Another Ebony Arm

Will · Post by **Will** » Sun May 04, 2008 10:37 am

Its getting easier to make the Schroeder type arm.
This one is made from a 14"x10mm knitting needle
and ball magnets 3 in the base tube and 1 in the arm.
The sound is getting very spooky.
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Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Sun May 04, 2008 10:42 am

Lovely, Will, you're a sly one, knitting needles...eh..good idea?

Any chance of a close up shot of how you mount the cart onto the needle?

-- Andrew

Post by **Nick** » Sun May 04, 2008 10:43 am

Nice, I can see the ball magnets must make life simpiler.

I should try this, I have plenty of space on the sp10 plinth to mount a long arm.

Will · Post by **Will** » Sun May 04, 2008 10:51 am

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Sun May 04, 2008 10:53 am

So what do you?

I guess something like....Sand a flat onto the end of the needle then bolt a plate onto that and the cart onto the plate?

-- Andrew

Will · Post by **Will** » Sun May 04, 2008 11:00 am

Yes, recess the cartridge bolts into the ally so they dont
foul the arm and the same with arm bolt and use Epoxy to hold it.

IslandPink · Post by **IslandPink** » Sun May 04, 2008 4:01 pm

Will
Very very nice. Who'd have thought you could get a 10mm diameter knitting needle , and ebony too ?
How close is the hanging point of the wire to the magnet ( in the arm ) - did you drill into the magnet as Schroeder does ?

Have you used danish oil on the ebony yet Will ?

Mark

Will · Post by **Will** » Sun May 04, 2008 6:03 pm

Mark, the distance is about 1.25" the thread is a loop, it loops over the arm and is held by stainless steel pins.

Ive used teak oil on the stock but the needle has a heavy varnish coating I think I will leave it.

IslandPink · Post by **IslandPink** » Sun May 04, 2008 6:24 pm

Ah yes the twin-thread option as some of the early Schroeders . Makes sense . I was intending to make a unipivot from my ebony, but you've got me thinking now .

Mark

Deco-Doctor · Post by **Deco-Doctor** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 4:17 pm

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Will · Post by **Will** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:16 am

Magnets are 6.4mm
I forgot to mention http://stores.ebay.co.uk/timbodonkeys-shop

al newall · Post by **al newall** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 7:57 pm

I dragged this from the archives, because i'm curious as to what kind of thread Will used to suspend his arms.

Does anyone happen to know?

andrew Ivimey · Post by **andrew Ivimey** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:47 pm

fishing line! obvious innit - I've seen a real schroeder and that looks like fishing line too.

al newall · Post by **al newall** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:30 am

andrew Ivimey wrote:fishing line! obvious innit

Not nessecelery.

The thin stuff stretches, the thick stuff is unruly to work with, and anything else in between is a compromise. I just thought Will might have found something more suitable.
In the past i used a strong mending thread, which i thought was better. Can't seem to find any around here.
Kevlar is a possibility.

Will · Post by **Will** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 9:41 am

Its Kelvar thread fishing line about 15lb strength..

It does stretch but settles down after a day or two...maybe its the twisting settling down.

I found some in my wallet the other day from the last Owston.

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