Load Pin
There's still a lot of work to do on these little things. The strain gauges and amplifier/signal conditioners have to be installed inside.
Sheaves are finished!
The sheaves have been machined and anodized a gold color and coated with clear PTFE (Teflon)
Castering pulley blocks ready to assemble
The castering fairlead pulley assemblies are ready for assembly
Drums are in the shop!
The milled drums and hubs are in the shop. The ID is larger than the bearings so bearing carrier rings with drive bolt circles will be...
CNC Milling drums
Final cuts on drums.
Shaft Complete
This is the finished main shaft just before it was removed from the machine.