HP97 The journey begins

[teenix]

(01-13-2019 03:00 AM)teenix Wrote:  Place the worm drive against the sheath, then with the Stanley blade cut off what you think is enough for it to sit on the shaft end.

On the other end, cut the sheath to the length that will let the motor sit in position without binding it.

Just thinking, the original coupling was the same width as the aluminium sleeve, so that can be used as a length guide. The aluminium sleeve can also be used as a guide for the blade to cut up against so you get a nice right angle cut at each end of the sheath.

One minor thing, the drill is angled at the end where as the original coupling was moulded to fit the machined end of the worm drive, so make sure the shoulder on the worm drive can butt up against the end of the new coupling.

Seems fiddly, but in practice, not that bad.

cheers

Tony