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rpd,
Thanks for the link to those threads. I haven't seen those before.
I keep finding and learning new things on this forum. It's great!

JPG wrote:
"All this is what happens when a wood worker is exposed to machinist tools.

All this consternation over 0.001 when 1/64 should be a too fine concern."

I agree totally with JPG. Keep in mind .007" is approx. the thickness of 3 human hairs.

rpd is correct. The SS digital conversion facebook group is where I got most of my info from. Make sure you check the "files" tab. That's where the documentation is on how to do it. If you don't want to join the FB group I can post my doc files. If you just want to add a DC motor to the ba...

here is a link to the thread about 2 roll pin holes thru the MKVII speed cam shaft.

viewtopic.php?p=278106#p278106

A couple of observations from a plastic guy. -Dupont makes several different types of Zytel nylon ; type6, type 66, type 612, etc. each with different properties. Type 66 natural color is yellowish and is one of the toughest nylons; but can be dyed many different colors as can most plastics. The new...

Thanks for the dimension update.I'll keep them for ref.

Some interesting stuff here. I finally see the color that the cam follower turned to that caused the plastic cam to fail. It looks brown, almost purple which would be 480 deg to 540 degrees which is where I would expect the nylon cam to fail. A couple questions: When I measured my hub length, I meas...

No, I was thinking of the mkVII sheave. I thought the bearing and cam follower was swaged, dimpled to hold it onto the sheave. I didn't know the post was swaged to hold the bearing onto the follower. I thought it was probably pressed on. I think either repair you mentioned would work. I know the cam...

Luckily, I have not had this failure but I do have few thoughts on the subject. Yes, they are swaged in so if you can clean the detents off with a dremel or something and carefully tap the bearing/race out from the back (be careful; people have cracked the hub trying to get the race out). Now, if yo...

Would silver soldering the corroded contacts make a more functional repair?