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Yes that was his last name. There were two parts that were really difficult, the lowering of a 6ft long 65 pound model into the water without overbalancing and sliding it into the back of his station wagon without pinching a finger. Before he bought the station wagon he took the model to the dealers to make sure it fit,Gerald.
Chris, the wrench used for aligning bolt holes is a structural steel wrench or as we always called them spud wrenches. We used then a lot on ships to get the bolts back in a flange that would not quite line up.https://www.aftfasteners.com/structural-wrenches/Dan
Quote from: steamboatmodel on May 07, 2018, 02:42:24 PMYes that was his last name. There were two parts that were really difficult, the lowering of a 6ft long 65 pound model into the water without overbalancing and sliding it into the back of his station wagon without pinching a finger. Before he bought the station wagon he took the model to the dealers to make sure it fit,Gerald.Hey Gerald, On the 19th, we are having our first RC submarine run of the season at the pond here, picnic too. Some of the Toronto submarine guys usually come down for it too, have not heard yet who is coming this year. Some others from Ohio will be here.Chris
Quote from: crueby on May 09, 2018, 10:47:04 PMQuote from: steamboatmodel on May 07, 2018, 02:42:24 PMYes that was his last name. There were two parts that were really difficult, the lowering of a 6ft long 65 pound model into the water without overbalancing and sliding it into the back of his station wagon without pinching a finger. Before he bought the station wagon he took the model to the dealers to make sure it fit,Gerald.Hey Gerald, On the 19th, we are having our first RC submarine run of the season at the pond here, picnic too. Some of the Toronto submarine guys usually come down for it too, have not heard yet who is coming this year. Some others from Ohio will be here.ChrisHi Chris,I would love to come down, unfortunately my wife has me booked for a World Fiddle Day event on that date.Gerald.
Slight OT, Nomenclature Question.I have seen the wrench used by plumbers (here in Central USA) to tighten drain fittings, and sold as such, also called Spud Wrenches. A quick web search turns up a few. I am curious how the terms originated. Back to plumbing: I know that dropping pipes from fixtures down for future connecting to main piping is "stubbing." Did someone modify the words along the way? (For example, from my distant days in a print shop I once knew the difference between "offset," "off-set," and "setoff.")--ShopShoe
Quote from: steamboatmodel on May 11, 2018, 01:07:11 AMQuote from: crueby on May 09, 2018, 10:47:04 PMQuote from: steamboatmodel on May 07, 2018, 02:42:24 PMYes that was his last name. There were two parts that were really difficult, the lowering of a 6ft long 65 pound model into the water without overbalancing and sliding it into the back of his station wagon without pinching a finger. Before he bought the station wagon he took the model to the dealers to make sure it fit,Gerald.Hey Gerald, On the 19th, we are having our first RC submarine run of the season at the pond here, picnic too. Some of the Toronto submarine guys usually come down for it too, have not heard yet who is coming this year. Some others from Ohio will be here.ChrisHi Chris,I would love to come down, unfortunately my wife has me booked for a World Fiddle Day event on that date.Gerald.You're a fiddler? Or she is? Never knew they had a holiday.We do more events every month, another picnic one in the fall.On the model, got some bar stock rough cut to piece up the rear cross beams...
I have seen the wrench used by plumbers (here in Central USA) to tighten drain fittings, and sold as such, also called Spud Wrenches. A quick web search turns up a few. I am curious how the terms originated.
Hi people ,over here across the pond...spuds are the bits of metal they bolt onto traction engine wheels to let them traverse muddy ground better...they were bolted on with the tool called a spud wrench (spanner) i think ...not too sure but that is what my brain told my fingers to write !!!Willy.........
Quote from: ShopShoe on May 11, 2018, 01:21:08 PMI have seen the wrench used by plumbers (here in Central USA) to tighten drain fittings, and sold as such, also called Spud Wrenches. A quick web search turns up a few. I am curious how the terms originated. Irish potatoes. AKA spuds. The tool used to dig them up.I enjoy googling the origins of words and terms.