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If we are discussing models actually seen face to face, at the SMEE 100th anniversary some years ago, which had a disappointingly low attendance, I was able to see almost the entire collection of Cherry Hills models and Dr Bradbury Winters model "Como".

I witnessed prof Chaddock starting and running Lew Blackmores 9 cylinder rotary engine.

I also went to the Liverpool maritime museum some years ago and was able to see the fantastically detailed marine steam engines by (I think?) a certain Commander Baker - I stand to be corrected on the name though....

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Derek

Hi I work for Linx and I am pretty sure that the industrial CIJ style of printer will not be the solution to your problem, unless you plan on printing millions of things 24/7 !

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Derek

Hi Martin,

At no point was I dismissive of Mr Corbyns qualifications, nor any of the equally qualified scientists that happen to disagree with him. I just wanted to make the point that just because a person is well qualified, they may turn out to be wrong!

In 200 years time one of the two groups of scientists bickering over this can turn to the other group and say "see...told you so!". As for which group that is, probably none of us will know...unless things happen to turn much worse and quicker than we all thought/assumed.

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Derek

Thanks John !

To me that could be "real" enough though....I know a mate whose son used to install, test and commission these simulators. Before handing over one of the simulators over to the customer, his son showed his parents around it. The story goes he took them inside and set the simulator to be on final approach at Paris Charles De Gaulle airport at night and asked his father "land" it.

With his son sat in the co-pilots seat watching the fun....his dad (my mate) in the pilots seat. Needless to say he crashed it - with his wife screaming behind him in the observers seat - he said he was a sweaty nervous wreck after ! He said is was so realistic with all the alarms going off and noise...

I can understand now from what you are saying that the simulators are so good that pilots can use these to re-validate their licences.

Great photo by the way

All the best

Derek

John,

My guess is a simulator as there is no one at the controls and you are on a "supposed" runway.

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Derek

double post

Edited By derek hall 1 on 18/08/2022 10:01:23

I thought "quantum" meant very small

So when a politician says "there will be a quantum change in our manifesto"....

You can manipulate statistics to support any evidence you want it to - politicians do it all the time

Statistics = maths for politicians

Just because Piers Corbyn "has got a degree in maths, physics and bionics" (thanks to the Undertones for that one!) does not mean that he is right

I agree with Hopper and others that over 7 billion humans beings (and increasing) are doing something bad to our planet and it will not end well...

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Derek

Yes I agree with Swarf, Mostly.......let's just get back to "latheing"

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Derek

Phew, steady on gents......this is starting to get a bit heated and personal....I am sure the mods are hovering....

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Derek

+1 for the GHT designed pillar tool

One of the most used tools in my workshop. Essential for tapping square small holes and I would not be without it. However this is not the only reason for my positive review !

Making the thing gives you a lot of valuable experience in machining to close tolerances, working with different materials and making some ball handles which really sets it off ! Just follow the masters instructions and you will end up with a tool that with more accessories can be used for other functions, sensitive drilling attachment, staking, riveting and number punching and also an attachment that can convert the UPT to a clock bushing tool.

Yes I do have a vertical mill but I don't have the sensitivity or "feel" to tap confidently e.g. down to 10 BA with it (perhaps I should make something !)

Fully agree with Andrew - no need to use any cutting compound when tapping or machining cast iron

All the best

Derek

I used to work on the Ely - Ouse River transfer scheme where a network of pumping stations and pipes took excess water that would be lost to sea at the Wash at Denver Sluice, was transferred to reservoirs in Essex and from there potentially to London.

This completed in the early 1970s, maybe the government should have invested the money to expand this nationwide rather than waste it on HS2...

For interest there were 3 large pumps at one of the pumping stations, each capable of pumping approx 30 million gallons per day, driven by 11000 v motor, the water was extracted 200 ft down via a well fed from a tunnel several miles long that I think went under the runway at RAF mildenhall. The underground pipeline was almost big enough to walk upright and we sometimes had to do tunnel/pipe inspections on the rare occasions the system was drained.

Interesting job, I expect it is running 24/7 at the moment....

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Derek

Hopper and Dave W...

100% agree with your comments !

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Derek

Just drive through any city at night in the UK, esp London.

A quick way for the UK to reduce consumption of unnecessary power would be turn off office lighting when the office stands empty, or light up every other floor and let those still working hot desk.

Turn off all these ego/vanity lighting schemes in public places

Install more sensors to turn of lights (and aircon?) when a building is unoccupied.

Lots more ways to easily stop wasting power.

Drives me nuts seeing skyscrapers all lit up at night and most workers having left or wfh....

Sorry, beginning to go into full rant mode !

Edited By JasonB on 28/07/2022 12:06:54

My wife has already banned me from watching those programs on TV with cameras following the police catching criminals, only for any punishment to be negligible.

She got fed up with me shouting at the telly...

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Derek

Wow DEK! I used to work for them, as a customer support engineer way back in the mid nineties. They have changed their name but still based in Weymouth. It used to be said there is a 1 in 3 chance that any surface mounted PCB would have been made on a DEK printer...

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Derek

Thanks for the info guys, sorry to hijack the thread Y C but felt it was related.

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Derek

I need to inspect my Emco as despite following the setting up instructions I cannot get the "balance" right where the handle effectively locks and unlocks the head.

Not sure if it's the nut in question that is wearing out or the fact i cannot get bolts 39 and assembly 40 and 41.

Anyone got a clearer procedure than in the manual?

As regarding the nut if it hasn't broken or stripped what is acceptable backlash?

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Derek

I will be going, i think it is important to support these events

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Derek

Lathists that’s do lathe-ing !!

good look with your lathe, but please do not be tempted to strip it and paint ….at least not yet

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derek