WOW
Thats beautifull work Simon.thanks for posting that.
Oh for the Skills the patience and machinery.
Brilliant
Cheers
Phil
Re: Mechanical Poetry
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 7:55 am
by Robert E Morey
Wow that is magnificent, and so tiny! Brilliant work. I can't come close to that. I'll stick to crude and simple tanks!
Bob
Re: Mechanical Poetry
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 2:26 pm
by Stephen White
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).
Regards
Stephen
Re: Mechanical Poetry
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 6:35 pm
by Paul Morris
Hi Simon.
Just astounding what some people can do just brilliant, makes you think we are only really playing at it.
Cheers Paul
Re: Mechanical Poetry
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 8:43 pm
by Steven Ford
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?
