07/30/00<BR><BR><BR>

Today I crossed out the contrate wheel and polished it.  I also made an 80-hole ring in one of my index plates, in preparation for making the 80-tooth center wheel.  I cut the 80-tooth  center wheel with no problem, using my homemade index fixture and the same cutter I used to make the contrate wheel.<BR><BR>

The 80-hole ring in the index plate was drilled with a 1/16" drill chucked so that only about a 1/4" extended beyond the jaws of the drill chuck.  This made it possible to drill accurately without the use of a right drill.<BR><BR>

The new 80-tooth center wheel had the right hole trued in a "box" as explained previously.  Tomorrow I will cross out the wheel.<BR><BR>


Today's links:<BR><BR>


<A href = "P731_contrate_wheel_finished.jpg" target = "right">Contratewheel finished.</a><br>
<A href = "P731_cutting_center_wheel.jpg" target = "right">Cutting center wheel.</a><br>
<A href = "P731_sawing_wheel_blank.jpg" target = "right">Sawing out the center wheel blank.</a><br>
<A href = "P731_drilling_index_plate.jpg" target = "right">Drilling the index plate with 80 holes.</a><br>