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--- projects:glass_sphere:work_logs:work_log_2 [2019/01/05 10:19] – created tjhowse
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 ====== What I want to accomplish ======
   * Build a machine to polish glass surfaces very smooth,
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 When the two test float glass pieces got wet and smooth-ish they would bind together very strongly, stalling the motor. I needed to build something with more power and some inertia to overcome the spiky friction.
-My second
+My second pass was a bit better:
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv8tEChs2u8&t=5s&list=PLT7ckgz8vcoYF_h7MpIxL4VIjMGFeJyNN&index=3
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+Using a scrounged office chair base, an old drill, some 3d-printed gears and a concrete round from bunnings. Shown here with some pottery on top, because it also worked as a pottery wheel. I used a variac to slow the drill down to a good speed. I ran into heat problems in the drill, and the office chair base was not as stable as I would've liked.
+I ended up picking up a cheap pottery wheel off gumtree (classifieds website). I'll be using that in the future.
+=== Videos ===
+{{youtube>Bv8tEChs2u8?large}}
+====== What I want to accomplish next time ======
+  * Build the reciprocating part,
+  * Test the process with my pottery wheel.
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