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Well I've just opened the box to my new milling machine and it's broken!

so it's going straight back and I'm not overly impressed with the build quality there seems to be quite a lot of play in the adjusting wheels and the mill head support is broken

nevermind hopefully the company will sort it out

Thanks again guys any recommendations on a lathe to do such a project ?

Are the mill heads interchangeable for a 3 jaw or 4 door I'll. be honest I've never used one but looking at video tutorials it shouldn't take me to long to pick up

Thanks so much guys for your help at the moment I'm just constructing a working model to figure out the mechanism geometry

micky pee

any photos or diagrams of the mechanics and measurements would be extremely helpful at the moment I'm just working on google photos there are hundreds but I need measurements and angles to get it accurate

Some of the mechanics used on the airbus and Boeing fascinate me and I'm sure with some patience and creativity I could come up with a close replica

i really do wish I did engineering at school!

Hi guys

having looked at the mechanics of the landing gear it does just retract into the wheel bay and does not twist like some designs on the larger aircraft so hopefully this should be as difficult to model

the brackets and scissor oleo I should be able to make from alu on the milling machine

do you think it's possible to make the strut from a solid piece of alu rod turned down on a lathe and leaving the bracket bits to be milled? And ream the inside to accept an oleo piston

it would be a lot simpler if I just used alu tube but then I'd have to make and glue /weld the bracket lugs

welding alu. Now there's another subject !

Thanks clive

ive not bought a lathe yet but I'm sure with practice i could make something similar as you say lightness is important

it should give me many hours of work but eventually hopefully will work out cheaper than buying a set plus you have the satisfaction of making it yourself

milling machine being delivered tomorrow

will need a vice and parallels then off I go I will post a few pictures here of the work to share

Hi john

thanks for the link unfortunately that is the A330 undercarriage and I'm modelling the A320!

what a shame thou because I'm sure I could get all the measurements I need wit close up shots o the mechanism

worth a visit anyway I'd say

i found this as well I believe it outside the airbus building probably in France

it's something else I need to fabricate

maybe an email to airbus good be useful

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/A320_WingDetails_12.jpg

Hi

yes it will be a working scale model

The plane I'm building is roughly 1/15th scale 2.1M wing span I would like to replicate the scale flaps and slats as well again I'm totally new to engineering as don't want to waste a load of metal if I can help it

Hello all

I'm new to the forum

I would like to make a set of scale airliner retracts from aluminium

thing is I've never used a lathe before so need advice on which would be recommended

I've just bought a Clarke CMD10 milling machine

I need to make scale airbus landing gear pictures enclosed

can anyone recommend a lathe suitable

I know it's a big project to take on but I am a quick learner!

take the struts for instance on the full size they look to be formed from cast could these be made from a lathe would you start off with oversize rod and turn the metal down leaving the bush parts to be milled ? And bore the inside ?

Im totally new to model engineering at least in metal fabrication

I'd welcome your advice

Edited By JasonB on 25/02/2014 20:01:11