Mechanical Poetry

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Simon Peck
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Mechanical Poetry

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I'm sure there are many here who'll enjoy this:


phil fitzpatrick
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WOW :!: :!: :!: :!: :!:
Thats beautifull work Simon.thanks for posting that.
Oh for the Skills the patience and machinery.
Brilliant
Cheers
Phil

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Wow that is magnificent, and so tiny! Brilliant work. I can't come close to that. I'll stick to crude and simple tanks!
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Simon

Thanks for posting, a real inspiration. All that in a thousand hours. I can't imagine the pressure making the last cut turning the crankshaft. It's a bit too late to realise you've taken off a thou too much. Shows what can be done in miniature on a small lathe though. A bit like some of the stuff Gerald Wingrove does (thanks to Fabrice for that reference).

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Hi Simon.

Just astounding what some people can do just brilliant, makes you think we are only really playing at it.
Cheers Paul :wink:
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The world of model engineering has some geniuses - not too strong a word.

I did notice that there was no evidence of gaskets or gasket goo - perhaps the standards of finish and assembly made them pointless.

Before we all despair - I wonder if the coming world of desktop manufacture, a sort of 3D printing, may eventually come to our aid? Stuff a set of instructions into your PC, have a cup of tea, and find a complete functional King Tiger burbling round the workshop on your return... Or would that be cheating?

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