Jump to content

Space Shuttle Launch Pad 39A with Challenger STS-6


Recommended Posts

Manfred, I don't have experience with the RP Toolz cutter, but, I do have a Chopper. It works fine, but, for the level of precision you work at I suspect it would not meet your needs. Cuts it makes aren't perfectly square and the marking and measuring guides aren't particularly precise.  

 

Keep up the good work, I always enjoy seeing the latest craziness you are up to with this project.

 

Matt

Link to comment
Share on other sites

@roma847 has mentioned by email that he can't see his last post in this thread.  Which post exactly? If you still can't see it, can you tell me which posts it should be between?  I can't see any hidden posts, so it's not easy to understand what's been going on.  Your assistance is appreciated :)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

9 minutes ago, Mike said:

@roma847 has mentioned by email that he can't see his last post in this thread.  Which post exactly? If you still can't see it, can you tell me which posts it should be between?  I can't see any hidden posts, so it's not easy to understand what's been going on.  Your assistance is appreciated :)

It was my post, that appears directly prior to yours. Weirdness. 

 

Matt

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, Mike said:

@roma847 has mentioned by email that he can't see his last post in this thread.  Which post exactly? If you still can't see it, can you tell me which posts it should be between?  I can't see any hidden posts, so it's not easy to understand what's been going on.  Your assistance is appreciated :)

 

Thanks,

 

but you should read correctly and answer my both questions of my yesterday contact:

 

78c7EB.jpg 

 

I had contacted the admin that I couldn't see Matt's response to my last post I linked, as you can see. And after I asked Matt via PM, he told me that his post suddenly disappeared.

 

1. You should give us a plausible explanation for this failure, and also for the second failure. 

 

2. Why I couldn't klick the hint at the button below, where 2 new answers were displayed? :hmmm:

 

sgEHHt.png

Link to comment
Share on other sites

4 minutes ago, roma847 said:

 

Thanks,

 

but you should read correctly and answer my both questions of my yesterday contact:

 

78c7EB.jpg 

 

I had contacted the admin that I couldn't see Matt's response to my last post I linked, as you can see. And after I asked Matt via PM, he told me that his post suddenly disappeared.

 

1. You should give us a plausible explanation for this failure, and also for the second failure. 

 

2. Why I couldn't klick the hint at the button below, where 2 new answers were displayed? :hmmm:

 

sgEHHt.png

I don't know whether it's the language barrier, but that post came across as demanding and borderline rude. I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you're not being snotty, and tell you that 1) I can't because I don't know. 2) I don't know.  :shrug: I'm the forum owner and admin, not the person that coded the forum.  Ask Invision if you really want the nitty gritty, as that's above my pay grade.  I can't help not being omniscient.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Sorry Mike, but these were questions regarding technical problems that had occurred during users' communication, which were in no way meant to be personal and certainly not to be rude. 

 

Therefore the problems should be forwarded to whoever coded the forum and who may be able to answer them, so that these problems are resolved.  up040577.gif

 

sgEHHt.png

Link to comment
Share on other sites

6 hours ago, roma847 said:

 

Thanks,

 

but you should read correctly and answer my both questions of my yesterday contact:

 

 

 

I had contacted the admin that I couldn't see Matt's response to my last post I linked, as you can see. And after I asked Matt via PM, he told me that his post suddenly disappeared.

 

1. You should give us a plausible explanation for this failure, and also for the second failure. 

 

2. Why I couldn't klick the hint at the button below, where 2 new answers were displayed? :hmmm:

 

sgEHHt.png

Like wow, really? demanding not just one answer, but 2, then that we take this one issue up direct with iunvision? maybe some one needs a chill pill :chillpill:

Link to comment
Share on other sites

On 2/26/2021 at 2:42 PM, Matt Parvis said:

Manfred, I don't have experience with the RP Toolz cutter, but, I do have a Chopper. It works fine, but, for the level of precision you work at I suspect it would not meet your needs. Cuts it makes aren't perfectly square and the marking and measuring guides aren't particularly precise.  

 

Keep up the good work, I always enjoy seeing the latest craziness you are up to with this project.

 

Matt

 

Thanks Matt for your nice comment. :worthy:

 

Regarding the tiny pins, you are right that they are barely noticeable on the chains later on.  But my attention to detail makes me ignore such efforts again and again, as you may have seen already. In this sense I'm really a little bit crazy ... up035091.gif

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hello everybody,

 

and now here is the thing, and as expected and hoped for, it also makes a really solid impression, with a high rigidity of the blade fastened with Allen screws, which is very important with such precision tools! smiley250.gif

 

UzzxQ9.jpg

 

Contrary to my assumption, the cutting blades are not only sharpened on one side, but on both sides (1 mm). I also still had ordered 5 replacement blades (0,25 mm and 0,3 mm).

 

After looking at the part from all sides, I've of course also tried it out with different Evergreen profiles, such as: 

 

- Tube Ø 5,6 mm
- Rod Ø 4,0 mm
- Box profile 3 mm x 3 mm
- Strip 3,2 mm x 1,5 mm

 

6yZGat.jpg

 

And as one can see, the quality of the cuts is really impressive.  up045518.gif

 

Here is a Miter cut (45°) through a H-Column (3,2 mm), as well as a cut through a Balsa strip (2 mm), across the grain, which is also completely problem-free, as one can see. cool.gif

 

V4wLF3.jpg

 

In addition, according to the description, this cutter should also be suitable for soft metals, which I've tested with my silver-plated copper wires (Ø 0,4 mm)

 

For this I've put 5 wires next to each other and set a length of 10 mm with the side stop. So that nothing could slip, I've only temporarily fixed the wires with a steel ruler, that could also be clamped if necessary, and then did cut with one cut, which is easily feasible with this diameter. Maybe it is possible that the number of wires per cut can also be increased, which should be tested.  smiley215.gif

 

01eyOc.jpg

 

With it nothing should stand in the way of producing the needed Connecting pins for the Crawler chains. smiley228.gif

 

379EBc.jpg

 

On closer inspection, I noticed two more drilled holes on the back of the lever, which there are probably not without reason there. 

 

Since the dealer (Rai-Ro) could not answer that, I will inquire about it at the producer RP TOOLZ.

 

So much for my first impressions of this great tool.  up040577.gif

  • Like 3
  • Thanks 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

From the pictures you post here on the RP Toolz cutter, it looks like you made the right choice. Like Matt, I also have the Chopper you considered, and from what I can tell, the RP thingy is superior. Makes me want one, actually.

 

One thing that "worries" me, though, is your plan to cut metal wire. Unless this is very soft wire, I would expect the cutter blades to be dulled and dented rather quickly, but only you are in a position to tell.

 

Arild :)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Nice review of the chopper Manfred.  As much scratch building as I do this is just what I need to make work a little smoother.  I have ordered mine this morning.  Thnaks!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

On 3/2/2021 at 8:46 AM, Arild Moland said:

From the pictures you post here on the RP Toolz cutter, it looks like you made the right choice. Like Matt, I also have the Chopper you considered, and from what I can tell, the RP thingy is superior. Makes me want one, actually.

 

One thing that "worries" me, though, is your plan to cut metal wire. Unless this is very soft wire, I would expect the cutter blades to be dulled and dented rather quickly, but only you are in a position to tell.

 

Arild :)

 

I had this cutter on my list for a longer time, but at the latest after I have closer delt with the manufacture of the connecting pins for the 456 Track Shoes of the 8 Crawler chains it was clear to me, if not now, when then! up037311.gif

 

And that one would also be able to cut the thin 0,4 mm copper wires, I somehow had a feeling and have planned from the outset, which the tests also showed. :whistle: That's why I quickly discarded the 0,4 mm steel wire variant, because that surely would have been the Blade killer in shortest  time.  crazy.gif

Link to comment
Share on other sites

19 hours ago, RichO said:

Nice review of the chopper Manfred.  As much scratch building as I do this is just what I need to make work a little smoother.  I have ordered mine this morning.  Thnaks!

 

That's a good decision, Rich! :clap2:

 

Well, I can now recommend this cutter with a clear conscience, after having convinced myself of its quality, precision and robustness. Small but nice, and all in all a really great tool. smiley250.gif  

 

Here is a similar, interesting Video with more and use cases and details.

 

 

 

I've also contacted the Hungarian company RP Toolz today to find out something about the two yellow circled additional threaded holes, because they will make some sense. Maybe there are still other blades. :hmmm:

 

up074639.jpg

 

Please let us know your experiences using the cutter. up040577.gif

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hello everybody,

 

hardly asked, and the answer came from RP Toolz already, according to which other blades can also be used. cool.gif

 

While for the Miter Cutter German Martor blades are used, one can also use these Stanley trapezoidal blades, which with 0,65 mm blade thickness are somewhat more robust and suitable for coarser material. 

 

And  for clamping these blades the two central threaded holes are provided. smiley250.gif
 
ZAs7R5.jpg
Source: amazon.de

 

With it one could probably cut thicker wires made of soft material too. up040577.gif

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hello everybody,

 

yesterday I've received this photo from RP Toolz showing one of the matching Stanley trapezoidal blades with a blade thickness of 0,65 mm, 

 

600;jsessionid=5045072560156B61774ED8C00
Source: RP Toolz (Peter Horvath)

 

which one can order here at amazon,

 

AUapWj.jpg
Source: amazon.de

 

which I've done right away too. up040577.gif

  • Like 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hello everybody,

 

to try out these Stanley blades, I've ordered 10 pieces, which have already arrived.  up035091.gif

 

While the holes (Ø 2,9 mm) of the Martor blades fit exactly to the threaded holes of the Miter cutter, 

 

1Qih43.jpg

 

surprisingly there were problems when clamping the Stanley blade because the distance between the two recesses does not quite match that of the threaded holes in the new cutter. up043952.gif 

 

N3fLR4.jpg

 

As a result, the blade can only be screwed tight with difficulty and does not sit optimally too, which would be problematic regarding the tool life of both the Allen screw and the threaded hole of the cutter. rolleyes.gif

 

Since a complaint regarding the Stanley blades would not be expedient, I could try to widen the left recess (3,4 mm) a little, which I've also successfully done at the first go with a small diamond round file,  

 

51wQNH.jpg

 

whereby this blade could now also be screwed tight, 

 

PWjHEu.jpg

 

salbin.jpg

 

and is therefore ready for testing on the 0,4 mm copper wires.  up040577.gif

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hello everybody,

 

in the meantime I have fiddled around with the production of the connecting pins and, among other things, and have tried, brave as I am, cool.gif to cut 10 wires all at once to test the limits of what is feasible. smiley215.gif 

 

I came to the conclusion that 10 mm would be a sufficient length for the cutting and have set the side stop accordingly. In order to be able to slide the bundle after each cut against the stop and to prevent the wires from flying away, I fixed it with several strips of tape, 

 

87Pw22.jpg

 

and placed it at the stop. smiley228.gif

 

pScXgV.jpg

 

When cutting I had to exert a noticeable pressure with the lever, but then it made Crack,  up037692.gif and most of the first 10 pins had disappeared, shocked.gif which then gradually found themselves scattered on the tile floor. It's just good that the silver-plated pins are shiny and were relatively easy to find. rolleyes.gif

 

So I was just too quick with the matter and hadn't thought of the downholder, which I had actually thought about exactly for this purpose beforehand. up040472.gif

 

And since adversity is the school of wisdom, I've put an 8 mm wide steel block next to the stop for the second cut and hoped for its help, what then also proved its worth. smiley250.gif

 

VweXJF.jpg

 

And then it went on easily with the next cuts the same way ... up035091.gif

 

q9NKKF.jpg

 

And these first 50 pins are now waiting to be bent and then trimmed. 

 

ryYahh.jpg

 

BTW, in this video that I came across by chance, I've seen (I didn't understand anything because I don't speak Japanese) embarrassed.gif that there is obviously also a double stop for the Miter Cutter, which would of course be helpful for certain things.   up045518.gif 

 

M48cqa.jpg

 

After that I've asked at RP Toolz and found out that this stop was made for the Sujiborido Company and is only available in Japan. huh.gif

 

And since I meanwhile have a good rapport with Peter Horvarth due to my interest and inquiries about the blades, he graciously wants to send me such a stop for free, which of course surprised me and pleased me. up040577.gif

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hello everybody,

 

in the meantime I have also learned from RP Toolz (Peter Horvarth) that the trapezoidal blade from Martor 5233.70 is a blade with 1-sided sharpening and 0,63 mm material thickness, which fits the Miter Cutter, as one can see in this image, so I have ordered 10 pcs. of which at  rs-shopping. cool.gif

 

600;jsessionid=D08A4610A7F8AD26169CD586D
Source: RP Toolz (Peter Horvarth)

 

The same blade is also available with a TiN coating, but for twice the price (10 pcs. 16,55 €). rolleyes.gif

  

And therewith the next steps are now the bending & cutting down of the wires, whereby I will proceed as I've described it in my Post February 25. up035091.gif

 

For fun, I've counted the number of hand movements per pin and came up with 11 just for bending & crimping, which I hadn't suspected initially!  analintruder.gif

 

- Holder tubule into the left hand
- Pin into the right hand
- Threading pen into the tubule 
- Taking crimping pliers 
- crimping the pin end
- Putting pliers aside  
- Placing the tubule with the pin onto steel ruler and bending the crimped end 
- Taking chisel cutter  
- Cutting off crimped overhang (2x)
- Putting chisel cutter aside 
- Ejecting the pin from the tube 

 

Next please! s-krank-alterarzt.gif

 

In addition there are now still approx. 5 further hand movements during cutting off the crimped barb to the final length of 6 mm, which I will do, however, as a precaution, using a single-cut process so as not to produce too lots of waste. rolleyes.gif

 

However, I had to give up my previous variant of cutting off on the cutting mat, since my chisel cutter has probably become too blunt and has therefore only bent the overhang,  hmmm.gif

 

OGXT75.jpg

 

which is why I had to use a sheet of steel as a base, which then enables cutting off even with the blunted chisel cutter, huh.gif 

 

UfIL8q.jpg

 

at least until my re-order of new chisel blades has arrived. 

 

That is then in total approx. 16 actions, which have to be carried out 456 times, so more than 7.296 in total, in case nothing falls out of my hands during this stressful fiddling. up037692.gif

 

And if I'm honest, I have to admit that I am now shocked myself at this number  shocked.gif and thinking about whether I should really do this to myself?  smiley215.gif

 

I have already been asked about this whether it would not be sufficient to glue the chain links together, at least in the straight areas of the chains. hmmm.gif

 

But as a crazy lover for details,  up040472.gif I will probably make this extreme effort and not shrink back for fear of my own courage. up040577.gif

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

My Chopper arrived yesterday, with a single stop. ( I wonder why Japanese received a double stop?)  I'm ready to chop Manfred, Thanks!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

That was an exclusive assignment from the Sujiborido Company

 

BTW, my double stop is on the way, as Peter Horvarth (RP Toolz) emailed me. :speak_cool:

 

Keep on chopping, Rich! But watch out for your fingers! up040577.gif

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hello everybody,

 

today the continuation of the pin cutting off was on the program, i.e. patience and perseverance were required for this monotonous work ... s-boese-wand02.gif

 

The box with the pins looks relatively harmless in itself, huh.gif

 

OGXT75.jpg

 

But the job is pretty stressful, not only for the eyes, but also the back (lumbar spine) because of the constantly stooped posture. shocked.gif

 

Vk9lyq.jpg

 

But the first 104 of 456 pins are now finished, at least the beginning has been made.  up035091.gif

 

RBa3r8.jpg

 

Now I can start the next small series, for which I first have to cut off pin-bundles on the cutter to 10 mm and then crimp their ends and bend them into barbs, i.e. the same procedure as before ... up040577.gif
The squirrel has a hard time feeding itself ... eichhoernchen_13.gif

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

11 hours ago, roma847 said:

For fun, I've counted the number of hand movements per pin and came up with 11 just for bending & crimping, which I hadn't suspected initially!  analintruder.gif

 

- Holder tubule into the left hand
- Pin into the right hand
- Threading pen into the tubule 
- Taking crimping pliers 
- crimping the pin end
- Putting pliers aside  
- Placing the tubule with the pin onto steel ruler and bending the crimped end 
- Taking chisel cutter  
- Cutting off crimped overhang (2x)
- Putting chisel cutter aside 
- Ejecting the pin from the tube 

 

That is then in total approx. 16 actions, which have to be carried out 456 times, so more than 7.296 in total, in case nothing falls out of my hands during this stressful fiddling. up037692.gif

 

Shades of Adam Smith and his theory of the Pin Factory - stunning work.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Thanks Richard! :worthy:

 

Great comparison! :speak_cool: Almost the same in terms of the number of distinct operations with my Crawler chain-Pins, but in my Pin Factory I have to do everything myself. up040577.gif

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hello everybody,

 

Peter Horvarth, RP Toolz, quickly kept his word, because yesterday his package arrived from Hungary with the promised Double stop for the Miter Cutter, together with two trapezoidal blades, franked with 2270 Forints (6,18 €), which he did post on Tuesday (03/09/21) in Balatonfüred. Look here, that's what I call Customer Service - Made in Hungary!  smiley250.gif 

 

sLxYt7.jpg

 

Of course, I installed the Double stop right away, and also the 0,63 mm thick Martor blade (5233.70) with a 1-sided cut.  up045518.gif

 

0gI0LR.jpg

 

7cQTHw.jpg

 

With that I am now also prepared for somewhat stronger things.  up040577.gif

  • Like 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...