Charles_McG
Ciderwright
Aroma testing.
I won the University teaching award today. It was a total surprise.
Tonight I was telling my wife that the award comes with cash, and the first words out of her mouth were “That’ll build a big rocket.”
I won the University teaching award today. It was a total surprise.
Tonight I was telling my wife that the award comes with cash, and the first words out of her mouth were “That’ll build a big rocket.”
Congratulations! How big of a rocket?
Making a part for a B-17 turbocharger.
Zeuz-cat, you possess skills that are steadily disappearing from the American workforce. We need guys like you to train as many folks as possible. I'm in kind of the same situation. I have trouble finding anyone willing to listen.
Jim
An original:
Stainless steel sheet cut to shape and clamped to a jig. Pounding the exposed side to bend it 90 degrees. We use nylon, rubber coated or leather hammers to avoid seriously denting the steel and damaging it. The steel needs to shrink at the top of the curve and stretch at the bottom.
A dent that will need to be worked out.
Another dent
Working the dents out with the English Wheel.
About an hour of pounding and it is starting to take shape.
Geometrically, it would help to remove wedges of material from the areas that need to shrink. Bend until the edges meet, weld, and then continue the shaping. Structurally and otherwise, I don't know if that's acceptable.
Were the original parts stamped? I can't imagine that those were all hand-made for all those B-17s.....
I won the University teaching award today. It was a total surprise.
Tonight I was telling my wife that the award comes with cash, and the first words out of her mouth were “That’ll build a big rocket.”
I am close to completing the stained glass fireplace screen I made. It still needs varnish and some way to make sure it doesn't fall over.
Awesome! That looks fantastic.
How about velcro?
Run with it!I won the University teaching award today. It was a total surprise.
Tonight I was telling my wife that the award comes with cash, and the first words out of her mouth were “That’ll build a big rocket.”
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