Logan 200 - Figuring this thing out!

[wa5cab]

I would not dispense with the three-speed countershaft. The motor will tend to overheat when run continuously at low RPM.

The correct motor size is probably a 1/2 HP. It will not run any better with a much larger motor and if you ever do have a crash, the damage done will probably be significantly worse.

 

[Laminar]

Continuing on with the turbo adaptation, I'm going to weld some v-band flanges onto pipe elbows. It sure would be handy to have the elbow perfectly machined to accept the v-band. It's a short, tight radius elbow so I can't grip it in the 3 or 4-jaw. Would something like this faceplate setup work?

Maybe even tack weld the elbow to the angle to keep it from slipping?

 

[Laminar]

Well I found a setup that kind of works. I chucked up the elbow on the inside and then cut it on the chuck end. I had to use the parting tool, as that was the only thing long enough and thin enough to squeeze in there. Not pretty, but it worked.

 

[Laminar]

Continuing on from the last post, I went ahead and put a lip on both sides of the pipe, and I put a step in the head flange to receive the pipe. This should definitely help with mockup and alignment.

Then I flipped the flanges around and faced the backside.

I didn't quite have enough swing to get the whole flange the way I had it chucked up and the tool set up, but it's out near the edge so I can clean that up with the belt sander without issue.