phantom Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Wow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Magnificient! :lol: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jeff briner Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 So, Pierre, what's next? You have totally blown us away with each successive build. You keep working your fantastic magic and we, lowly observers, are left speechless. I have closely followed each documented build, and I am searching for the appropriate accolades to bestow on you; and falling miserably short in my effort. Thank you so very much for sharing your wonderful works of art with us. :wub: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kostucha Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Pierre, simply stunning work good Sir! Absolutely perfect in all regards. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 The size of this is very deceiving ... It appears to be much larger than it really is which just proves how fantastic this build really is ! Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted January 15, 2010 Author Share Posted January 15, 2010 A short break, while I tackle another project : the restauration of an old pocket watch, featuring a repetition mechanism. A brocken balance wheel shaft that needs to be re-turned. Giving my lathe a try on a bit of brass. The real shaft will be made of steel of course. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted January 15, 2010 Author Share Posted January 15, 2010 Turning a couple of pulleys for the Felixstowe. First getting the required diameter is 1.5mm Then come two groves... ... and the pulley is cut off from the brass rod. I flip it over into a 16 collet to face off the end I just cut. Read 3 time the above proceeding and you get the result The four pulleys are for the ailerons. See'ya soon! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 ... and the pulley is cut off from the brass rod. I am no expert in the lathe..so sorry for the dumb question..but how do you cut off the pulley without it flying off into the nether regions of your workshop?? Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted January 16, 2010 Author Share Posted January 16, 2010 ... how do you cut off the pulley without it flying off into the nether regions of your workshop?? I turn down the RPM's as low as possible when I reach the end of the cut: 100-200 RPM The part will eventually fling, but stays near the lathe bed, where I have to search for it. This is a good reason (apart from safety) to keep the lathe clean from cut material. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Excellence, Pierre ... The pocket watch was very interesting too ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 I did the pulleys again, as they were lacking an axis :wink: A couple of hours later I could solder a metal pin to fix the pulleys to the wing. Pulley diameter : 1.5mm, axis 0.3mm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Stop it, you're killing us ! :) Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 The only reason we cannot compete with this guy is that we do not have the lathe. :blink: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted January 24, 2010 Author Share Posted January 24, 2010 The central pulleys are glued at last. Closer... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 I´m stunned for words........... I am not worthy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Fantastic ! Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Isaac Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 My god... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted January 25, 2010 Author Share Posted January 25, 2010 (edited) Something totally different: I shot a couple of photos the A380 on her first landing at Geneva Airport on 21 January. The foggy weather set a special mood to the scene... Now let's go back almost a century to the Felixstowe Sorry for the off-topic! Edited January 25, 2010 by Scalephantomphixer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Great pics! The fog makes it look absolutely humongeous! The tail almost dispaears in the fog.....nice shot, ominous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Those photos of the A380 in the fog make it look ethereal ... Nice ... Thanks for sharing those, Pierre ... ;) Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
infideon Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 GOD LIKE! :wub: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted January 25, 2010 Author Share Posted January 25, 2010 Rigging of the ailerons. I drilled a second 0.3mm hole in each of the 8 PE horns. The microscope is mandatory... Laying down the aileron without nocking off the horns... ... and the command pulleys on the wing. To finish the day, the props, blue tacked.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Hi Pierre What brand is your needle-sharp tweezers visible on the second photo? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Outstanding ! Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 (edited) What brand is your needle-sharp tweezers visible on the second photo? It is a Dumont N°5, a special watchmaker tweezer. I polished the tips so they do not mark the object they hold. Similar models are available at any good online watchmaker store. Google will help you get adresses. Edited January 26, 2010 by Scalephantomphixer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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