Satellite and microwave dish mounts often don't allow smooth and precise azimuth rotation. This is my attempt to machine sturdy and precise rotary microwave and satellite antenna dish mount with taper roller bearings, accurate degree scale and pointer, using a desktop laser engraver, multi-color 3D printer and a manual lathe and mill.
This video covers the machining, fixture-making and testing of the mount, plus an overview of making the scales and pointer. I've made a separate deep dive video into how I used Lightburn and the Creality Falcon2 desktop laser to design and make five different types of engraved and laser-marked metal degree rings.
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Toolage: Colchester 1800 lathe, Bridgeport mill, Creality Falcon2 40 watt diode laser, Bambu X1 Carbon Combo 3D printer with AMS filament autochanger, ultrasonic cleaner.
For clarity, I received no payment for making this video, but Creality and Bambu Lab provided equipment and materials at no cost to me.
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Chapters:
00:00 Why are we here?
00:39 Mast Tube
02:12 CA Glue Fixture
04:23 Main Disk
06:08 Collar
08:40 Shaft
12:10 Shrink Fit
13:29 Locknuts
16:18 Peg Spanner
19:46 Pitch Circle
22:10 Lasering Rings
24:56 Testing