Hello. I’m new to SketchUp and new to this forum. I’m looking to plan out some type of lever as shown where lift is ~ 2-3". I’m not sure what the correct mechanical engineering term for this mechanism.
Is this the over-center thing just above the barrel that you’re trying to model?
I’d start by trying to contact Mr. Sudbrack to see if he would be able to supply drawings so you don’t have to reinvent the wheel. Failing that, first model the support for the cyclone and model the barrel so you have those heights. Set an arbitrary location for the lever’s pivot and figure the distance between the bracket on the barrel lid and the lever. If you can provide some dimensions it would be easier. If you don’t want to supply that stuff publicly, sent me a PM with the dimensions and I’ll see what I can do for you.
I googled Cecil Sudbrack who is named in the picture from Oneida’s Dust Deputy website - no luck.
Yes. this is to lower a 23 1/4" diameter lid directly onto a 55 gal plastic barrel to make emptying sawdust easy without loosening clamps, unscrewing, or using banding clamps.
The barrel is a standard plastic barrel that is 34 1/4" high with casters that add an additional 3 7/8" height.
The Oneida Super Dust Deputy is 23" high with a 8 3/16” O.D base discharge and 6” I.D. into the barrel.
Not necessary to model the black dust deputy and above. I’m really interested in modeling below to the barrel which I think is probably a 24" drop from the top of the wooden shelf/lever to the top of the barrel.
I would do some research into over-center latches and such. You can use SketchUp to help you design the mechanism although if I were building something like this I would probably set up the cyclone shelf and the barrel where they need to go and then protype the latch from plywood scraps.