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June 13, 2011 at 11:36 pm in reply to: Some folk buy scrap. #1077809

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…… casts a furtive glance at the mainwheel from PA908 sat in the corner… 🙂

June 13, 2011 at 11:18 pm in reply to: B17 Liberty Belle Down – All Okay #1077833

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Indeed, the fire looks to be in the area where the #2 eng feeder fuel tank water draincock & flap which is further behind #1 eng fuel tank water draincock & flap, and looking forwards, slightly to the right and behind the #1 eng fuel tank fuel booster pump blister.
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I must admit it seems an odd place for a fire to be taking hold as it is relatively remote in this location.

Bomberboy

Thanks, I was wondering what the heck was in the location.

June 13, 2011 at 10:30 pm in reply to: General Discussion #316420

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All the major US warbird collections, collectors, owners & museums have FB pages, as do several of the industry photogs. Often see stuff there before here or WIX etc

June 13, 2011 at 10:30 pm in reply to: Facebook loses users in mature markets #1857081

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All the major US warbird collections, collectors, owners & museums have FB pages, as do several of the industry photogs. Often see stuff there before here or WIX etc

June 13, 2011 at 10:27 pm in reply to: General Discussion #316431

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Also picked up an old Prentiss…

June 13, 2011 at 10:27 pm in reply to: Do we have any collectors of old tools? #1857087

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Also picked up an old Prentiss…

June 13, 2011 at 9:50 pm in reply to: General Discussion #316465

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& I have actually sold 2 of my vises… but bought more… so the current collection stands at 26….. & I now appear to be collecting drill presses (3) Bandsaws (4), also old autobody/sheetmetal hammers, spoons & dollies etc..

& now have (most of) a 3rd Southbend Lathe… a 1934 9in.

Couple of recent vise acquisitions.. a Morgan 40 & a Morgan 140, 140 is the swivel version.

These are now bolted to opposite ends of my main workbench 🙂 The swivel version originally came out of Lockheed at Burbank & the other one came out of Lockheed at Plant 42/Palmdale.

June 13, 2011 at 9:50 pm in reply to: Do we have any collectors of old tools? #1857133

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& I have actually sold 2 of my vises… but bought more… so the current collection stands at 26….. & I now appear to be collecting drill presses (3) Bandsaws (4), also old autobody/sheetmetal hammers, spoons & dollies etc..

& now have (most of) a 3rd Southbend Lathe… a 1934 9in.

Couple of recent vise acquisitions.. a Morgan 40 & a Morgan 140, 140 is the swivel version.

These are now bolted to opposite ends of my main workbench 🙂 The swivel version originally came out of Lockheed at Burbank & the other one came out of Lockheed at Plant 42/Palmdale.

June 13, 2011 at 9:47 pm in reply to: General Discussion #316475

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Hadn’t updated in a while….

These tools look very nice all painted up but do you actually use them?

I too have painted a few but a soon as there getting there abuse they look tired.

Does the saw work?

Yes the saw works 🙂

& on a related note. while at Chino Airshow last month I took a wander thru the workshops of Fighter Rebuilders…… & took photos of all their vises 🙂

June 13, 2011 at 9:47 pm in reply to: Do we have any collectors of old tools? #1857140

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Hadn’t updated in a while….

These tools look very nice all painted up but do you actually use them?

I too have painted a few but a soon as there getting there abuse they look tired.

Does the saw work?

Yes the saw works 🙂

& on a related note. while at Chino Airshow last month I took a wander thru the workshops of Fighter Rebuilders…… & took photos of all their vises 🙂

June 13, 2011 at 9:24 pm in reply to: Production Engineering in WW2 #1078009

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Vise, not vice…;)

I sometimes make mistakes with my transatlantic spelling where I use IMPERIAL BRITISH spelling on here & that bluddy furrin lingo on US msg boards.

June 13, 2011 at 9:01 pm in reply to: B17 Liberty Belle Down – All Okay #1078103

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This link has more pics, including 2 of it in the air, wheels down, with fire towards the back of the wing behind the left inner, but no fire visible around the engine….

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110613/news/706139915/photos/

June 13, 2011 at 8:36 pm in reply to: Production Engineering in WW2 #1078140

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On a related note as I collect bench vices….

Someone remarked on the simularity of Record & Paramo vices. Turns out the Record plant was bombed in WWII & the Govt fearing they wouldn’t have a source of vices had Paramo take over production while the Record plant was repaired.. Then when the war ended Paramo just kept making them..

June 13, 2011 at 7:46 pm in reply to: Production Engineering in WW2 #1078280

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Hucknall was not a production facility, they were made at Derby, Crewe and Glasgow, plus Ford at Trafford Park and Packard in Detroit. Some were also put together by Continental and Commonwealth Aircraft, but I don`t know if they had full manufacturing facilities at either of these.
Pete

Some cylinder blocks have “Buick” cast into them.

June 13, 2011 at 5:57 am in reply to: Mystery wreckage found off Dutch Island. Postwar jet? #1079399

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That was my first thought too, but they weren`t made by Armstrong Whitworth.

Pete

All it needs is the toilet plunger & eggwhisk attachments 🙂
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