Below are some more pictures of the tool and how it addresses adjusting the pick up shoes.
I have been taking a machining class at the local community college. Well guys 4 weeks later I have finished my first tool... a pick up shoe adjuster. I have learned a few things about a metal lathe and a milling machine. I'm having a little fun, learning a thing or two and now have a dynamite pick up shoe adjuster. One end fits the standard shoe the other fits the wide shoe.
Add some reference marks with a sharpie, a little adjustment with the adjusting tool, a couple of laps around the track and voila`... a pretty good pick up shoe wear/contact pattern.
Below are the plans I used to make this tool. The grove in the ends were made with a rotary cutting disc from Harbor Freight. You can take a look for that here .
See adjusting example below...
The shoe should show equal wear from the front all the way to the back.
The shoe should show equal wear from the front all the way to the back.
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