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    Heavy duty polar mount prototype 1

    Nice one. Hope you have a 110v transformer. Looking forward to the updates. Hope it goes well.
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    Heavy duty polar mount prototype 1

    Not sure if that type of bearing is suitable for the direction of load that it will be subjected to. I think that type is for rotating shafts whose load is at 90 degrees to the shaft. The way, I guess, you would be using it it would be putting force in line with the shaft. I think the joint you...
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    Heavy duty polar mount prototype 1

    That looks like a spherical joint with a built in bolt :) :) :)
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    Heavy duty polar mount prototype 1

    That does surprise me. I used to do a fair few miles (16k a year) on my FZ600 and used either chain lube or a scott oiler and the chain still wore out after about 8,000 miles. If WD40 works for you then continue what you are doing.
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    Heavy duty polar mount prototype 1

    I didn't realise you were using bronze bushes, that oil should be OK. I thought you were just using washers and bolts. I have read your comments on ********* joints so I won't mention them :) Good Luck.
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    Heavy duty polar mount prototype 1

    Interesting choice. I would have thought it would be OK. Must admit I might have been inclined to use a grease but you should be fine with oil. How's it going with the build?
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    Heavy duty polar mount prototype 1

    Please don't use WD40 for lubrication. It is a Water Dispersant. It is very good at dispersing water i.e. inside a distributor cap and it is not bad at freeing up seized components. PlusGas is much better as a penetrating oil. For lubrication and corrosion protection please use either 3 in 1...
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    Heavy duty polar mount prototype 1

    You can get angle grinder holder for about £20. This converts it to a chop saw of sorts. eg: http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/060522008
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    Heavy duty polar mount prototype 1

    Just remembered where I used to see Spherical joints. I used to test engine oils for MoD. We had engines mounted on a test bed with dynamometers to provide engine load. Long story but the load cells (device that measures how much load is applied to engine) were attached to frame by a spherical...
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    Heavy duty polar mount prototype 1

    Very nice. Think your photos will inspire others or at minimum get you a collection or adoring fans :-)
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    Heavy duty polar mount prototype 1

    Looks good, well done. If you want to butt weld and get more strength you can chamfer the edges at 45degrees to get more passes of weld.
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    Newbie Here Basic Newb questions re multi lnb

    Just to update. I successfully recorded the F1 on RTL (19.2e) and recorded Radio 5 live for sound. I played them both back and got them synchronised by lap 4 :) So all worked well. Thanks for all the help and advice.
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    Heavy duty polar mount prototype 1

    Looks good. Well done. Not that it matters on the back of your dish but I understand that 'flapper wheels' are better to tidy up welds than grinding disks. One thing to remember is not to weld enclosed sections. i.e. don't weld up both ends of a box section without an air hole. If you don't...
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    Heavy duty polar mount prototype 1

    Looks like we are about same age. mk1 1.3 escort was my first car, put a 1600 crossflow in that and then 2.0 pinto :) Had 2 Cortina's to get engines for mk1. Cars were so simple in those days :) Hope the welding goes well.
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    Heavy duty polar mount prototype 1

    Looks good Martin. Always better, if possible, to spend a little more on something that will do everything you can throw at it rather than something that is pushing it. Lets face it if the weld wasn't good enough with a small welder the consequences of a weld failing may be quite expensive...
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