mjncad
Super Member
That's an ambitious project, please keep the pictures coming.
..........you must have some great tools to work with......... Any snow in the near forecast?
The flat rings can be ordered from any steel service center - they use a cnc plasma if you're not real fussy - abrasive water jet if you need it perfect. To pull the ring into a helix I used a 3-axis Milacron virtual cell with 5-axis upgrade and laser positioning, er, uh, .........actually a bench vise, pipe wrench and a shipping tie-down strap to pull on the free end.
More pics when I get back to it. - Thanks to all for the words of encouragement ! I have to finish it now, it's just scrap steel as-is.
And about the weather forecast, I remember when I did the drag blade it didn't snow but maybe once again that winter but boy was I ready ! :thumbsup:
Here's the finished product - ready to blow snow. I transferred the front mount that I had made for the L5450 - it allows the blower head to tilt side-to-side to follow the ground on my twisty driveways. Still need to wire up the actuator for the chute deflector but other than that it's done. The width is about 86" - it should be a real improvement.