alanturner
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Saxophone is the only thing that gets blown , these days !
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Post by alanturner on Oct 8, 2019 17:32:48 GMT
Collected a ' BB Table ' yesterday !!!   Still its better than a Supreme ? Leg base plates are good , hinges are excellent and the top from is brilliant with multi tenon joints at corners! Stop bar pivot plates are usable ! Slate and Rings ok Ball return looks like its had a million holes drilled in it , i have never seen so many wood worm holes . |
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Post by daveuk1 on Oct 10, 2019 10:52:10 GMT
Almost anything is better than a supreme.
Looks like your grass needs cutting
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alanturner
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Post by alanturner on Oct 10, 2019 20:12:09 GMT
Almost anything is better than a supreme. Looks like your grass needs cutting Grass now sorted , tipped a bottle of gin over it , it should come up half cut !!
It will be getting a new solid mahoganey body , new solid mahoganey legs , new ball return and tray everything other than the top frame , slate , rings , coachbolts and hinges will be replaced ! It will probably also have an electric timer mechanism . |
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Post by daveuk1 on Oct 12, 2019 21:06:17 GMT
Sounded so good until the electric timer bit.
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Post by alanturner on Oct 13, 2019 10:27:27 GMT
Sounded so good until the electric timer bit. Problem is there are more tables than clocks ! Cost to produce copies of the the originals is way to high The type i intend to use will not be like the Supreme ones . It will have a pull handle similar to the originals . it will use a standard drop bar . Coin slot will be in the standard position . It will run on 12 volt battery (chargeable) with the ability to run for at least 2000 games on 1 charge . The timer will have a visible dial which can be accurately set to the exact time length required . You probably would not know , unless you lifted the top and looked Could even have a bar down bell ? Or a light ??.................Maybe not ?? Its not original , but better than nothing or a kitchen timer !! |
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Post by Chris_Sav on Oct 13, 2019 10:51:04 GMT
I built electronic timers from two shot delay PCB's and heavily geared drill motors a few years ago.
They worked well enough, just had to protect the PCB from EM pulses when the motor was reversed to drop the bar.
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alanturner
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Post by alanturner on Oct 13, 2019 14:00:31 GMT
I built electronic timers from two shot delay PCB's and heavily geared drill motors a few years ago. They worked well enough, just had to protect the PCB from EM pulses when the motor was reversed to drop the bar. Was that 240 volt ? I'm trying for a low/no load so the batteries last and last . How are rings ? Has a cost been arrived at ? How did the hip work go ? |
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Post by Chris_Sav on Oct 13, 2019 16:34:33 GMT
12v Alan fed from a 1 amp regulated supply.
I've emailed Jon re the rings but he has not commented thus far.
Hip has been very and unexpectedly painful, think I drew the short straw there. Morphine was making me doolally as well. I've had a change in pain relief regimens and am, at last, moving forward.
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Post by daveuk1 on Oct 13, 2019 17:42:03 GMT
Alan 12V timers are available off the shelf and draw next to no current. The only real load is the solenoid or motor you use to move the bar. If its a solenoid then you need one that latches in place so you dont have to keep it energised to hold the bar up, car central locking solenoids work ok. I did come up with a couple of ideas for our tables but we've now been able to obtain just about enough original clocks. Even made a little electronic device with a ticker sound
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Still its better than a Supreme ?
