Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-03.southeast.rr.com ([24.93.67.84] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.5) with ESMTP id 2626435 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 06 Oct 2003 19:23:33 -0400 Received: from o7y6b5 (clt78-020.carolina.rr.com [24.93.78.20]) by ms-smtp-03.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.2) with SMTP id h96NLCW0029710 for ; Mon, 6 Oct 2003 19:21:13 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <001001c38c60$6b02cac0$1702a8c0@WorkGroup> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Mill/Lathe tools Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 19:20:23 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000D_01C38C3E.E3A66620" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C38C3E.E3A66620 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks, Richard, I got the Bridgemaster lifted an on its stand today, so chips should = start flying soon. I did go and look at some photos of some of the = other 3 in 1s and there is a big difference between some of them. So = far, I am impressed with what I got for my money. Turns out the spindle = is an R-8 so I guess that means I can use Bridgeport tools {:>) Would I = have loved to have a brand new bridgeport - well, maybe. I think you = need to get the amount of machine you need, not necessarity what you can = afford to buy. I know lots of folks look down on the chinese makes and = often with good reason. But, every major piece of machinery I have is = chinese and the only american made is a table saw and that is the only = thing that has failed, so you never know. My 20 year old Chinese drill = press, cutoff saw and band saw do not have on bit of plastic on them and = are ugly, but despite being abused for close to 3 decades just keep on = working. =20 Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Crapse, Richard W (Rick), WCCO=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 11:50 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Mill/Lathe tools I personally am working at making a Gingery Lathe. Yep, that's right = no high faluting welding spoken here buddy. Sand casting with Aluminum ( = al-u-min-ium for the British types). Yessiree, blast furnace makes short = work of aluminum and pot metal. Why this route? Because I wanted to. Can = I weld, absolutely! I learned with gas, moved to mig, then to tig. = Wholeheartedly agree with getting somebody to work with you to teach. = After that, it becomes controlling the heat with the torch and = rod/filler. I did have the privilege of seeing Steve Brooks' rotary = installation in his Cozy mkIV. Looks great. He is using the stock turbo = option. Does anybody know if the stock turbo will hold up for continuous = duty? I have heard the bearings and lubrication is a problem. Maybe I = heard wrong?=20 And Ed, if that Atlas lathe needs a home, let me know. I will gladly = run and make chips with it. 8^)> But seriously, I looked at my metal = working needs and the Gingery is just fine for my needs. I like to = prototype stuff occasionally and my Shopsmith just doesn't do what I = need for metal. Wood now....that is a different story. Richard Crapse =20 919-474-1628 - office=20 919-949-9913 - cell=20 rwcrapse@att.com=20 ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C38C3E.E3A66620 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks, Richard,
 
    I got the = Bridgemaster lifted an=20 on its stand today, so chips should start flying soon.  I did go = and look=20 at some photos of some of the other 3 in 1s and there is a big = difference=20 between some of them.  So far, I am impressed with what I got for = my=20 money.  Turns out the spindle is an R-8 so I guess that means I can = use=20 Bridgeport tools {:>)  Would I have loved to have a brand new = bridgeport=20 - well, maybe.  I think you need to get the amount of machine you = need, not=20 necessarity what you can afford to buy.  I know lots of folks look = down on=20 the chinese makes and often with good reason.  But, every major piece of machinery I have is chinese and the = only=20 american made is a table saw and that is the only thing that has failed, = so you=20 never know.  My 20 year old Chinese drill press, cutoff = saw and=20 band saw do not have on bit of plastic on them and are ugly, but despite = being=20 abused for close to 3  decades just keep on working. =20
 
 
Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Crapse, = Richard W=20 (Rick), WCCO
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 = 11:50=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Mill/Lathe = tools

I personally am working = at making=20 a Gingery Lathe. Yep, that=92s right no high faluting welding spoken = here buddy.=20 Sand casting with Aluminum ( al-u-min-ium for the British types). = Yessiree,=20 blast furnace makes short work of aluminum and pot metal. Why this = route?=20 Because I wanted to. Can I weld, absolutely! I learned with gas, moved = to mig,=20 then to tig. Wholeheartedly agree with getting somebody to work with = you to=20 teach. After that, it becomes controlling the heat with the torch and=20 rod/filler.

 

           = =20 I did have the privilege of seeing Steve Brooks=92 rotary installation = in his=20 Cozy mkIV. Looks great. He is using the stock turbo option. Does = anybody know=20 if the stock turbo will hold up for continuous duty? I have heard the = bearings=20 and lubrication is a problem. Maybe I heard wrong?

 

And Ed, if that Atlas = lathe needs=20 a home, let me know. I will gladly run and make chips with it. = 8^)> =20 But seriously, I looked at my metal working needs and the Gingery is = just fine=20 for my needs. I like to prototype stuff occasionally and my Shopsmith = just=20 doesn=92t do what I need for metal. Wood now....that is a different=20 story.

 

 

 

Richard=20 Crapse  
919-474-1628 - = office=20
919-949-9913 - = cell=20
rwcrapse@att.com

 

------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C38C3E.E3A66620--