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Quote from: b.lindsey on December 30, 2016, 02:57:26 PMJim, you may consider one of these to put on the want list. I haven't tried one yet but like the idea. Less air volume, more pinpoint control I expect too, and probably less media consumption. If you have a way to buy from grainger (like your employer) you can get 50lb containers of glass bead media at a more attractive price. https://www.amazon.com/Paasche-Airbrush-AEC-K-Abrasive-sprayer/dp/B001CJIHFI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483109563&sr=8-1&keywords=paasche+air+eraserHarbor freight also has one for about $28 which is probably fine for infrequent use. BillI have one of those, it does a very small area of spray so it takes forever to do even a square inch of blasting. Also quite finicky on air pressure, clogs a lot. I got better results when I found some finer sand than they provide with it. It was useful for taking painted logos off of plastic rail cars, but on metal it does very little.
Jim, you may consider one of these to put on the want list. I haven't tried one yet but like the idea. Less air volume, more pinpoint control I expect too, and probably less media consumption. If you have a way to buy from grainger (like your employer) you can get 50lb containers of glass bead media at a more attractive price. https://www.amazon.com/Paasche-Airbrush-AEC-K-Abrasive-sprayer/dp/B001CJIHFI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483109563&sr=8-1&keywords=paasche+air+eraserHarbor freight also has one for about $28 which is probably fine for infrequent use. Bill
Jim, as I recall the only critical thing other than matching the height of the thru holes if the spacing of the hole on the governor side where the larger gear attaches, so that the two gears end up meshing nicely. The mounting holes are no more difficult that those on the front supports.Bill
For the gear hole offset, so the gears mesh properly, a simple depthing tool like clockmakers use is invaluable, especially if you are cutting your own gears. For factory made gears, you should be good with the distance they spec, though drilling a test set on some scrap bar and testing the gears could avoid a serious "oh, swarf!" moment with a small investment in time. Enjoying the build, keep it coming!