I spent all day on Friday trying to figure out how to mount the motor for the bike generator.
The first plan for mounting the motor. Unfortunately, I never really got to test it out because Aaron came along and gave me a new idea to try which seemed a lot more stable than what I was working on. Who knows, though, this may have worked.
This is Aaron's idea. It didn't work out well because the shaft began working itself into the wood. Therefore, the shaft would not turn. A good idea in the fact that it protects the shaft, but with Craig's help, we just could not get it to turn properly. Too bad. Tant pis.
This is the mounting plan which finally did work. It is really incredible what will and what won't work. I still believe it is always good to go in with a plan, but I have also learned through this process that my initial plan will probably not always work. In fact, it is pure luck if your first idea runs well and works properly.
