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Thread: Senior milling machines
16/12/2009 16:36:45
Two things spring to mind Steve, on me ancient Velo, the compression ratio had an adjustment by putting shims between the cylinder base and crankcase, but more importantly the pre-load for the taper roller MAIN BEARINGS was set by adding shim washers between the back of the outer races and the crankcase bores and checking the spacing between the crankcase halves with feelers. A 4 thou (I think) gap meant that when the halves were torqued up and the engine reached working temp this was the pre-load required for running.
 
  Regards  Ian.
 
  If you find what the preload spacing is, you could either check with a bearing supplier whether they have shims, get someone to waterjet shimstock or have a go at photo etching some from shimstock.

Edited By Circlip on 16/12/2009 16:41:58

Thread: Washers
16/12/2009 16:23:00
L's bells, you getting paranoid??
 
  No, you know and I know and I know you know and I know you know that I know BUT some out there might not as Stainless to many is just that, bright an shiney so WE need to edificate as Frank stated earlier, an it costs bu**er all to qualify, RIGHT!
 
  Hope you're getting plenty of mince pies.
 
  Regards  Ian.
Thread: Senior milling machines
16/12/2009 13:58:34
Don't ya think that a clamping "Washer" could be fitted between the outer race and the cap??
 
    Regards  Ian.
Thread: Washers
16/12/2009 13:44:18
Sorry, when I said Helicoils, I meant the ones made by Armstrong Patents G-E-N-U-I-N-E Helicoils.
 
  For Non rusting S/S you can also use A4 or if you want to go REALLY OTT Titani-- Oh, not again
 
  Regards  Ian.
Thread: Citric acid as pickle
15/12/2009 11:30:32
Ja Ja mien Capitain, re-run "Das Boot"
Thread: Washers
15/12/2009 09:43:42
C'mon guys, when you start "Use Stainless" qualify which GRADE you are advocating, not all Stainlesses stay bright and shiny, H/T types rust like bu**ery.
 
  Had one or two Helicoils that didn't go in properly Chris but in the main, I've never had hassle. Did ALL the threaded holes in me mates Chiwanese wood turning lathe (Soft Iron), most of the Metrics in me Guzzi (Alloy only slightly better than Riceburner products, probably used Bud cans) camshaft clamping bolt threads in bottom of VW Beetle heads and various rescues. Perhaps I've been lucky??
 
  Copperslip?? Lurv it, again perhaps lucky.
 
  Regards  Ian
Thread: Citric acid as pickle
13/12/2009 17:44:24
A brand new pair of jeans used to last approximately 3 minutes on a Saturday night ---- that was the time it took to get to the first serious left hand bend on me Velo. NOT falling orft, but the acid spill from the battery given the angle of dangle on the bend.
 
   Mummy was AWFULLY Vexed, they used to Bu**er everything else they were washed with.
 
 
  Regards  Ian.
Thread: Washers
13/12/2009 17:36:06
Simmonds nuts and Aerotites and yes Meyrick, some of the nutted applications that didn't have a self locking feature were torqued and wired. The normal aero types with the deformable section resulted in both the nut and bolt being bu**ered after one application, expensive but safer than having your bits drop orft.
 
   Yes, Nylocs have a one use application, straight into the bl**dy scrap bin BEFORE use.
 
  Regards  Ian.
13/12/2009 11:57:27
Bellevilles are realy springs as opposed to "Gripping" spring washers and in cold applications Nylocs aren't very grippy. Haven't seen them approved for Aircraft applications. Remember seeing somewhere that to "Reactivate" Nylocs they should be immersed in boiling water to allow the thread deformation to un-deform.
 
   Regards  Ian.

Edited By Circlip on 13/12/2009 11:58:09

Edited By Circlip on 13/12/2009 11:59:49

Thread: Citric acid as pickle
13/12/2009 11:52:05
Ya don't grow nasties on the top using H2SO4
 
   Regards  Ian.
Thread: How many Boiler makers?
09/12/2009 04:10:08
Sorry James, TC is Tubal Cane, KNH is KN Harris and LBSC is LBSC, all authors of books concerned with boilers and engines with formulae to get things right.
 
   Regards  Ian.
Thread: Fluxes
08/12/2009 12:46:03
Bet you used a petrol blowlamp for it Dunstan?? Since everyone uses the modern gassy products, the old nuggets drop into obscurity. While the "New" fluxes may contain the latest black art wonder chemicals, there's nowt wrong with make do and mend.
 
  Regards  Ian.
 
  Don't forget a splash of washing up liquid in with it.

Edited By Circlip on 08/12/2009 12:47:08

Thread: Why do I do it?!
08/12/2009 12:36:12
Of the three, the only one with engine "In" the tail" would be the Tripehound.
 
   Can we get away from the misnomer that the D in CAD means Design?? There is a vast difference between DESIGN and DRAUGHTING.
 
  ANY pi****k can Draught, it takes an EDUCATED pi****k to be ABLE to design.
 
  How many starfighters if presented with a damn great insect from the planet Zog would actually STAND and fight on a one to one with a ray gun.
 
  TCH., compewkers.
 
  Regards  Ian

Edited By Circlip on 08/12/2009 12:38:22

Edited By Circlip on 08/12/2009 12:38:40

Thread: Sandown Model Engineer Exhibition 2009
08/12/2009 12:15:26
Don't forget the "Bowlers" Stan and Ollie  
 
  Will be with you in thought, Would have even bought you a pint, to SHARE of course, WE don't waste brass on Southern muck.

Edited By Circlip on 08/12/2009 12:17:33

Thread: How many Boiler makers?
08/12/2009 12:13:06
Well you got one or two salient replies on this one Tony. Re the AMBSC code James, read my post at number two, and DESPITE one or two on other forums who have said "Just a one off bad experience, move on", it was spotted and rejected BEFORE it became a problem for an innocent bystander.
 
  Books of rules are OK providing everyone ABIDES by them and doesn't add " " I "  think it will be OK" The number of times one reads How and How Many? even on THIS forum pertaining to boilers beggars belief that the old method of reading "Books", just like driving, seems to be becoming a dying art. You want to learn  about Boilers?? Try TC, KNH, LBSC to name only three and there are PLENTY more, it just means delving beyond the re-set button, and that's another reason for being unable to find many 21 or under boilermakers Tony, in toy engineering pressing that one usually means many hours/months/years, not an instant restart to a few moves ago and there ain't any "Cheats" to acheive a safe result.
 
  Whilst explaining the workings of an all flying "T" tail on an R/C toy glider to a chap that arsked, a couple of 14(?) year olds questioned "Where did you buy it?" ( The whole glider),replying that it was all scratch built and had taken about 6 weeks on and off, the retort "Oh, that's too long" sums up the feelings of LOTS of youfs, not ALL, and that was twenty years ago, so the instant gratification sydrome isn't new.
 
 The Blame and Claim fraternity sprung up when "Rules of engagement" were sent over on the Exocet of American Television Law and Order programmes so as far as someone doing a write up in one of the "Popular" trendy hobby mags is concerned, don't hod your breath. Long gone are the 50's and 60's when the only way for MOST to play with exotic toys was to MAKE them with out fear of someone suing them for tripping over a match dropped after lighting a boiler.
 
  NOT a rave, but simple facts of life. I won't say good LUCK with your boiler making trials Tony, if it's a standard design and not a "I've just got a drawing programme so I'm a DESIGNER" rendition, if you follow the basic rules of correct fits and cleanliness with propper fluxes etc. you KNOW it's going to work.
 
 
Thread: Model Engineer 4366
06/12/2009 12:38:35
Sadly DC 1 you hit the nail on the head, my own subscriptions were lapsed due to what some are experiencing here years ago. This was at the time when some of the M/E's didn't carry dates cos of the non gaurentee of dates and vol/issue numbers tying up. Non delivery didn't help much either and despite calls lost some.
 
   Regards  Ian.
Thread: HELP Wanted! Cutting Metal - But By What Means?
06/12/2009 12:27:39
But the beauty of a power Hacksaw is that you don't NEED to stand and watch it.
 
  Regards  Ian.
Thread: Milling Tools
02/12/2009 11:42:07
An udder one for the droolers, and if you need ideas, and can't spreken ze Deutch, don't bother with Babbel fish, this booger is a serious CRAFTSMAN.
 
  After you've made one or two bits from other sources and learn how to see things without having everything dimensioned for you, click onto the various topics for expansion.
 
  Brass must be cheap in Deutchland.
 
  Regards  Ian.
 
Thread: How many Boiler makers?
01/12/2009 18:22:22
Sadly Tony, although there must be a higher proportion of "Machine operaters" in our hobby than at any other time, the overall capabilities I would think are less than the past. Invariably the "Older" end of the spectrum have the capability and knowledge but are hindered by the dire warnings given out by the Elfin brigade for test certs for everything, so the risk of loosing even a "Small" amount of money if you DIY put many off and entrust the largest single cost to an "Expert".
 
  Even the so called get it wrong sometimes, and the experience of a friend who had one made to the AMBSC code (Australian and often sited as THE way to build them) and supplied by one if not the largest supplier of bits out there, was not only made incorrectly but supplied with false pressure testing papers and would have injured someone if allowed to be steamed.
 
 A British Lady boiler maker supplied one which is now sitting in a completed Loco waiting for it's ecstatic owner to finish his own "Garden" track.
 
  The other side of the coin is the "Youths" who have instant access to T'internet and all the formulae and mysticism of steam calculations so that only transposition of numbers is required but due to being off the day when basic maths was being taught, have a problem with this.
 
  Time is another problem, yer can't throw a boiler tergether in a couple of hours.
 
   Regards  Ian.
Thread: HELP Wanted! Cutting Metal - But By What Means?
01/12/2009 11:48:32
You don't mention your Lathe ChrisH? If you look at some of the old adverts for Myford, you could buy attachments to cover virtually every "Garden shed" need. One I remember was a circular saw one for wood cutting, another a Fileing set up, can't think they would have left metal cutting out.
 
  Regards  Ian.
 
 Advert overlap, Again, at least my BIG post chucked them out of the way.

Edited By Circlip on 01/12/2009 11:50:02

Edited By Circlip on 01/12/2009 11:50:22

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