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Hi Chris ,interesting stuff going on there...That was my job in the army as a control equipment technician !! no gyros though to stop it flipping over !!!
Just wondering what material you use for the glands on the prop shafts and servo rods . . . I expect you have mentioned it somewhere but I couldn't find it.This stuff is just as fascinating as the machine builds. I love to see all your techniques and machining setups. All stored away for when I get some 'shop time Mike.
Hi Chris yup i could do it but, as this was in the previous millennium it would be thermionic valves and stuff...i learnt all my electronics in the early sixties !! now there are things called integrated circuits and transistors and stuff !!!stuff you cannot repair !! When i was on maneuverers some equipment failed and the gunnery sergeant said what was wrong, and i said one of the field effect transistors had blown ,but ,if i had a lathe i could turn one up !! next thing i knew the machinery wagon arrived !!
HiWhere Oh where do you find the time to do all this Let me in on your secret and I'll buy you a CheersRich
Chris that chain looks really good especially after a bit of heat, The smokebox on my Shay is SS muffler pipe. I have cycled it through the burn out oven a few times and it really looks like a real smokebox no paint needed.Dan
Hi Chris, just a quick thought...should the props turn in different directions to stop the turtle turning turtle ? or do the tubes prevent this happening ? or is the weight distribution avoiding that ? just pondering...torque reaction and all that (that i have no knowledge of).......willy