[TCML] SRSG Update. Very cool pictures!

[Andrew Robinson <teslamad@xxxxxxx>]

Tesla list, (anyone else addressed too as well)

   Heres the latest update on the new SRSG. I figure at least I can get 
some criticism on the design. Its been one hell of an engineering 
process!!! Including both Solid Works time and machine shop time I'd say 
we (three of us) have logged a total of 27 hours on this gap. Hopefully 
we'll get some awesome results here soon. This gap has been designed to 
be used in any kind of power setting. We're going for as small and 
compact as we can, but still an efficient design. You can see in the 
pics (provided below) that the motor is adjustable in its mount, thanks 
to the efforts and confirming theories of everyone here on the list. 
Some of the parts have already been brought to life. Its so amazing to 
see your hard work go from a CAD drawing on a computer screen to being 
milled out by the CNC machine. The base plate/motor mounts and octagonal 
electrodes are all made of the same aluminum material. The base/mounts 
have just been sandblasted and are waiting for their paint job.Should be 
finishing everything up next Sunday. Now that the final revisions of the 
Solid Works drawings are done (about 7 hours of todays labor) next time 
we just have to program it all in to the CNC machines. Still have to 
machine the G10 disc (Green) (Very scary... Has anyone out there ever 
machined G10 on a CNC???), all the tungsten electrodes (Orange), the 
motor flange (Deep Blue), the conducting ring to connect the electrodes 
(Yellow), then we need to rework and tap the stationary electrodes and 
insulators (Red and Yellow). All in all, the hardest stuff is done. 
Thanks for looking! (Thanks for motor Chip!)

http://host.teslamad.com/SW1.pdf
http://host.teslamad.com/SW2.pdf
http://host.teslamad.com/SW3.pdf
http://host.teslamad.com/SW4.pdf
http://host.teslamad.com/1.jpg
http://host.teslamad.com/2.jpg
http://host.teslamad.com/3.jpg

Regards,
Andrew Robinson


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