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Unread 08-07-2016, 20:31
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Re: Winch ratchet and pawl design

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Originally Posted by s_forbes View Post
For the milling operation pictured, is there a reason you're using a plywood support piece instead of just bolting the pulley to the table? We're getting more involved with milling, just looking for tricks we don't know about.
I like the wrench idea. I've seen a few other team use them. Not sure how we missed something so obvious in hindsight. The design and building of the ratchet and pawl made it worth it for the experience in my opinion.

The wood... you wouldn't normally do that except the stud we had was too long. The school doesn't have a very good selection of parallels or fixturing hardware. In the end it worked and the wood protected the finish.
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