Darn, the first dry run didn't quite work. We are having issues with a set screw holding the drive gear on the shaft. As the gear rotates under load the set screw is digging into the inside wall of the spool. I am thinking of taking another note from AM on this one and using a star retainer over the shaft instead of the set screw.
We haven't set up the pneumatics yet to see if the pressure on the cylinder will pull the dog but using a screw driver to do the job we found the friction on the clutch to be quite extreme.
Tomorrow will hold our answers.
--A. Reed
~The Designer~