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about time i got more done on these. i cleaned up all of the gears and disks, and drilled the escape hatches for the m&m's. then i paired up the tops and spacers, to align the holes to be drilled for the brass rod to be used as pivot pins. couldn't help it, had to do tests on both setups, even with an extra long pivot pin (need to get some thick ca glue to keep them in place). the gear model worked just fine, and deposited 8 of them in the tray, a second go round gave another 8. the desktop model (same shape top) worked just as well, dropping a dozen in the tray, and the second go round, another dozen. now all that is left is to assemble, sand, and hit with the blo.
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032 gears and disks cleaned up.JPG93.1 KB · Views: 33
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desktop test setup.JPG98.9 KB · Views: 31
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039 second go round.JPG105.9 KB · Views: 34
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038 desktop setup works.JPG100.8 KB · Views: 28
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037 second go round.JPG81.6 KB · Views: 27
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036 gear setup works.JPG69.8 KB · Views: 30
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035 gear test setup.JPG108.5 KB · Views: 32
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034 tops and spacers paired for drilling.JPG99.7 KB · Views: 31
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033 escape hatches drilled.JPG99.2 KB · Views: 29