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06-11-2020, 12:46 PM
Thread: School me on Chairlift Porch Swings
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It's a plain bearing, without roller elements...
It's a plain bearing, without roller elements like in a ball bearing. The lining of the grip boss is a low-friction material, maybe brass or PTFE etc which have natural lubricity, plus the...
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06-11-2020, 11:36 AM
Thread: School me on Chairlift Porch Swings
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For that kind of setup, you could omit the...
For that kind of setup, you could omit the bearings since the grip boss is itself a greasable plain bearing.
Shredhead suggested this early.
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06-09-2020, 04:48 PM
Thread: School me on Chairlift Porch Swings
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Shit quick sketch....331155
Shit quick sketch....331155
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06-09-2020, 04:27 PM
Thread: School me on Chairlift Porch Swings
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I think that with limited articulation of the...
I think that with limited articulation of the ball joint, it would be best to have the ball joint stud axis pointed down. That would give equal range of motion for every swinging direction and also...
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06-09-2020, 03:10 PM
Thread: School me on Chairlift Porch Swings
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Of course. But those don't seem to be handed out...
Of course. But those don't seem to be handed out with surplus chairs. Do they get rebuilt or reused?
Plus, you'd still have to build some mechanism to provide the side-to-side swinging that the... -
06-09-2020, 11:34 AM
Thread: School me on Chairlift Porch Swings
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Yeah I the one I mentioned uses a Ford superduty...
Yeah I the one I mentioned uses a Ford superduty lower ball joint. Probably some other good options out there
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06-08-2020, 09:25 PM
Thread: School me on Chairlift Porch Swings
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Mine has been on truck springs for ten years,...
Mine has been on truck springs for ten years, waiting for the right setup to hang. It's nice enough on the ground but hanging ones are better.
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06-08-2020, 08:13 PM
Thread: School me on Chairlift Porch Swings
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Fave I've seen uses a big ball joint from a work...
Fave I've seen uses a big ball joint from a work truck. The z-axis swiveling is cool IMO.
Or you could use a big bolt/pipe thru the grip boss, with a clevis above. 2 degrees of freedom for that...
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