[Gasification] [Stoves] Mk2 Chip Guillotine

[mtrevor at ntamar.net]

I love watching you guys work! Junk yards are not trash heaps but gold mines!
M Trevor
Marshall Islands

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> Hi Jason and Colleagues,
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> Having started this thing, thought I had better try out your idea. I 
> had reservations about the leverage which proved to be right, as the 
> foot push ends up taking a lot more effort. The disc blade has to 
> drop 4" and in doing so, the link point moves out 2". Given time and 
> some $$, I thing the best solution for the actuation would be an air 
> cylinder with a 5 port valve control "if" you needed to process large 
> amounts of specifically sized fuel. Of course you could also use a 
> crank and fly wheel. It's amazing what you can find quite usable in 
> scrap yards.
>
> Doug Williams,
> Fluidyne.
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> On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 17:56:55 +1300
> Jason <urepedese at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Doug,
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>> would your design objective make it feasible to make that cutter foot
>> operated with a return spring?
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>> Closest thing I can find with a short search is a foot operated grommet
>> press. http://navyaviation.tpub.com/14218/css/14218_230.htm
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>> Jason
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