Member postings for Jon Lawes

Or I wont! This forum doesn't allow it apparently.

Another good one. I'll amend the first post.

Still very useful all the same, many thanks.

An excellent point, I shall ask his advice at our next meet. Thank you.

I shall take this as a good sign!

It's all of interest! Thank you

It's been around a long while, and I've heard of some issue with the LBSC design, but not much mention of drawing errors. Problems I'm aware of:

1. Boiler Throatplate causes issues during soldering
2. Valve-gear design is not optimal.

Is anyone aware of any issues within the drawings themselves that should be noted? I did have a google and couldn't find any mention of any, but didn't know if thats because they have been corrected over the years. The drawings came from GLR Kennions.

Many thanks,

Jon.

I've been on Mac a while and I agree they are expensive, but for me a computer is like a Washing Machine; I just want it to do whats asked. Windows I found tempermental, Linux too difficult to understand. Mac just works, and for a long time. I'm writing this on a ten year old Macbook that hasn't slowed down since I've bought it, with next to no maintenance. In my previous job I had four work laptops in the space of five years, bloated and stodgy after not very much use at all. I'll keep using this macbook for as long as I can. Another happy customer.

Sounds like a great little project Jan; just the sort of thing I was thinking of. I imagine with the right gearing there would be plenty of torque and pace.

I've used Araldite to bond rubber to aluminium before but I have no idea if it would cope with the flex you will be experiencing.

A guy I work with spent ages waiting for his wife to pick him up from work. He didn't have a mobile back then so he took the bus home, smashed open the front door and gave his missus a mouthful of foul mouthed abuse for not coming to get him as usual.

"But you drove this morning?"

I bet none of you lot have misplaced a car...

If your lathe is eccentric may I suggest balancing the chunk or wedging the baseplate?

Fantastic book. So disarmingly honest; utterly engaging.

Interesting project, I like it!

A bit off topic but I spent a bit of time trying to detect numbers stations; I never did find any. I imagine it would be quite eerie hearing the lincolnshire poacher for yourself...

Penrite do a genuine steering box grease for 6 quid, lithium based and EP rated. Is it worth risking hit and miss results making your own when the real deal is only the price of a couple of beers? Actually, beers beer...

No worries, as always the sort of thing that is said face to face in the pub is a lot easier to judge than things said on a forum with the sterility of an online message! You miss all the nuances of expression and intent. No offence taken, just a knee jerk reply from me.

Jon.

You are a bit behind the times on that one. All of those were released into mainstream service a while back.

I imagine the hundreds/thousands who have had their lives saved by the Chinook over the years would have a markedly different opinion.

It's Chinooks that pay my mortgage!

I did some more machining on my Stuart 10H. I can't believe how theraputic time on the lathe is. All my work stress melts away...

Lovely chap, very humble despite his astonishing provenance. As previously said, could tell anecdotes all day and not repeat himself!

Sadly missed.