Post by: txlabman on May 29, 2019, 02:47:40 pm
Another great addition to an already great exhibit!
Thank you Tony!
Post by: Tony Bird on May 26, 2019, 12:11:30 pm
This might be of interest. it is a modified microscope controlled using WiFi and its camera is from a mobile phone. It is one of the last exhibits finished.
https://youtu.be/BpwDALTvrAQ
Regards
Tony.
Post by: jkbixby on May 25, 2019, 01:10:42 pm
Post by: txlabman on May 25, 2019, 12:16:38 pm
This is going to bring joy to a lot of folks.
Post by: Stoker on May 25, 2019, 11:45:46 am
Would love to have a go at messing about in there myself, and would likely even learn a thing or three in the process, so thanks for sharing.
Looks very professional to say the least. Be sure to give a thumbs up, and a very well done to your son for me!
Post by: Tony Bird on May 25, 2019, 11:36:12 am
Four days ago and still waiting a few exhibits.
https://youtu.be/SY1mNe7sZQo
Regards Tony.
Post by: Tony Bird on May 25, 2019, 11:31:48 am
This is the concept of about two years ago.
https://youtu.be/VjY__o2u1DM
Regards
Tony.
Post by: Stoker on May 25, 2019, 09:13:03 am
Fully appreciate how life keeps getting in the way of the other plans you've made, but this project working with your son sounds fascinating as well!
Any chance that you took photos of any displays, exhibits and such that are soon to be open to the public?
I suspect that many here would be very happy to see what you have been up to in that venue as well !
Post by: txlabman on May 25, 2019, 07:03:08 am
Sadly, no exhibition season in Texas and no engineering club in my area.
Sounds like you have been very busy.
Post by: Tony Bird on May 25, 2019, 04:07:24 am
Lots of progress, alas none on the Aeroboat except for sourcing some elastic. Things were going well until a phone call from our son! Our son designs and makes exhibits for science centres like the 'Exploratorium' in San Francisco where he worked for a time many years ago. He is now free-lance and is coming to the end of a two year set up of a science centre in Oxford. Due to some extended R&D they were a bit behind; so parents front and centre! With help from my wife's administrative skills and my modest machining efforts the project is nearly there and it opens in about a week. Our sons workshop is 60 miles away in the country though a pretty drive it got a bit boring! We are now recuperating but into the exhibition season has started, we have recently returned from exhibiting or model railway in the Midlands and this weekend it is just our local model engineering club: cratering and garden railway alas the weather doesn't look good.
Still it gives us a reason to get up! I will report further developments of the Aeroboat, hope fully fairly soon.
Take care.
Tony.
Post by: txlabman on May 24, 2019, 04:13:19 pm
Any progress to report?
Charlie
Post by: KNO3 on April 30, 2019, 04:16:48 pm
Post by: Hero on March 24, 2019, 08:09:27 am
I'm using the PM plans, so I have the centre frame, and I did soak things in water; somehow, though, I lost symmetry when I bent the ends together. Guess I'll just have to be more careful.
Post by: Tony Bird on March 21, 2019, 12:12:22 pm
I like your way of bending the sides. I started a Polly Wog a while back, and the sides didn't bend evenly, so I have to start over, and this time I'll use your brick trick.
I don't think my brick method will work just by itself. I have built three Poly Wog hulls and I started by getting the wooden sides wet with boiling water then using the bricks the leave it for a couple of days and did the same again but the hull has a very tight hull and the only way I managed to bend it was over a sauce pan of water and slowly bring the ends together using a strong cord. This is best done when the domestic authorities are elsewhere. On the commercially produced Boucher Polly Wog the side were cut as curves and the was no centre frame, it was the Popular Mechanics version that had one. I did a thread on making one of mine at:
https://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/threads/penbwl-a-welsh-tadpole.18804/
Take care.
Tony.
Post by: RedRyder on March 21, 2019, 10:11:23 am
Gil
Post by: Hero on March 21, 2019, 08:39:04 am
Post by: classixs on March 20, 2019, 02:38:05 pm
Post by: jkbixby on March 20, 2019, 02:03:06 pm
Post by: Swift Fox on March 20, 2019, 12:54:34 pm
I know how good your Eagle replica was so this will be another stunning boat build.
Post by: Stoker on March 20, 2019, 11:52:14 am
Post by: Tony Bird on March 20, 2019, 11:47:05 am
Thanks, senior moment!
Take care.
Tony.
Post by: Hero on March 20, 2019, 11:30:18 am
Hi,
Bare with me.
Regards Tony.
I will not! I'm a modest guy.
Post by: Tony Bird on March 20, 2019, 11:07:15 am
Try Again!
After cutting the sides to size they were steamed and bent to shape with weights (bricks).
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The frame spacer and transom were cut to size.
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And contruction began.
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Well I hope this works!
Regards Tony.
Post by: Tony Bird on March 20, 2019, 07:38:55 am
I will have to do a bit of work on attachments. Bear with me.
Regards Tony.
Post by: Tony Bird on March 20, 2019, 07:37:32 am
A friend has recently bought a Bowman Aeroboar 1 which is a rubber powered launch 32" long and I am going to try and make a copy of it. First a drawing was made from templates taken from the hull.
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After the hull sides were cut they were bent to shape using weights (bricks) after having been steamed.
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The frame spacer and transom were made.
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I am not very good with computers so this is a bit of a try-out for me using a new system. If I have got things correct I will continue later.
Regards Tony.