Posted in Repair Hacks, Teardown, Transportation Hacks Tagged connecting rod, engine, harbor freight, predator, small engine Incidentally, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen the go-kart in question - back in June, we covered the unique electric reverse that came up with for it.
If you’ve ever wanted to see what makes one of these little engines tick, or perhaps you’ve got a Predator 212 cc in need of a repair or rebuild, the presentation is a fantastic resource. After stripping it down to the block, he re-installs each piece while explaining its function. Replacing the connecting rod meant taking most of the engine apart, but for our education, decided to take it a bit further and remove everything from the engine.
No word on who snuck in there and yanked the governor out, but we’re betting it wasn’t the 7-year old driver… Admittedly, determined that the cause of the failure was a blown connecting rod, but he also mentions that somebody had previously removed the engine’s governor, allowing it to rev up far beyond the nominal maximum of 3,600 RPM. The shattered rod, and its replacement.įor an engine that has a retail price of just $160 USD, we’ve got to admit, the inside of the Predator doesn’t look too shabby. As a bonus, he even got it up and running again. When the 6.5 HP (212 cc) Harbor Freight Predator engine in his kid’s go-kart gave up the ghost after some particularly hard driving, figured it would be a good time to poke around inside the low-cost powerplant for our viewing pleasure. Continue reading “More Drill Press Mods: Adding A VFD Means No More Belt Changes” → Posted in Tool Hacks Tagged drill press, harbor freight, Machine tool, rgb, tachometer, tool mods, variable frequency drive, vfd The original motor gave way to a beefy Baldor 3-phase/240-volt motor controlled by a VFD mounted on a bracket to the left of the drill press head, allowing the stock belt and step pulley transmission to be greatly simplified. Some will quibble with that choice, but the tool was pretty cheap, and really all was interested in here was some decent castings and a quill with acceptable runout, since the entire power train of the tool was slated for replacement.
Hand controlled drone harbor freight mods#
The donor tool for these mods came from - where else? - Harbor Freight. You don’t, of course, if you go through the effort to add a variable frequency drive to your drill press like did, along with some other cool mods. If only you didn’t have to switch around those damn belts to change speeds, though.
Hand controlled drone harbor freight portable#
The ability to drill square, true holes is one thing, but the added power over what’s possible with a portable tool is the real game changer.
So I thought I’d share a few of my experiences with tactical tools, and see how the community justifies tactical tool acquisitions.Ĭontinue reading “Ask Hackaday: What’s Your “Tactical Tool” Threshold?” → Posted in Featured, Rants, Slider, Tool Hacks Tagged automotive, diy, harbor freight, repairs, tactical, toolsĪ decent drill press is an essential machine tool for almost any kind of shop, and marks a significant step up in precision compared to a hand drill. Then again, some of my tactical purchases have ended up being far more useful than I ever intended, which has only reinforced my tendency toward tool collecting. I’ve bought so many tools that I’ve used far fewer times than I thought I would, or perhaps even never used, that I’m beginning to wonder if I tackle projects just as an excuse to buy tools. But eventually, you’re going to come upon a situation where only the “real” tool will do, and substitutes need not apply.Īs I look around my shop and my garage, I realize that I may have a problem with these “tactical tool” purchases. Oh sure, sometimes you can - and should - make do with what you’ve got I can’t count the number of times I’ve used an elastic band wrapped around the handles of a pair of needlenose pliers as an impromptu circuit board vise. Even in electronics, a lot of repairs and projects can be tackled with little more than a couple of pairs of pliers, some cutters, and a cheap soldering iron.īut while the basic kit of tools for any job may be enough, there will always be those jobs that need more tools. A carpenter can make do with tools that would fit in a smallish bag, while a mechanic can handle quite a few repairs with a simple set of socket wrenches and other tools.
With few exceptions, every field has a pretty modest set of tools that would be considered the minimum for getting most jobs done.
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