Just won a batch of five dead 9" angle grinders on ebay which I will strip of their bevel gears. Not quite made up my mind yet as to exactly what...
Good points, Porta, the more info the better. This will probably be one of my launch points for testing:...
On a SEA fishing Kayak the prop has to be reachable because line WILL get tangled around it sooner or later for certain. Preferably it should be...
Looking at your interesting setup in the left pic, I think it could be adapted to a fishing canoe/kayak by making the strut liftable and the angle...
You also have to be sure the hole is straight axially, not just central, or one blade will have more pitch than the other. I do Injection...
In my case, a bent shaft arrangement isn't ideal because the whole prop drive has to be retractable/removable in case I need to come in on surf...
Here are some pics of angle grinder gears made by chinese firms, it's possible to tell the ratios by counting and in some cases they even give the...
Ah, sorry! I couldn't get an idea of the scale! What diameter is the cable? Now also thinking of a potential plan-B. I saw someone mention angle...
Looks big and draggy but usable! This is a linear push-push pedal setup using one-way sprag bearings, right? Being Kayak-size I was thinking of...
@Portacruise : BTW, The cables are bare Stainless, it's the pulleys which will have polyurethane on them. @unclenos: I started a thread on this...
I expect to have a sprung idler pulley like you say plus the prop part will be lowered below the keel though a small rectangular box. The further...
Following on from my thoughts about building a pedal fishing Kayak/boat/canoe I am now thinking about drives. Having established that a good...
Kayak anglers are probably the biggest new market for pedal boats. Not least because we would like to have our hands free to play fish while...
it does indeed seem "the bigger the better" is the main factor, like you say. I have to compromise between pedal-ability and size+weight if I'm...
