{"id":28,"date":"2018-12-29T16:26:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-29T16:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/workshop\/2018\/12\/29\/articulating-spacer-part-2\/"},"modified":"2021-06-08T18:26:56","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T17:26:56","slug":"articulating-spacer-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/workshop\/2018\/12\/articulating-spacer-part-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Articulating Spacer &#8211; Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the second part of the articulating spacer<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-EzmNVL3EfIA\/W6ntxJrXOgI\/AAAAAAAAEY0\/mdW-Sd5UPTkXRddOSslD0pk4gtfptg23QCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/ArticulatingSpacerPlan.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"669\" data-original-width=\"885\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-EzmNVL3EfIA\/W6ntxJrXOgI\/AAAAAAAAEY0\/mdW-Sd5UPTkXRddOSslD0pk4gtfptg23QCPcBGAYYCw\/s320\/ArticulatingSpacerPlan.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Here is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\">Fusion 360<\/a> drawing of the relevant part.<br \/>This second piece is the rear plate that measures 10x100x16mm<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6o0VDvrrsew\/XHARGVVn2yI\/AAAAAAAAEgU\/z0jaEU0WAdEhhDCDAYfNlV_qiUlP20WvwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Screenshot%2B2019-02-22%2Bat%2B15.06.32.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1294\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6o0VDvrrsew\/XHARGVVn2yI\/AAAAAAAAEgU\/z0jaEU0WAdEhhDCDAYfNlV_qiUlP20WvwCLcBGAs\/s320\/Screenshot%2B2019-02-22%2Bat%2B15.06.32.png\" width=\"258\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I did not take a full set of machining pictures for this one, as it is not a particularly complex part.<\/p>\n<p>The first operation was to square it up and then drill and tap 4 M8 holes at on a central 88x45mm rectangle.<\/p>\n<p>I also drilled a hole in the centre to be the starting point for the slot.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-mzcwTUTa0RM\/XHAOoep5niI\/AAAAAAAAEf8\/8nl-W5DYcKEypJ3PRKnFy-VtraRWLaqaACLcBGAs\/s1600\/ArticulatingSpacer13.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"800\" data-original-width=\"600\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-mzcwTUTa0RM\/XHAOoep5niI\/AAAAAAAAEf8\/8nl-W5DYcKEypJ3PRKnFy-VtraRWLaqaACLcBGAs\/s320\/ArticulatingSpacer13.jpg\" width=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The slot is 44x16mm, this was milled using progressively larger end mills until I could use a 16mm mill for the final pass.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-zBOoqupXxwU\/XHAOobsRYQI\/AAAAAAAAEgE\/ObBKOt3XdSEayrvDe0EaH7Sm0bV83v8ywCLcBGAs\/s1600\/ArticulatingSpacer15.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"800\" data-original-width=\"600\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-zBOoqupXxwU\/XHAOobsRYQI\/AAAAAAAAEgE\/ObBKOt3XdSEayrvDe0EaH7Sm0bV83v8ywCLcBGAs\/s320\/ArticulatingSpacer15.jpg\" width=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>A simple piece of machining with no dramas in the making.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the second part of the articulating spacer Here is the Fusion 360 drawing of the relevant part.This second piece is the rear plate that measures 10x100x16mm I did not take a full set of machining pictures for this one, as it is not a particularly complex part. 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