Trip arm pad
01/04/10 22:17 Filed in: Vandercook 15-21
Our press has been missing a pad for the return trip arm ever since we got it and would make a metal on metal clank every time the end of travel was reached. Our press has two of these arms, allowing for shorter travel for shorter forms (one doesn’t have to go to the end of the bed). The noise made it obvious when it was time to return the cylinder, but metal on metal noises aren’t pleasant and often indicate a problem, so I decided it was time to fix it.
I first held the arm down so it was parallel to the stop to see how thick the pad had to be, then measured the stop to which it would be adhered. Then I cut a wine cork to these dimensions and installed it with double stick tape.
This shows the cork installed. Now it’s very quiet so we have to listen carefully to know when the end of travel is reached!
I first held the arm down so it was parallel to the stop to see how thick the pad had to be, then measured the stop to which it would be adhered. Then I cut a wine cork to these dimensions and installed it with double stick tape.
This shows the cork installed. Now it’s very quiet so we have to listen carefully to know when the end of travel is reached!
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