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tenniV11

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WHAAM - CRAK!
« on: November 18, 2020, 07:59:42 am »
I have an upright Märklin in excellent condition - except there was no Burner!
I made one entirely from Brass - and the Mushroom from a 44.Magnum Case (as shown before)
After trying to fit into the Märklin, the diameter of the floor was 1 mm to wide and I decided
to clamp the already finished Burner to my Lathe. And it happened - it just flew in parts trough
my workshop - I was very much lucky that I was not hit by one of the fragments. Sometimes
you should follow the inner voice!!!
After making a new body and soldered all together the Burner was finished again (2 hours!)
And it works fantastic - enjoy
Arnold
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Re: WHAAM - CRAK!
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2020, 09:22:20 am »
Loading an assembly by clamping on a thin walled hollow space while trying to make a peripheral cut produces a whole lot of poorly supported force. Seems I've learned this lesson somewhere in the past myself. Very glad you survived the ordeal with nothing worse than a lost burner.

A file may have worked better at removing material in that set-up, as it is less prone to dig in and grab, but a slow gentle approach would still have been needed.

Very nice burner by the way, I'd say it's about perfect for that engine ..... well done!!!
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Re: WHAAM - CRAK!
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2020, 10:48:02 am »
Ooops!

You got it looking good in the end though  8)
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Re: WHAAM - CRAK!
« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2020, 01:52:41 pm »
ouch! I've had a few parts come flying off both my lathe and milling machines, doing things I should have known better. I use parallel bars to evenly align things in the lathe chuck, and forgot to remove them before starting the lathe - Won't do THAT again. We could start a thread for sure on stupid mistakes we've made. Glad you survived and the replacement burner looks great.
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Re: WHAAM - CRAK!
« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2020, 03:21:39 pm »
Looks very nice, do you give it an antique look?
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Re: WHAAM - CRAK!
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2020, 01:33:06 am »
Oooops...

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Re: WHAAM - CRAK!
« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2020, 11:36:41 am »
To Stoker:
Yes - I know - never span a hollow body in a chuck - this and 100 other rules in your workshop
but sometimes a little lazy man in your Brain persuade you - and it can work 99 times....and then "Bratatatata"
(I like the terms by Roy Lichtenstein)

To Jim:
The Burner has been treated with "Shot Flon" to make the antique finish. It is a sort of
Browning chemical - you will find  "how to make" videos (funny)
and there are many more...

Arnold

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Re: WHAAM - CRAK!
« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2020, 02:16:35 pm »
Thin wall pipe and 3 jaw chucks do not play nicely together  ( don’t ask how i know )
I have purchased a 6 jaw chuck that is a big improvement but still a bit risky

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Re: WHAAM - CRAK!
« Reply #8 on: November 19, 2020, 03:55:51 pm »
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The Burner has been treated with "Shot Flon" to make the antique finish

A superb finish.
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