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Assembly of actuator peacemakers build, mostly

Discussion in 'Motor actuators and drivers' started by eloverphx, Feb 11, 2021.

  1. eloverphx

    eloverphx Member

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    I just wanted to start a thread with my experience building a @Peacemaker105 , @SilentChill, and @Cannibal Smurf combination actuator. I have used parts from all of their builds to make my actuators and also built a couple of parts on my own. I will update this as I continue to assemble the actuators into their final product. As of now I have 2 assembled, but I still need to decide on how I want to do the upper portion that mounts to the cockpit. Not sure if I’ll go with rose joints or stick with a universal joint type setup.

    So here we go, I'll be doing this little by little when I have time to edit it and add photos. Might be out of order at first.

    Here is the push tube assembly.
    You need the following items:
    1 25x600mm tube
    2 m4x12 screws
    6 m5 nuts
    6 m5x80 screws
    6 m5 nuts

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    Install your 6 - m6 nuts into the nut keepers.
    I ordered the wrong size screws. Instead of 80mm I bought 70mm. So I had to sink my nuts deeper in to the plastic slider part. I drilled the holes and used the screws to pull the nuts down into the part prior to attaching the ball screw.

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    Slide the push tube into the plastic part and make sure it is flush with the lip on the inside. Then drill with a 3.5mm drill bit and tap with a m4 tap. We will install these screws after we insert the ball screw.

    Ball Screw assembly.
    Items:
    1 -1610 640mm ball screw
    1 -6mm grease fitting
    1 -10mm outside retaining clip
    1 -plastic anti-slap the inside of my pipe part

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    Insert grease fitting into large hole on the ball screw nut. I used a little Teflon tape on the threads. Probably not necessary but whatever.

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    Next take the plastic anti-slap part and install it on the top of the ball screw and secure with the retaining clip.

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    FK12 bearing bottom assembly.
    Items:
    1- FK12 bearing
    4- m4x30
    4- m4 locknuts
    4- m6 nuts

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    Insert bearing into plastic part. Mine was a extremely tight fit and needed to use slip joint pliers to push it in to the hole.

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    Next insert the 4 m6 nuts into the outer nut keepers.
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    Finally secure the FK bearing in place with the screws and locknuts. This is a good time to make sure you small 8x600mm rods fit in the remaining holes. If not drill them out to allow for a nice fit.
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    Stay tuned more to come.

    Here's a link to my files and files from @Peacemaker105 and some from @Cannibal Smurf and I think I also have a part or two from @SilentChill. Make sure you have parts in hand when you start printing out these to make sure they are going to fit properly. I started printing right away and found I needed to make a lot of adjustments.

    https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xnvwjp1n6r9diyk/AACi96PeEIEptcKyN4p6XTFYa?dl=0
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    Attached Files:

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  2. RacingMat

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    your pictures are not showing up...
    you can edit your title via the menu at the top of the message Thread tools / Edit title
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  3. eloverphx

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    Thanks for the help. Found the drop down box for the title. The photos I noticed weren’t working so I was searching around the forums to see what I was doing wrong. I saw a thread a long while ago about it. Anyways when I go to edit the link address in the message the photo link info is gone. So I can’t change or delete the broken image. Any tip on that?
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    It is best to upload images directly, as external links are not necessarily reliable over time, see the FAQs here: https://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/upload-pictures-or-files.81/
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  5. RacingMat

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    You managed to upload the pictures on the forum! excellent
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  6. Bravo-Fox

    Bravo-Fox New Member Gold Contributor

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    @eloverphx
    Thanks for going through the trouble of documenting your build! I'm very interested in trying a build similar to yours/peacemakers design. Do you have accessible models for the printed parts you used?
  7. eloverphx

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    I can see about putting them together and sharing them. Give me a couple days. Peacemaker has his files on his build post. Mine haven’t been fully tested yet since my build isn’t assembled yet. The files I have is a mix from peacemaker, cannibal smurf and myself so there maybe some editin that might have to be done along the way.
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  8. eloverphx

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    Just posted a link to the parts in the first part of the post. Let me know if it works or not.. Sorry for the delay.
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