Help needed with Hyde Generator

[X00013]

Oh crap, the vid link  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2AuivYzaBs

[Steven Dufresne]

@X00013,
Thanks for that. I had to google to find out what you and he meant by cones, but I got it now.
As for forgetting the link, let's see, I've done that 1, 2, 3, 4, ... nevermind, I don't think I'd have
enough numbers anyway.
-Steve
http://rimstar.org   http://wsminfo.org

[Paul-R]

I think this refers to static balancing. At the speeds you anticipate, and bearing in mind
that the perspex discs are well apart on the shaft, I reckon you may need dynamic balancing.
Paul.

[Steven Dufresne]

I think this refers to static balancing. At the speeds you anticipate, and bearing in mind
that the perspex discs are well apart on the shaft, I reckon you may need dynamic balancing.
Paul.

Ah, I see your point. Especially when you point out it's a two disk system. I'll try just
static balancing first in case I get lucky at 6000 RPM, then I suspect as you do that
I'll have to work on dynamic. If it gets to that then I'll need to go with machine shop
fabricated quality disks rather than my crude ones. One step at a time. I want to
keep it in the realm of DIYers as much as possible so that if it works then anybody
can make it.

Here's a fair link on the two types of balancing:
http://www.shimadzu.com/sho/english/products/bla/know.html
-Steve
http://rimstar.org   http://wsminfo.org

[Paul-R]

Here's a fair link on the two types of balancing:
http://www.shimadzu.com/sho/english/products/bla/know.html
-Steve
http://rimstar.org   http://wsminfo.org

A very nice link. It explains it well. If both discs are balanced
off the shaft, and then assembled, you may do O.K. Sometimes
shafts can have slag inclusions within them which will cause
out of balance effects. You are planning to run at a heck of a pace,
but if you start from zero, and slowly work up the speed, you can't
go too far wrong. I suspect that you may want to take the shaft and assembled discs in to a balancing specialist at some point.

Be ready for the possibility that you may be asked to install two
extra (small) discs on the shaft to carry counter balancing weights.
Paul.