Thanks for the information Chuck, your points are well taken. I will give the factory a call and see what options they are willing to make available.
Regards, Steve Thomas ----- Original Message ----- From: Chuck Gilchrest via CnC-List To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Chuck Gilchrest Sent: Monday, January 04, 2016 10:35 Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C Nameplate - Now printing dwg file problem Steve, Just 2 cents from a former Edsonite (10+ years). When replacing the Idler plate and uprights on a “vintage” crossed wire idler, the original plates were made of painted mild steel with bronze sheave uprights, using a pressed- in oversize pop rivets holding the uprights to the plate, thus allowing sheave assemblies to pivot and lock in place using a locking bolt/ nut and a groove cut in the plate to let the upright swing through an arc for proper alignment. The placement of the pivot holes (which also are the holes the cable pass through) is critical relative to the sprocket inside the pedestal to allow the chain to cross inside the pedestal without rubbing on itself. The new cross wire idler assemblies are now made of cast aluminum with stainless uprights but have the same physical dimensions with one exception- thickness of the plate, which can affect the cable alignment especially if your radial wheel is close by to the idler. Edson does sell this Idler plate without sheaves, but the uprights are pre-installed at the factory. I’d call the factory 508-995-9711 and ask for pricing for a 774AL-4AL less sheaves. They may even have a few mild steel plates banging around the building as well. Unless you’re buying a new idler assembly, you’ll need to have a means of pressing the idler uprights onto a new plate in such a fashion that the upright will pivot to assure proper alignment with the radial wheel on the rudder shaft. In the event you make your own plate, make sure to change out the bronze sheave pins with stainless pins and check the sheave bushing/pin runout to make sure the sheaves are reusable. I would advise not making an aluminum plate if you plan to re-use the bronze (pot metal) uprights for obvious reasons. This is also a really good time to replace your chain and wire cables since everything will be apart. While this doesn’t necessarily help with the CAD issue, it may shed some light on the reason for the cost of the part, considering the engineering to make it work right out of the box. Best, Chuck Gilchrest Half Magic 1975 25 Mk 1 Orion 1983 35 Landfall Padanaram MA From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Josh Muckley via CnC-List Sent: Monday, January 4, 2016 10:01 AM To: C&C List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C Nameplate - Now printing dwg file problem Building off of Bill's comments, most "good" machine shops will take your file without any hesitation. If you find one that will then try my guy at: Harry "HL" Langley marsurl...@comcast.net (410) 326-2001 Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Jan 4, 2016 4:41 AM, "S Thomas via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: To any lister with AutoCAD experience: The plate holding the cable idler sheaves that bolts to the bottom of the Edson steering pedestal on my recent C&C36 purchase has almost completely disintegrated. I downloaded a .dwg drawing of the assembly from the Edson web page and installed a version of Autodesk Trueview (2014) that is compatible with XP, but I cannot get it to print (plot) anything other than an empty rectangle. I have been poking at it quite a bit and got exactly nowhere. I have no experience with AutoCAD, and find the user interface tools less than intuitive. About like my first experience with vi in Unix, only less productive. Any fiddling with layer colours, and the layout tab disappears completely. Is there a simple way to print from either the model or the layout tabs in the file as downloaded? All I have been able to get in the print preview is a line rectangle the outlines the page, and sure enough, that is all that prints. The help files have not been helpful in printing, but at least I can pan, zoom, and take measurements between points. Edson lists a price for the entire assembly, but the sheaves appear to be ok, and the Edson price (US$ 360) is pretty high for what I think that I actually need. I would rather just make a mounting plate if I can't purchase one for a reasonable price. Steve Thomas C&C36 MKI Merritt Island, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: Gary Russell via CnC-List To: C&C List Cc: Gary Russell Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2016 22:56 Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C Nameplate Dennis, Interesting idea. The file is the problem, however. 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