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January 6, 2016 at 6:56 pm in reply to: Stirling Project Update #874013

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Sounds good James , one day we will need to cast a trim control box, it might need something like that, unless we find an original in the meantime, Kev

January 4, 2016 at 9:23 pm in reply to: Stirling Project Update #876055

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Hi James, Dave has pretty much hit the nail on the head there. We are unable to dismantle the exhibits that contain these pulley blocks and the blocks themselves are twisted from the impact. I made them by carefuly measuring the originals and forming a pattern which is around 2.5 percent bigger than the finished piece. It came out very well with regard width etc.
it was tricky but enjoyable following in the footsteps of the craftsman who made the first ones. The casting was out sourced.
With problems like these sometimes you need to think 2016 and sometimes you need to think 1939. Kev

January 4, 2016 at 8:49 pm in reply to: Stirling Discovery In France #876078

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There is a short film with Mr Graves explaing the story. I understand that there were local witnesses that stated the aircraft swooped in around the church , hit the ground and burst into flames, I find it hard to believe that bodies were not recovered at the time especialy with so many on board . you would understand perhaps if is was a high speed near vertical impact?

January 3, 2016 at 8:28 pm in reply to: Whitley Parts #876979

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Super work, all the best for the new year, Kev

January 3, 2016 at 12:19 pm in reply to: Stirling Project Update #877310

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cheered up now, thanks guys . spent a couple of hours on the rear pulley block today.

January 3, 2016 at 9:37 am in reply to: Stirling Project Update #877547

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Running along side, one of the pulley blocks for the top controls channel of the coupe.

December 26, 2015 at 1:12 pm in reply to: I.D. For A Short Stirling Part #882095

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Guys ,they are almost identical but all of the through fixings on our borrowed part are ”bolts” and in plain steel it looks like some of the through fixings on Hindenburgs part are alloy rivets?
also there are no brass components on our part , it is alloy, wood, stainless central bush, and steel bolts. I will keep looking for a number , differing materials may perhaps just be down to modification though or the part could be one of several bell cranks doing similar tasks. Kev

December 24, 2015 at 9:10 pm in reply to: I.D. For A Short Stirling Part #882468

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The borrowed part shows no evidence of a cable attachment at its tips so I would assume that the timber work within it once extended out beyond the metal work and had attachments further out. it is very sim ilar to hindenburgs part but not the same, ie steel bolts and all alloy construction other than the timber within. Kev

December 23, 2015 at 5:25 pm in reply to: I.D. For A Short Stirling Part #883596

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This part is on loan to the Stirling project for a short time, We can find no part number and we think it may be related to fuel tanks.
Basicly it is a sandwhich with thin ply and softwood as a core. Ring any bells?

Hi James , good to hear from you, seen some of your work, shame you are not closer to us we could do with someone like yourself on the project.the central stainless flange is a through hole, it has four fine grooves cut through its internal length, item was once flat,rubber is under bolt head I think, Regards Kevin

July 15, 2015 at 10:57 am in reply to: Wanted, retired engineer for The Stirling Project #859775

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Good ideas, Hopefuly if the word is spread we will get a couple of guys on board.

July 15, 2015 at 8:46 am in reply to: Wanted, retired engineer for The Stirling Project #859788

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No volunteers as yet so ok we will throw in the odd bisquit( but not chocolate)

July 14, 2015 at 5:51 pm in reply to: Astrodome and windscreen help #860378

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Any numbering on the metalwork?

May 4, 2015 at 3:10 pm in reply to: Stirling Project Update #918944

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Not much to write home about but these I beam re-enforcement brackets were trimmed and marked today in the workshop at home. Kev

April 18, 2015 at 6:06 pm in reply to: What Is This Off? #848812

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Looks very old school. If it wasnt for the threaded area I would have said it was from a military chest or cabinet, So if this was a quiz I would say it being brass aWW1 speaking tube cap or gun sight cover?

April 16, 2015 at 10:00 pm in reply to: Stirling Project Update #849866

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Today at Cambridge Precision

Picture of the meeting today with our Chairman and the old sweat’s chewing over the commision of new pivot parts for the rudder pedal assembly which will be made over the next couple of weeks, The pyramid shaped pedal mounts are also going in to be machined to accept bearings top and bottom. We will post some pictures when the machining is done, Kev
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