Just joined - more to come

[BeaverBoy]

Hello,
Now retired with time on my hands, I have a very small shed with minimal equipment in it so far.

I worked for over 20 years as Jig-Borer and Horizontal Borer for the worlds leading aero-engine manufacturer (you guessed, it was R-R), eventually retraining as a Technical Illustrator and working for Mirrlees-Blackstone Diesels at Stockport, Britain's first diesel engine manufacturer. Now they were BIG engines (up to 18,000 BHP)!

I now build and fly i.c. powered model aircraft and have, in the past, been known to exhibit a 4mm scale model railway layout.

Nothing posted yet, but I've inherited a steam engine which I know nothing about, so expect a couple of photos soon, in the hope that someone can put me in the picture.

[crueby]

Welcome to the forum, sounds like you have some interesting stuff! This is a great place to get and share info on all sorts of engines.


 

[Dave Otto]

Welcome to MEM!

Dave

[b.lindsey]

Welcome BB. Great to have you on board. Lots of varied interests and experiences among the members. You should fit right in.

Bill

[Kim]

Hi BeaverBoy,
Welcome to MEM!
Kim

[10KPete]

Welcome to the fun house! Lots of stuff going on.

Pete

[Roger B]

Welcome to the Forum   

[Jo]

  Geoff,

Is your Forum name from your model aircraft or your milling machine 

Are you planning on building your own engines for your aircraft? I enjoy making aero engines but I am not sure if I would risk flying them in case the plane nose dived in to land 

Jo

[vcutajar]

Hi and welcome to the group.

Vince

[BeaverBoy]

Welcome to the Forum   

Hi Roger,
In  answer to your questions - the name Beaver is due to me being a bit of a 'Beaver-freak': I just love those aircraft.

As far as milling machines go, I worked mainly on Cincinnatis, Kearney & Trecker and Adcock-Shipleys machines, then jig-boring on Pratt & Whitney, SIP, Newall and Oerlikon machines. I couldn't refuse the firm's generous offer of voluntary severance in the 80s, so I took the money and ran… straight to art college for a course (HND) in technical illustration - best move I ever made! It got me the job at Mirrlees-Blackstone Diesels.

I must admit that building my own i.c. aero engine is the main appeal, and yes, they do crash from time to time, but I'm also interested in steam (dad was a footplate man from 1921 to 1949) - it's in the blood. You have to learn to live with that 

[Jo]

Wasp Junior radial engine, sorry I can't recall anyone doing a design for a model of one of those 

Jo

[Vixen]

A single row and also a twin row P+W Wasp engine was designed by Bob Roach in Australia and castings were once available form Bruce Satra over in the States. Sadly, both of these incredible an irreplaceable model engineers are no longer with us.

I think I may have a copy of Bob's Wasp drawings somewhere. You would have to make your own arrangements for the castings

Mike

[Jasonb]

Welcome to the forum

Jo some picks of those R-985 castings for you to day dream over Eric must be keeping his set well hidden from you

http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/showpost.php?p=157431&postcount=2

Some pics of a FINISHED one here and a bigger 1/4 scale one at bottom of page

https://www.flickr.com/photos/15794235@N06/albums/72157663466670131

[Vixen]

Thanks Jason

Those finished radial and rotary engines are magnificent. They have a magic all of there own.

Just remember:

              Real engines are 'round'


Mike

[wirralcnc]

I knew Bruce for a number of years. Having bought both the r-985 and r1830 castings that he did. Also the Morton m5. I believe Paul Knapp took over the castings. Not sure if he supplies the drawings.

[BeaverBoy]

Have I opened a can of worms here with all this talk of Beavers and P&W Wasp Juniors?
Are we going off topic from what was simply an ‘introduce yourself ‘ couple of sentences? No offence intended - I’ll talk about the Beaver all day 😁.

[Art K]

BB,
Welcome to the forum. It sounds like you have a lot of valuable job experience that would directly apply to building any sort of engine you desired. I just thought I'd throw out the fact that there are are other engines out there other than 7, 9, 14, &18 cylinder radial engines. I will even throw out a plug for my own engine found in this build article. You can go to the end and see the happy ending.
http://www.modelenginemaker.com/index.php/topic,3653.0.html
I have to admit to not having this engine quite finished, working on a new muffler and a nice chunk of walnut (otherwise known as the brown stuff) for a more permanent base
Art

[BeaverBoy]

I have just put some pics up of the engine on a new post under the 'restorations' heading (look for 'whatizit?') - I'd be interested to hear from anyone about this engine.