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slowcoach:

--- Quote from: NickG on February 09, 2010, 07:06:41 PM ---
1.   Oh ****, ******* ********.
2.   I'm ok.
3.   That could have been worse.
4.   Actually I might have mangled the chuck and caused damage to the machine.
5.   I think I might give up this hobby.
6.   Take a step back and calm down a bit

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I've been there Nick. Completely sh*t*ng myself and then giving myself a good b*ll*cking :)

Rob :thumbup:

NickG:
Andy, good points made there.

That looks a handy tool Darren.

Rob, yes, that's what happened! :)

Starting to feel slightly better that I can have another go and attack it in a different way this time :smart:

Nick

madjackghengis:

--- Quote from: NickG on February 07, 2010, 05:19:19 AM ---PS can't seem to get the camera to focus in on this small things which is quite annoying as it's supposed to be one of the best compact digital types. Maybe it's the light.

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Hi Nick, looks like you got a good start on those TWO engines, and you'll probably end up with two working models when you're done. I had a problem with taking any kind of machine pictures with my digital camera, and someone suggested finding the manual focus control. Once I did that, my pictures started coming out good, I usually take two or three from different angles, as the glare of light seems to pop up with no sense of responsibility at all. I'm starting to work on a "poppin' engine" using my first discarded cylinder from my radial, it'll have a one inch bore, since I was already drilled out to that when I screwed up the base flange, but you and a couple others have been kind enough to send the plans, and I do need to do something small while this other takes huge amounts of time. Your using the adjustable reamer is good news, as I need to ream out about a thousanths of taper from my cylinders before then can be honed, and I wasn't sure an ajustable reamer would leave a clean enough cut. Great job so far mad jack :headbang:

NickG:
I'll have to try that madjack. Would be interesting to see your version of poppin, you're right, sometimes you need a break and a quick win whilst in the middle of a large project. Adjustable reamer seemed to work spot on for the cast iron.

Nick

jim:
Nick, what a week you've had!

sorry to read about your parting mishap.

keep up the good work :thumbup:

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