Very nice!! On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 2:24 AM Steve Malikoff via cctalk < [email protected]> wrote:
> Here's my conclusion to the H960 stabiliser feet thread from a while ago > where I was after measurements of > the originals. And thanks for all the help from cctalk (especially Noel) > who supplied dimensions and photos. > > I finished these last year but moved on to other projects and hadn't > returned to the list to discuss them, > so I am doing that now. I made a pair each for my two H960's. > > The feet consist of welded steel load-bearing frames with a C-profile that > fits snugly onto the H960 > base, a lower leg from a shelf bracket and a support strut. The leg is > located by a steel bolt. The > bolt has the head machined to a disc, I was going to turn the taper and > machine the slot but I lost > the photo of the original bolt that a listmember had posted so I left them > at that. They could do with > nickel electroplating sometime. The frame is super strong, although I have > not physically loaded them > to any great extent. > > The outer end has a threaded adjustable pad the same size (AFAIK) as the > originals, which are still > available. I found some correct size el-cheapo ones at the hardware store > that did the job just fine. > The frame is threaded for the pad post and a nut on the pad then locks the > pad from turning. > > The outside aesthetics are taken care of with a 3D printed hollow shell > modelled from the measurements > of the original casting. It slides onto the leg and is secured by the > bolt. The shell CAD model still > needs some work to get the fit and front holes right, and a few other > things but overall they look > fine and obey the 6 foot rule. A few coats of satin black enamel helps > hide the print layering a bit. > > Photo showing the frame (spray finished in silver epoxy primer, what I had > at hand), the other frame > inside a shell, and some of the test shells: > http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/500/Stabiliser_feet_01.png > > As attached to one of the H960s. (I have yet to do the kick panel, may > laser cut that sometime): > http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/500/Stabiliser_feet_02.png > > Steve. > >
