What was the material you made it out of in the end? Is it black Starboard? I missed that detail somehow.
The finished product looks great! Ken H. On 16 March 2018 at 11:38, Josh Muckley via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Thought y'all might want an update on my whisker pole mast chock mount. > > I initially was trying to find a carpenter or wood worker with bandsaw or > scroll saw and a spindle sander that might have been able to make this > piece quickly and easily. I was having a hard time articulating to people > exactly what I envisioned so I attempted to draw an example in 3D on > SketchUP. > > https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=124KvsCtLJo2a8On7C41z0oSFVj0iHb-l > > I ended up taking my plan to a machinist who advised that he did not like > the idea of using starboard or layering pieces together. He suggested > solid PTFE (Teflon). With his confidence and knowledge of materials I > accepted his advice and agreed to have him make it. By the end of the week > he contacted me and said that it was done. > > https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1yylCrDkRVBWhbmGsrh4ZdtouE-jUpLLb > > I was extremely disappointed by the final outcome. It was not as I had > designed and worse he made it out of white and then painted it. I'm > concerned that any abrasion or hard impact will cause the paint to come off > reveling the dingy off-white base color. He explained his own frustration > with the PTFE material, told me how he had spent upwards of 2 full days (16 > hours @ $55) machining but was only charging for 1 day. He even discounted > more than that for a total of $400. $400!!! I have enjoyed a good > working relationship with this machinist for some time now and he lives > quite close so... not wanting to destroy our relationship I begrudgingly > pay him, but not without first explaining my frustration. > > I went home with a renewed motivation to make my own. Borrowed a band saw > and bought a spindle sander. The ~$100 Skill bandsaw is an absolute > POS. It was what I had available and fortunately was able to make due. > For anyone in the market for a bandsaw, I would recommend avoiding it at > all costs. > > http://a.co/9YKFSjf > > As for the spindle/drum sander, it was absolutely awesome! I can't say > enough about how well it worked. I have never heard of the company WEN > before and was quite sceptical but since Amazon is an easy return, I didn't > really have much to fear. Now I'm thinking that the WEN drill press is > next on my wish list. > > http://a.co/0W0W8lY > > The mounting bolts go through the top and bottom layers of the 5 layer > sandwich, the curvature of the mast holds each layer on centerline, and the > chock holds pressure on each of the five layers keeping them tight against > the mast. There is no structural need to bond the layers together. The > whole thing turned out quite to my satisfaction which really just added > salt to the wound of having had the other piece made by the machinist. > Here's the final product installed. > > https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=102YSIYduLS_S_hxnp0bxKp1naJK1WCG1 > > Thanks to everybody who answered my questions along the way. > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > > > > On Fri, Feb 9, 2018, 7:20 PM Josh Muckley via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Ok Guys, >> >> I've been test fitting the whisker pole and track extensions to the mast >> while it is pulled. I need an extra section of track to get the inboard >> end of the pole high enough so that I can stow the pole on the mast. I'm >> pretty much all set but I'm down to the chock which will hold the outboard >> end of the pole. The chock has a flat base and needs to be mounted on the >> curved leading edge of the mast. >> >> I'm interested in the collective wisdom as to how to handle this >> situation. >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Josh Muckley >> S/V Sea Hawk >> 1989 C&C 37+ >> Solomons, MD >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > >
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