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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2019 14:11:03 GMT
That story was the first that I learnt from my father, probably after I bought the airfix model with my pocket money, I used to buy something each Saturday or save up if wanting something bigger. It was probably from this that my interest in the RN and it's ships grew, there are so many gallant battles against massive odds with RN ships in the early stages of the war, very 'stirring stuff' indeed. In particular the sacrifices by Destroyer's to save their escort, HMS Glowworm ramming the 'Hipper', HMS Ardent and Acasta fighting to the end when trying to defend HMS Glorious against the two Battlecruisers (some call them fast battleships) Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. All 3 ships including the very valuable aircraft carrier 'Glorious) were lost. When I say valuable, I mean in resource, not cost. Many of these actions saw a VC awarded. Not wanting to hog this thread talking about ships,( I could go on forever) but will post these which are of my all time favourite warship, the most handsome built by any navy, I'm of course talking 'HMS Hood'. A couple of in game pictures, forgive the quality, these (as are the others) were taken with my phone which can't fully capture a live picture without distortion. Oh and yes it's still raining... Pete
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Post by delaplume on Jan 24, 2019 15:17:25 GMT
Today I started a thread just for Naval Affairs .......I'll go ahead in the Liberty boat and meet you all at the jetty...Alan ...
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Post by simplyloco on Jan 24, 2019 16:03:40 GMT
I very nearly started a thread discussing the various methods of treacle bending, but decided against it. Perhaps one on 'Yarn Spinning' might be more appropriate to model engineering? John
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Post by timb on Jan 24, 2019 16:05:17 GMT
Limb tweaking day. Trying out a new leg that might give me better control of my mountain bike. Now that is a quality piece of engineering right there!!
Tim
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Post by delaplume on Jan 24, 2019 16:23:00 GMT
Since working on The Bear's bogie wheels and also those Simplex ones, I was reminded that for some time now the Chester lathe's apron gearbox has been making an intermittent, "clunk" like sound.....The sort of sound similar to when a stone gets trapped in your car's tyre tread ...... So yesterday, after girding my loins ( the pork ones ready for Dinner ) I got "Stuck-in" and within half an hour wished I hadn't !!.............The cause of the sound was easy to diagnose}---- RUST !!........At some time during manufacture the apron gearbox must have been left out in the open or become wet somehow as the top half of the three main gearwheels were thick with the stuff .......thus when I had first used the power surface and the power sliding some rust had become jammed in the gear teeth roots and thus gave the noise.......... Getting it all cleaned up was one thing-----trying to remember the reverse sequence of events to re-build it was another !! Anyway---all done now, lots of nice, clean working bits, --------- one happy chappy !! PS}---- I know the place looks a bit of a tip but I'm replacing the Garden shed soon so all of its'contents are temporary stored here in the Machine Shop....
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Post by delaplume on Jan 24, 2019 21:30:15 GMT
PS}--------That 3rd photo is probably the most frightening of them all !!------LoL !!
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Post by RGR 60130 on Jan 25, 2019 16:45:16 GMT
After more than eight years I see I've finally made 500 posts. No one can ever accuse me of feeling the urge to respond to everything anybody writes!
As for being a Statesman, I don't know. The long running joke in the Merchant Navy was that it took an act of Parliament to make the Engineers, officers and it would take an act of God to make them gentlemen.
Reg
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Post by Jim on Jan 25, 2019 17:04:41 GMT
Congratulations on becoming a Statesman Reg and I'm certain you we don't need and act of God to make you what you already are..
Jim
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Post by gwr1509 on Jan 25, 2019 19:01:11 GMT
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Post by JonL on Jan 25, 2019 21:39:57 GMT
That looks superb Helmut!
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Post by dscott on Jan 26, 2019 2:02:32 GMT
Hi Helmut, I am in the early stages of getting bits for one of these but as a powered Vehicle on all 8 wheels!! I have a CUNNING PLAN and 2 angle drive units (AKA angle grinder gearboxes!)
David and Lily.
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Post by Oily Rag on Jan 26, 2019 21:11:23 GMT
Degreasing and then cleaning up and polishing the boiler bands for #967 under the car port. More to do today. It is not a job I will volunteer for again. Swinging the die grinder with a mop is fine , it is the straight grinder up at shoulder height with the abrasive wheels which is a load of hurt, I need Pop Eye arms. "pain is weakness leaving the body!"
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Post by Midland on Jan 27, 2019 18:01:09 GMT
Frigged around with my mill (Warco Junior, still weighs in at mega kg) changing the chuck for the milling head and adjusting the belts and all that stuff and thought there must be a better way. I have been induced to acquire a Proxxon mini mill and when the new controller comes it will be super for the small stuff but what about the slightly heavier business say milling hornblocks? I am coming to the conclusion that we get the biggest machine that we think we will ever need, use the capacity a few times and have a bloody great asset getting old. It seems a better policy to have a machine that does say, 75% of our needs and go out to friend for the odd bigger stuff. Means of course that you stay friends with those with the big kit!!!!! Saw my mill advertised for £900 the other day so just selling privately would get in some good cash and perhaps just wait util I rally need a big mill. And since my heart business I cannot even drown my sorrows in the red stuff. David
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2019 19:43:13 GMT
Today was an education in things 'PC', my son popped over to sort out transferring the files from the old PC to new laptop. well, he did far more than that. First, he connected the two to share files automatically when switched on and moved across my main folder which has everything 4472 related in. He also set-up a folder on the old PC so that if I need anything else to be moved across I just drag it into the folder, no need for PW's or anything as that's already taken care off. He also set up a back-up file for the Laptop on the old PC which updates every hour if both machines are switched on or when the PC is later switched on, I'll do that once a week. The laptop as supplied defaulted to saving everything to the 'C' drive which is not a good idea, so it's now set to put everything on 'D' and the files that had already been put on 'C' since I first used the laptop have now been moved to 'D'. I can switch any new app to load to 'C' if the faster speed of the 'C' SSD drive is required. He also connected my phone to the laptop and connected the printer to the router via wireless, I didn't even know it had wireless...lol He's also sourcing for me another internet cable to connect the laptop to the router instead of using the wireless. Oh and getting me an adapter to connect laptop to my old monitor so that I can use the larger screen or multi screen, I learnt that I can also use the old keyboard so don't need the laptop open to use. He then checked out the laptop, he was impressed with the package for the price, top graphics card which I was already aware off, that's why I chose it along with the i7 chip (can clock to 4.1 ghz), things I didn't know is it has the internet plug that can take the larger cable, there's a small hatch that opens, I have no idea what the benefit of this is. And he was most impressed with it having a 'thunderbolt' connection, he did explain what this is but I didn't take it all in, just that it's a good thing, something about connecting any desktop PCI board to it, I think?... So, in all a good evening, I'll have a play later.... Pete
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Post by JonL on Jan 27, 2019 21:28:30 GMT
No model engineering today sadly, but for those interested in architecture I went up to visit the place I'll be getting married in today: The temple of Apollo at Stourhead. The Palladian Architect Henry Flitcroft built this in 1765, and we live local to Stourhead so walk round the gardens fairly frequently. It's tiny inside, which works well with our wishes for a small wedding. Less than 30 people will fit all told (and then its rather snug), which handily is how many we can fit in the local pub for lunch!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2019 21:53:20 GMT
Congrats Nobby.... Pete
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Post by dhamblin on Jan 27, 2019 22:43:20 GMT
Lovely place Stourhead - hope everything goes well on the day Regards, Dan
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Post by Oily Rag on Jan 27, 2019 23:57:39 GMT
Soggy belly cleans Firtz first thing this morning. (#967's dome and safety cover) a good scrub with de-greaser before some polishing takes place.
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Post by David on Jan 28, 2019 1:33:44 GMT
Beautiful place for a wedding Nobby. Congratulations!
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Post by dscott on Jan 28, 2019 6:40:19 GMT
Congratulations Nobby! Our second stop in England for Lily back in 2005 when she came to England to become My Wife! 14 years later she is my workshop assistant and companion on all things Steam and Railways!!
Love David and Lily and Katie now 11.
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