But first, more plastic stuff!
I printed out some more shop stuff to try out this week. I made a handle for the mill head screw and a handle for the tensioner on the belt-grinder. Both worked! The mill-handle is not strong enough though. Also, it could be a bit bigger to give more mechanical advantage. I will have to redesign a bit.
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| This is based on a thingiverse design for a beertap handle. I did some extensive changes to come up with this. Pretty much only used the threaded portion of the original design. The threads fit perfectly though! |
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| This part actually helps quite a bit too. |
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| Obviously, this part needs longer arms! There is not much mechanical advantage as-is. I guessed the center shape and it turned out damn near perfect! |
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| I think I will move the nut portion to one end and extend the arm length a bit. Maybe I will use a bearing instead of those plastic handles too - they don't help much. |
Grape Vine Pruning and Cordon Training
The grape vines are finally big enough to train onto the arbor! I was able to move most of the vines into some kind of cordon system. A few were still too small or not cooperative, but most are moving in the right direction. I did notice some diseased areas though, so I will need to keep up the fungicide and I plan on fertilizing again this year. Also, I plan on some kind of fence defense against the wildlife onslaught.
