Whittle Aero V8 WIP

[Maryak]

I've been wanting to call it an oil pan but I'm afraid I'll confuse the Ozzie's and the Brit's Rof}

I thought an oil pan was a Texan geologist :

Best Regards
Bob

 

[cobra428]

Ya see Bob,
This is a classic case of the language barrier we in the US have with the non-english speaking countries

Texan geologist is a "Dip Stick"

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Tony

 

[Maryak]

Texan geologist is a "Dip Stick"

Rof} Rof} Rof} Rof} Rof}

BRILLIANT - :bow: :bow: - (also the Russian word for diamond).

I was reading an article where the compilers of the Oxford English Dictionary now believe that American English is the least contaminated by other languages English. However they do allow for the fact that the spelling leaves something to be desired.

Great oil pan, sump, crankcase. :bow: Cant' wait to see the dip stick. :

Build on.

Best Regards
Bob

 

[Deanofid]

I guess this just goes to prove what that one chap said. Something like "American and England are two countries separated by a common language". I'm sure that could include many others. Australia, NZ, Canada, etc. We understand each other just fine, except for the details...



Dean

 

[mklotz]

Considering the time and distance separation between UK, USA/Canada and OZ/NZ, it's more astounding that the languages remain as similar as they do. It's testimony to the effectiveness of communications (letter, newspaper, telegraph, radio and now internet) in preserving the understandability of the various dialects. Were it not for this constant flow of communication, we wouldn't be able to understand each other despite the common heritage.

It also helps that English has a fanatical hunger for new words.* We're conditioned to pick up any nuance that floats across our sights. Calling a trunk a boot is just so intellectually delicious that we want to remember it along with all the other variants that we encounter. Where some languages create committees to preserve purity (think Acadamie Francaise), we enjoy mixing everything up into a verbal mulligatawny (itself a word cribbed from the Indians IIRC).

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*The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that
English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow
words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways
to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.

 

[wmf138]

I used to work with a guy that spoke pidgon english now that was fun

Wayne

 

[BMyers]

Very nice.
Some men watch porn, i watch engine builds

 

[Weldsol]

Very nice.
Some men watch porn, i watch engine builds

Hey what ever turns your crank ;D

 

[cobra428]

SSSSSSSShirt....Started to get the inside of the lower crankcase into spec. 1/8 and .142 walls +.003 everything looking good. Or so I thought

I knew it was close, I was praying that I wouldn't "breakout" but....

The other end

You can see in the drawing, how close it gets next one .125 cut back wall go to .09
Oh well try again I must
Tony

 

[steamer]

Tony,

Could a touch of weld and cleanup take care of that?

I hope it does.....Looks great!

Dave

 

[zeeprogrammer]

Noooooo! You did what I would have done. Well no...mine would have been much worse.
Very sorry about that. Keep at it. In spite of the boo-boo...great stuff.

 

[deere_x475guy]

Cobra, that tiny hole can be tiged really quickly. Do you know someone locally that can help you out with that?

 

[vlmarshall]

Ugh! Yeah, get it TIG'd and try again. :-\ It won't show up, unless you're anodizing the part when it's finished.

 

[Deanofid]

Oh no. Sorry to see this Tony. I think I'd find a reason to put a tiny cap screw there. Tell people that it holds the all important frazit valve inside the engine.

 

[cobra428]

steamer and deere_x475guy and Vernon
Cobra, that tiny hole can be tiged really quickly

that's true....I'll have to look in the phone book....good idea!

zeep
Noooooo!

my words exactly.....but I elaborated with a few choice more after that :big:

Thanks for the interest guys
I just came back to the computer after diging through my pile of bitts I have a piece of 6061-T6 that will work but now I'm liking the weld thing. I was starting to think about a "drain plug" Rof}

Tony
Deanofid you where posting as I was ...we think alike

 

[cobra428]

You know guys, I didn't mind making this part or having to make it over (right) :rant: Though lot of good set ups and cuts
This is the part I hate.....the shop was spotless when I started this part....now I have to clean all this up again to make the same part

Just thinking to myself....If I weld the hole.....when I run the engine (hopfully) will the crankcase pressure blow anther hole in a different corner ??? And then again .... and again. I'll be able to drain spaghetti in it Rof}

I need to think about this :wall: what is my pain threshold ???

Tony

 

[cobra428]

Well, I called a welder near my job and Monday I'll bring it over to him to take a look see. I explained the size of the piece, we'll see. Fingers and toe will be crossed
Tony

 

[bearcar1]

Best of luck to ya's Ton'. A good welder should be able to close up that hole. If there are any other places that have you concerned he also could build up those area as well.

BC1
Jim

 

[cobra428]

Hey BC1
yeh I'm going to have him put a bead on the other end too. Then.....this time.....I'll play it smart and use a larger radius end mill to round off the corners.
Tony

 

[Krown Kustoms]

Sorry to see that, it still looks good even with an unplanned dipstick bung, not to scare you but Al is hard to TIG, especially that thin, I can TIG two razor blades together, but when it comes to non-ferous I make a mess of things. I would tell your welder of choice he should weld two soda cans together as a demonstration to see his competence at thin Al.
(maybe that's just me being picky)
-B-