plates.
Don't know. Perhaps the original take-off was in error and the drawing is correct. We'll see but as they say, forewarned is forearmed so have your "noodler tool" at the ready Ken.
The original take-off dimension is in small type size and the drawing in large type size.