What Did You Do Today (2016)

[AeronutParticipant @aeronut]

Just a quicky job today, a new base to fit my Warco 1232 for the QCTP I'd recently bought from those nice people at ARCEURO

Regards Lee

[tom batesParticipant @tombates28045]

muzzer/Neilthanks for the feed back i,ll put a typex mark on the top cover of my i pad so if i take photos and their are up side down I,ll just turn the i pad around to get the correct orientational . now all I need to do is work out why the sequence are photos is reversed.

[Danny M2ZParticipant @dannym2z]

Posted by tom bates on 23/01/2016 21:59:50:

now all I need to do is work out why the sequence are photos is reversed.

This forum software is a bit 'elderly'. – What I have found as a 'workaround' is once that you have identified which album photos you wish to attach to your post, note them down and attach them in reverse order, i.e; last one first; et al.

Any text that you would like after (or between the photos) is best typed before inserting the photos, then insert the photos after the appropriate paragraph. Sometime you may wish to insert an extra 'CR' (return) to separate the text and the photos.

Also keep in mind that if you delete photo's from your album they shall no longer be viewable if somebody reads old threads.

* Danny M *

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

I just insert them in whatever order I want them in. Add text as I go. What you may be missing is that after inserting an image the cursor returns to the TOP so unless you scrol back down to the bottom they will be added one above the other.

You can also drag them about in teh post if not where you want them

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

As Jason says.

The image will go wherever the cursor is, so if you want a picture at the end or in the middle, make sure that's where you put the cursor.

Neil

[JESParticipant @jes]

I stand corrected

Actually the day before yesterday. Fitted a detachable DRO for use with my dividing Head.

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

Back in the 1960s a friend radioed base to tell them his engine was missing, they suggested he alter the mixture, he repeated the ENGINE IS MISSING, he was flying a Cessna 180, and the engine had fallen right out, he managed to land with no further damage, and the aircraft was repaired. Don Erseg was on of NZs top Ag pilots with over 20,000Hrs in his log book, this was just one of those thing that happen now and then.

Ian S C

[jason udallParticipant @jasonudall57142]

Watched some you tube.

I highly recommend suburban tools…
A great guy Don.
Who appears to be an accomplished machinist. And educator..
More intrest to people chasing the tenths..in production. .
Like how to check your surface plate
Cylindrical square etc
Well I enjoyed it.

[jason udallParticipant @jasonudall57142]

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Thanks, Jason

**LINK**

MichaelG.

[tom batesParticipant @tombates28045]

thanks to all the people who replied about my photo issue, will try again later with the suggestiions.

cheers Tom b

[Roderick JenkinsParticipant @roderickjenkins93242]

Posted by Ian S C on 24/01/2016 11:04:46:

Back in the 1960s a friend radioed base to tell them his engine was missing, they suggested he alter the mixture, he repeated the ENGINE IS MISSING, he was flying a Cessna 180, and the engine had fallen right out, he managed to land with no further damage, and the aircraft was repaired. Don Erseg was on of NZs top Ag pilots with over 20,000Hrs in his log book, this was just one of those thing that happen now and then.

Ian S C

Blimey – I bet the pilot had to lean forward a bit to keep the C of G somewhere useful!

Rod

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Roderick Jenkins on 24/01/2016 14:51:51:

Posted by Ian S C on 24/01/2016 11:04:46:

Back in the 1960s a friend radioed base to tell them his engine was missing, they suggested he alter the mixture, he repeated the ENGINE IS MISSING, he was flying a Cessna 180, and the engine had fallen right out, he managed to land with no further damage, and the aircraft was repaired. Don Erseg was on of NZs top Ag pilots with over 20,000Hrs in his log book, this was just one of those thing that happen now and then.

Ian S C

Blimey – I bet the pilot had to lean forward a bit to keep the C of G somewhere useful!

Rod

I would guess he dumped a load out the back

I'll get my coat…

Neil

[Ian PParticipant @ianp]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 24/01/2016 15:41:01:

Posted by Roderick Jenkins on 24/01/2016 14:51:51:

Posted by Ian S C on 24/01/2016 11:04:46:

Back in the 1960s a friend radioed base to tell them his engine was missing, they suggested he alter the mixture, he repeated the ENGINE IS MISSING, he was flying a Cessna 180, and the engine had fallen right out, he managed to land with no further damage, and the aircraft was repaired. Don Erseg was on of NZs top Ag pilots with over 20,000Hrs in his log book, this was just one of those thing that happen now and then.

Ian S C

Blimey – I bet the pilot had to lean forward a bit to keep the C of G somewhere useful!

Rod

I would guess he dumped a load out the back

I'll get my coat…

Neil

I like Ian SC's comment.

'just one of those things that happen now and again'

Ian must live a scary life!

Ian P

[Graham Williams 5Participant @grahamwilliams5]

Went to a model aircraft swap-meet and picked up a PAW19 for £10, thought I might have to do some work on it and a CS 'Rivers' Silver streak for £50, always wanted a Rivers when I was a kid but couldn't afford it. Guy had an ETA 15D, Mk3 I think, he said it was an Elite, wanted £140 but hadn't got enough cash and the missus wouldn't lend it me. O well. Just tried the PAW and it started in my hand, put the 'Rivers' in the test stand and away it went 3rd flick. What a result for £60……. chuffed. Think I'll go there again

[Bob JeppParticipant @bobjepp]

Over the last few months, Neill ( the local builder ) has been extending the double garage – extra workshop space for me and an executive potting shed for the 'dragon'. I spent the couple of weeks before Christmas finishing off the potting shed and then took out all the gardening gear so the house was habitable for Christmas guests.

After Christmas, I managed to fill and paint one wall, put up the cupboards in their new positions and, with the help of the youngest son Tom, moved the lathe to its new position ( he couldn't understand how it cold be done without a keyboard and mouse ! ).

So now its down to me to fill and sand the remaining plasterboard joints in the additional space in the workshop – I look like a snowman after a couple of hours with the orbital sander and the workshop looks like the USA.

Off to have a shower now – hope I don't block up the plumbing with filer dust !

[Boiler BriParticipant @boilerbri]

I visited the MOTAT Museum in Auckland today. A Great day out with many varied displays.

This was in steam, however it was so hot they would not let it run as the passengers have to stand next to the boiler!

Single Tangye

Lots of nice tractors

Nice triple expansion out of a ferry.

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

As it happens the Cessna 180/185 aircraft when fitted with a hopper for agricultural use tend to be a bit tail heavy, so I suppose he had to find a bit more foreward trim. In later years some have helped the trim problem go away by moving the battery from behind the cabin area to the fire wall. When the story of the incident is told, no body mentions the state of the under wear. Ian S C

[mark costello 1Participant @markcostello1]

Things might have puckered so badly that outer wear was inner wear. What are You bringing My hat for?

[Nick_GParticipant @nick_g]

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I have never actually done any turning between centers. So I thought I would have a trial dabble at doing so.

Nick

[John HinkleyParticipant @johnhinkley26699]

Nearly finished the preliminary machining of the main body and slide for the boring/facing head. Still got a way to go, but I just had to check that they went together OK.

A couple more photos in the album, if you're interested.

John

[EmgeeParticipant @emgee]

Nick, you may find it necessary to use a travelling steady with slender rods between centes, even with light cuts.

Emgee

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

Mark, I think I know what you mean, I think that's how it would effect most of use. Imagine landing one of these without the weight of the engine up front (about 470lb). Ian S C

[John Stevenson 1Participant @johnstevenson1]

Posted by John Hinkley on 25/01/2016 17:13:02:

Nearly finished the preliminary machining of the main body and slide for the boring/facing head. Still got a way to go, but I just had to check that they went together OK.

A couple more photos in the album, if you're interested.

John

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I do so like the idea of a gib strip on the head.

Far, far better than most designs that just bends part of the head over. My cheaper commercial heads have this bent slot / strip method but the more expensive ones do have a gib strip and the difference in use is noticable.

Full marks for the improvement.

[Danny M2ZParticipant @dannym2z]

Today I made a prop-driver, collet and washer for a 'Boddo' (CS) Mills .75 that was recently given to me. It had never run.

The original (cast) prop driver was fractured into three pieces and the prop washer had a 5mm hole for the 4mm shaft.

As the tapered drive collet was only 4mm long it was impossible to accurately measure the angle (about 5.5° – so after grinding a micro-boring tool from a 1/8" hss blank (it had to fit in a 4mm hole) the tool was put upside down in a q/c toolholder, the top-slide set over to 6° and used to bore the hole (in the far side of the 4mm shaft hole) to a taper to suit a new collet. It required about 20 'spring' cuts in the dural to obtain a straight taper due to the slenderness of the tool.

The tapered collet was turned conventionally using the top-slide still set to the 6° taper, parted-off and slit with a razor saw. The prop washer was drilled with a #20 drill, shaped and parted off.

On with a 7"x4" prop, onto the test stand, a few flicks and away it went, so not a bad afternoon's work.

This is exactly the sort of job that I originally purchased my C3 lathe for!

* Danny M *

 

 

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