Member postings for Old School

I haven't been to the show for a couple of years, definitely smaller and a lot of model boats some were superb. I didn't have a shopping list picked up a few files. What made it an enjoyable day was meeting up,with old friends

I use the method John describes above to make tuned pipes for my tether car engines, wall thickness is usually 10 to 12 thou, I machine sockets on the one end of each tapered part the silver solder together.

My father was a clockmaker and he made clocks for a living usually skeleton clocks with escapements that you only saw in a book in his later years he made orrery clocks in batches of five.The drawings were very simple just a series of circles going up the plates and of course the maths to go with them. I could never have made one from his drawings. I work this way I don't do proper drawings but I am not a clockmaker but race tether cars that I build amongst other things I build.

Edited By Old School on 15/11/2018 09:57:32

This forum is a lot more open minded than some of the traditional ideas of what is model engineering is, and may it continue.

If I was starting again a 5 to 10cc glow ignition engine big enough not to be so critical on fits. Find one where there is a series on how to build it.

My interest is anything fast for the last 10 years I have built and raced modern and old timer tethered cars,I applied for a club stand so that we could exhibit the cars but it was declined no reason given so I didn't bother again.

In the end I didn't go to the exhibition I went to a model aircraft swap meet mainly radio stuff but I bought a Stuart Turner S50 set of castings for £50 and a Dooling 10cc engine for a British old timer tether car that I building and as usual at this type of events caught up with some friends a good morning out.

I am in two minds as wether to go tomorrow is it worth the trip or is it the same old things, disappointed with last years show?

I use APT for inserts and holders not the cheapest but very good quality, deliver is quick.

You want the years 1987 to 1990 air tickles by Malcom Beak and Peter Arnott.

Have a look for some old Marine Modeling magazines they ran quite a few articles on building steam plants for model boats. I built a nice centre flue boiler for my Reeves v twin oscillator that is in a Victorian steam launch.

This company will sell small quantities of EN 8 they are very helpful and quick. http://www.m-machine-metals.co.uk/index.html

Bazyle. You are lucky to be a member of such a broad minded club. My local club is the opposite unless you run loco,s and have an interest in railways they are not interest I tried for a few years then gave up.

Jason, Thanks for the info, I won't have a problem with the chuck unscrewing Myford 254s. I am going to try and make some taps to hopefully solve a problem with leaking taper seat glow plugs on our racing. The glow plugs threads are undersize and this might be part of the problem. I am going to make undersize taps as part of the solution.

JasonB. Where do you buy your carbide cutters and holders from ?

Have a look at Arceurotrade website they are selling off their imperial tsps dies.

For little diesels you need new fresh diesel fuel if you are going to have any chance of starting it

Model yacht masts in aluminium might be suitable.

Not seen the Aldi saw but have an old black decker bandsaw with a fine pitch blade it cuts metal just have to go steady.

I like posts that are constructive, entertaining etc, so I moved on after a bit of advice.

Why don't you just phone them and ask for an email address instead of moaning on here.