I have one of these to build as well.?
Mine is an early version with motor included, though might look at changing for one of EDM’s new motor drive combinations with those comments about slow speed running.?
Shall have to bookmark Robin’s build notes for when I do mine. Remember Dave Taylor building one and having issues with cracked cranks and suggested easing the holes and securing with loctite.?
Andrew
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On Sep 4, 2022, at 08:35, Robin Edwards <robinglos@...> wrote:
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It is a well thought out kit but many of the parts are small fabrications from etched brass and I found them very fiddly! One area that I really
struggled with was the pick-ups. One side is live which is okay, the other side has an etched strip which is intended to wipe the back of the wheel rims. Space is tight and I just couldn’t get this to work properly in 014. My eventual solution was to bend
this strip over its fixing bolt so that it now wipes on the wheel tread rather than the back of the rim. It was really fiddly to fit as space is so tight but so far seems to be working acceptably.
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One thing to bear in mind is that the instructions (like so many kits) are on a CD/DVD which was a great idea at the time but many mobile devices
don’t have these drives.? I think some manufacturers are now making their instructions either downloadable or just putting them on line.? However, I suspect someone on here would be able to help if you have any difficulties yourself.
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There are a few brief words on my build on my website including what I did to the plastic cranks.
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I wish I had thought about Paul’s High Level motor upgrade as the Mashima doesn’t appear to have the slow speed performance I desire.?
I may try changing it to see if it helps.
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Cheers, Robin
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Paul again thank you?
Great info now the wait begins LoL
joe gilmartin?
