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=Part Information=
 
The primary arms attach the cylinder/frame assembly to the secondary arms, which support it. They also attach to the Brickholder Plate, the Dirt-Keeper Plate, the Controller Mount, and the Valve Mount.
 
=Tools=
 
*Hole punch with 3/4" die


The primary arms attach the cylinder/frame assembly to the secondary arms, which support it. They also attach to the plate which holds the recently pressed bricks, and the support plate which prevents the dirt in the drawer from falling out of it.
*Measuring Tape


== Tools Required ==
*Metal Marking Utensil


Hole punch with 13/16" and 3/4" dyes
=Materials=


== Materials Required ==
*[2] Steel Angle 4" A by 6" B, 1/2" Thickness, 72" Length


*2 pieces 72" long - 4"x6"x3/8" angle steel
=Steps=


== Diagrams ==
*Mark and punch holes as shown below.


Left


== Fabrication Steps ==
[[Image:LeftPrimaryArm.png|700px]]
Punch the 3/4" holes and then the 13/16" holes.


*The holes are all to be punched in the 4" side of the angle iron,  in 1 1/4" from the edge of it.
Right


* The 3/4" holes are located 2" and 70" from one end of the angle iron. The two arms will be mirror images of one another. (These holes are slightly smaller than the others to minimize play between the primary and secondary arms, preventing extra vibrations on the frame.)
[[Image:RightPrimaryArm.png|700px]]


*The 13/16" hole centers are located at 15", 31", 37", 39 5/8", 48 3/8", 53", and 64" from one end of the angle iron.  Make the two arms  mirror images of one another.
*Label arms as left and right from the perspective of an observer looking at the CEB Press from the ejection side.

Latest revision as of 02:36, 23 December 2011

Farmewitharms.jpg

Part Information

The primary arms attach the cylinder/frame assembly to the secondary arms, which support it. They also attach to the Brickholder Plate, the Dirt-Keeper Plate, the Controller Mount, and the Valve Mount.

Tools

  • Hole punch with 3/4" die
  • Measuring Tape
  • Metal Marking Utensil

Materials

  • [2] Steel Angle 4" A by 6" B, 1/2" Thickness, 72" Length

Steps

  • Mark and punch holes as shown below.

Left

File:LeftPrimaryArm.png

Right

File:RightPrimaryArm.png

  • Label arms as left and right from the perspective of an observer looking at the CEB Press from the ejection side.
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