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Re: Slow build Flak36 88mm
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 10:47 pm
by 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
Re: Slow build Flak36 88mm
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 5:00 pm
by 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.
Re: Slow build Flak36 88mm
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 5:12 pm
by Paul Wills
Re: Slow build Flak36 88mm
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 7:20 pm
by Paul Morris
Is it the fact that I should not have sold you it
Re: Slow build Flak36 88mm
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 8:17 pm
by 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.
Re: Slow build Flak36 88mm
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 8:39 pm
by simon_manning
nice bit of work going on here, enjoyable! regards simon manning.
Re: Slow build Flak36 88mm
Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 2:18 pm
by 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?
Re: Slow build Flak36 88mm
Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 5:18 pm
by 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.
Re: Slow build Flak36 88mm
Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 5:48 pm
by Paul Morris
Hey Paul.
To be honest I was trying to look further than that< thinking the wheel was too obvious
Cheers Paul.
Re: Slow build Flak36 88mm
Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 6:53 pm
by 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!
Re: Slow build Flak36 88mm
Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 8:17 pm
by 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.
Re: Slow build Flak36 88mm
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 10:27 am
by 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.
Re: Slow build Flak36 88mm
Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2013 9:10 pm
by 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
Re: Slow build Flak36 88mm
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 7:42 pm
by 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
Re: Slow build Flak36 88mm
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 7:19 pm
by 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