Slow build Flak36 88mm

[Uwe Gerstenmayer]

Hi Paul,

seems that you've a "club-card" as well 25 hours plus the night, and even that is not enough ..

The "rail-maschine" is cool and a little tech wonder in itself, keeps things growing quite fast How many miles per FLAK is it doing ?
I'm just kidding and curious how many miles my one will need

cheers,

Uwe

[Paul Wills]

Hi All,

been busy with the tool chest for the flak and I am happy with the results.

I have also been making the electric cable pipes, but I cannot seem to get the connector right.

Paul.

[Paul Wills]

Hi All,

Uwe, you can only see bits of it until it is finished

I have been working on the Gun travel lock spring/handle, some plates for the leveling adjuster wheels and the bogie hook's.

Gun travel lock spring/handle

Gun travel lock spring/handle

Gun travel lock spring/handle

Original

plates for the leveling adjuster wheels

original

bogie hook

See if anyone spots whats wrong

Paul

[Paul Morris]

Is it the fact that I should not have sold you it

[Paul Wills]

Hi Paul,

No that was the right thing to do mate I am putting money on that Uwe is the only one to get it

Paul.

[simon_manning]

nice bit of work going on here, enjoyable! regards simon manning.

[Peter Silcock]

Ok is that one of the pictures of the adjusting wheels is shown the wrong way round? (probably the real one?} Whats the prize?

[Paul Wills]

Hi Peter,

If I read your post correctly you are half right you are correct it is the leveling wheels

The prize is a weekend with me in Funny Girls at Blackpool

Paul.

[Paul Morris]

Hey Paul.
To be honest I was trying to look further than that< thinking the wheel was too obvious
Cheers Paul.

[Peter Silcock]

Hi Paul glad I didnt win! What is throwing me is that on your model the housing seems to be the right way round for the left hand wheel with the wheel on the left hand side of the housing. Your piccy of the real one shows the wheel on the opposite side with the housing back to front (if you see what i mean) Or does the real piccy show the the right hand side wheel? Cant see that this fits though. Not usually a detail freak as you know but my brain now hurts and I need to know!

[Paul Wills]

Hi Paul,

No that's all it was mate, its usually the obvious answers that keep people guessing

Hi Peter,

Glad you didn't win What put you off Was it having to put up with me or going to funny girls Last time I was in there I got chatted up I wasn't sure what to do so I turned her down but it was a bloody good laugh

To save you going into melt down the answer is, the wheel should be the right side of the housing and the housing should be closer to the left side

Paul.

[Peter Silcock]

Ha I was half right then- thought it was the position of the wheel. What threw me was that the model I have has the wheel housings the same way as yours, but looking at various photos its clearly wrong. Presumably the housings can be switched round and I only get 1 day at Funny Girls.

[Uwe Gerstenmayer]

Hi Paul,

seems that I've missed a quite good quiz due to business travel

I assume that there has been a simple exchange of the housings (lhs to rhs) for "mid cycle savings" The "direct-drive" is easier and cheaper, that's fact
Exchange the housings and add a 1:1 gear ratio and whe're home again (that is at least on my agenda)

Your chest and the lots of other "fiddly" details are looking absolutely brilliant

I just hope that Santa has received my "Tool-Order" to make such great stuff

Keep the things comming, its more than fun and highly interesting

cheers ,

Uwe

[Paul Wills]

Hi Uwe,

Thanks for your good comments and yes you missed the quiz but we all have to work to pay for our enjoyment and you got the answer right

I know Santa has my tool order I put it in myself and I am trying to buy back my old Myford super 7 lathe

Paul

[Uwe Gerstenmayer]

Hi Paul,

maybe some adds to my last comments, since I've a run just now to generate misunderstandings
It's just a very good example how to find a perfect compromise to enable the function but to bring it to excaptable costs, respect
Therefore these are "Engineering Kits" and give a lot of fun and individual room to build it up

Good luck with your lathe, you'll love it

cheers,

Uwe