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And the last piece...the motor box complete with 2:1 reduction gearbox.
The module is now completed and will be here with me on Tuesday.
The module is now completed and will be here with me on Tuesday.
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Moebius Skipjack
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My old mate Steve Pryce showing the module off before it goes into the box for transport down to me.
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Gentlemen, after a cock up by the courier company(they decided I'd moved from number 6 to number 8)my module has finally arrived, about twenty minutes or so back.
It fits perfectly, couldn't be better...I am very pleased with it. Fingers and hands permitting, I can now get on with the building of the boat.
It fits perfectly, couldn't be better...I am very pleased with it. Fingers and hands permitting, I can now get on with the building of the boat.
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Ooooooooh, that looks nice!
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Can't wait to see a video of your sub.
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It'll be a while until it's at a videoing stage, it's my winter project boat.
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You can always send us a video of you and the sub in the tub . :^)
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The new MicroGyros auto leveller arrived this morning via OTW (Mike at MicroGyros has had to stop production of them temporarily, so any orders placed are being dispatched from OTW, who has a large stock of them at present)
I'm shocked and amazed at how small it is...it's a quarter the size of it's predecessor, and weighs virtually nothing. How the hell do people see to assemble something this small?
I'm shocked and amazed at how small it is...it's a quarter the size of it's predecessor, and weighs virtually nothing. How the hell do people see to assemble something this small?
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how the hell do you install some thing that small when you've got hands the size of ours mate
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That's the next problem mate...I guess it's a case of stick it to a piece of double sided tape, shut your eyes, and hope it goes in the right place. The thing is no bigger than a Futaba plug!
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you still got some of that special tape mate you know how that sticks (the book case still standing lol)
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Richard to answer your question.
Mostly people don't build these things now - it's machines.
Have a look at:
http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/2675
To have a look at the Raspberry Pi being built in Welsh Wales. (Interestingly not Chinese China!)
David
Mostly people don't build these things now - it's machines.
Have a look at:
http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/2675
To have a look at the Raspberry Pi being built in Welsh Wales. (Interestingly not Chinese China!)
David
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Hopefully I'm recovered enough now after my last little episode to begin the last of the flood slots and make a start on the actual assembly of the Skipjack...I'm fed up seeing two large boxes of parts on my slipway. First job(after the slots are done)is to put the hull parts together and make it look like a submarine.
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Update as of 16/12/02.
All flood slots now done, and I've just laid the parts together to see what's what. It begins to look like a Skipjack class sub now...I hope.
All flood slots now done, and I've just laid the parts together to see what's what. It begins to look like a Skipjack class sub now...I hope.
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very nice rich not much room left in there mate
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Well, the module itself has to come back a fair bit yet, Andy...the motor box sits virtually right in the stern cone, so as long as there's room for the torpedoes up forward, all will well.
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torpedoes hope there's enough room mate are you going to have them working aswell
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Something like this, mate...the prop shaft needs trimming down a bit yet, but you get the idea.
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Working torpedoes...yes mate. Plans are afoot for six of them, all independently fired...nothing too potent though, just to look a bit good.
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HI,
@Richard,
I can't figure at out what are for those 2 red gear wheels?!.
MARIUS
@Richard,
I can't figure at out what are for those 2 red gear wheels?!.
MARIUS
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Marius...that's part of the gearbox. Ron made me a 2:1 reduction gearbox for the main drive motor, the motor is in it's own little wtc and the gear run out in the flood area.
The top picture shows the motor, without gearbox, in it's own water tight box...
And this picture shows the gearbox fitted to the motor box.
The long shaft you can see protruding from the right hand side is the propshaft itself, it runs in two bearing blocks to support itself.
The top picture shows the motor, without gearbox, in it's own water tight box...
And this picture shows the gearbox fitted to the motor box.
The long shaft you can see protruding from the right hand side is the propshaft itself, it runs in two bearing blocks to support itself.
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HI,
I think I understand.....I think!,I am not so shore!.
Please can You make a hand sketch/drawing with the separate components.
And how did You make the water tight tese(what I had merked with red in picture):
THANK YOU.
I think I understand.....I think!,I am not so shore!.
Please can You make a hand sketch/drawing with the separate components.
And how did You make the water tight tese(what I had merked with red in picture):
THANK YOU.
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Tomorrow I'll take it apart and photograph how it goes together for you, ok?
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HI,
SUPER.
SUPER.
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Hi Marius,
Fingers and hands are not cooperating today, so I've found a couple of pictures that may help you visualise what's what.
The end cap on the motor box is sealed at the end where the connections for the power come through, the watertight connections are nothing more than more than brass bolts drilled through to allow the power lines to pass through and sealed with aquarium sealant, this makes a 100% watertight seal.
Fingers and hands are not cooperating today, so I've found a couple of pictures that may help you visualise what's what.
The end cap on the motor box is sealed at the end where the connections for the power come through, the watertight connections are nothing more than more than brass bolts drilled through to allow the power lines to pass through and sealed with aquarium sealant, this makes a 100% watertight seal.
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