Hi everyone,
Welcome to the MetMo Driver campaign! We will be doing regular updates covering some more in depth information about the MetMo driver that we couldn't fit into the campaign page, as well as production updates as the drivers move through the machining processes. There's everything from the making of, to the history behind the driver, so grab a cup of tea and get comfy!
For this first update we have a real treat! We have a full break down of the making of the first prototype driver we had before the prototype production units.
We filmed this back in December at the MetMo Shed, where all manner of things are made, it is also not the tidiest of places so please forgive the clutter!
We go through every milling, drilling, turning and tapping process to make a driver from raw billets of metal so you can see the amount of work involved in making a driver. Although this one off was made by hand using manual machinery, the production ones will use industrial CNC machinery.
Without further ado, watch as a Driver is slowly formed in-front of your eyes and get a detailed view of each part. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did machining it.
Watch on YouTube
Who’s this in the video? you may ask.
The man in the video is our master metal worker Geoff, and my inspiration to get into design and engineering. I've also left in some of his excellent commentary. He's a senior engineer with over 40 years of practical experience and a keen model engineering enthusiast in his spare time. Also, if you backed our Helico campaign you'll own some of his work, as he single-handedly hand finished every magnetic set!
There were some limitations with this prototype and we took some short cuts, mainly the hex drive bit as we didn’t have access to a broach and setting it up on the lathe was going to be a serious operation! So for this part we made a bit of a short cut and cut down a standard drive bit extender with the magnet built in. This was purely for prototyping purposes.
Total time for this build was around 42 hours spread over 6 days so we cut it down a bit!
Included Drive Bit
To get everyone driving right out the gates, we've included a dual sided drive bit with each MetMo Driver that'll take care of most DIY jobs in a pinch.
We've designed the chuck to accept standard drive bits, so you can use everything from Wera to Dewalt or even your bargain set from Aldi from the magical middle aisle ;).
In the mean time, please help us spread the word about this project, tell a friend or share the video above if you think someone would find it interesting!
Any questions just let me know!
Peg
