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Post by racket on Jan 19, 2015 14:43:39 GMT -5
Hi Richard
LOL , they are pretty dangerous looking wheels , I can only imagine trying to fix a flat tyre :-(
Cheers John
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Post by Johansson on Jan 23, 2015 17:31:07 GMT -5
Congrats on the 3D Printer! How many pints of blood in total were lost fitting those tires? Thanks! Actually it went pretty well, some minor scratches thats all. The package from John with the new upgrade compressor wheel, a TV94 turbine shaft and a set of bearings arrived today! I can´t stop eyeballing the compressor wheel since it is soooo damn beautiful! Here it is next to the TV94 compressor and my hand, I do have small hands but it sure makes the TV94 comp look tiny. I will start making the drawings for the new engine after I have finished the Viper and the outboard turbine projects, I don´t need any more ongoing projects than I have right now. Cheers! /Anders
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Post by racket on Jan 23, 2015 18:04:21 GMT -5
Hi Anders LOL...............I don't want to see too many sticky finger marks on that shiny wheel from excessive fondling ..............control yourself Cheers John
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Post by Johansson on Jan 23, 2015 18:23:33 GMT -5
I´ll try, that´s all I can promise.
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Post by pitciblackscotland on Jan 23, 2015 20:29:52 GMT -5
Hi Anders, Hehehe looks like you have just got all your 2015 Xmas presents already :-)))) Looking forward to your new engine build thread.
Cheers, Mark.
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Post by Johansson on Jan 24, 2015 14:14:43 GMT -5
You got that right, first I won a 3D printer, then you and John sent me both this and the ignitor for the Viper. I am a lucky guy!
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Post by racket on Jan 24, 2015 16:45:26 GMT -5
Hi Anders
Not luck , just reward for your hard work that is appreciated and admired by a lot of us :-)
Cheers John
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2015 18:22:07 GMT -5
Hi Anders Not luck , just reward for your hard work that is appreciated and admired by a lot of us :-) Cheers John I second that :-)
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Post by ernie wrenn on Jan 24, 2015 18:39:12 GMT -5
Johansson.. We are ALL proud to be on your team. Kinda like "JATO World wide racing team!"
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Post by Johansson on Jan 25, 2015 0:51:20 GMT -5
That goes two ways, I am honored to be a part of this community and I wouldn´t be anywhere near where I am today if it weren´t for the help from you guys!
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Post by Johansson on Jan 25, 2015 17:21:11 GMT -5
It is actually possible to print other items than male reproductive organs on the 3D printer, the last couple of days I´ve been printing all sorts of useful stuff on it. Amongst other things I have made a slim case and some practical mounts for my Gopro cameras, the idea with this mount is to rivet it to the rear fairing so I can aim a camera backwards, this will both produce a fun camera angle and help me see if there is any signs of oil smoke in the jet exhaust. Today my oldest daughter wanted to help me out with the bike so we spent an hour in the workshop and got some work done, to make some sort of ice chunk shield for the front fairing air intake Ella salvaged the metal grille from a disposable BBQ while I was drilling the holes for the rear fairing mounts. I cut the grille to shape so Ella could spray paint it black, really fun to be able to do stuff like this with the kids and especially when they are the ones who want to do it. Here the rear fairing is in place, first I considered DZUS locks but since the fairings need a bit of juggling to get in place I decided that M6 bolts are much more thrustworthy. The main power switch is easy to maneuver and not in the way of anything in this location. I´ll fit larger washers later so the fairing won´t crack around the holes. (there is a long strip of metal riveted along the inside of the fairing edge so the four M6 bolts are enough to secure the whole fairing) Cheers! /Anders
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Post by gidge348 on Jan 26, 2015 0:03:02 GMT -5
Good to see child labour is alive and well in the frozen north That 3D printer looks like it will come in handy prototyping things. How tough/solid is the final product? Cheers Ian...
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Post by Johansson on Jan 26, 2015 0:09:07 GMT -5
Good to see child labour is alive and well in the frozen north That 3D printer looks like it will come in handy prototyping things. How tough/solid is the final product? Cheers Ian... Hi Ian, It all depends on the material that it prints with, PLA in this case is hard but a bit brittle. If I had a heated bed I could print with ABS or even nylon but they need to be printed on a hot surface (70-100°C) to avoid warping of the bottom layers. I`ll get one of those later when I have the time. Cheers! /Anders
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Post by Johansson on Feb 2, 2015 16:54:17 GMT -5
To be able to quickly put out any fire after a run I decided to make a compact CO2 extinguisher that I can fit to the bike, a Soda Streamer bottle was perfect for this. I managed to find a guy who sells adapters for the special bottle neck thread and a ball valve on top of that makes a very compact fire extinguisher, powder is not an option since it would make a total mess inside the engine. During the dinner coffee I drew a CO2 bottle mount in the 3D CAD program Inventor and then the printer had a couple of hours of work to do while I did the dishes and played around with the girls. Here are the two finished mounts, I used a slightly rough setting to cut some printing time since the surface finish didn´t have to be perfect. With the mounts done I could go out to the workshop to see if they would fit the bike, and that they did. Not bad at all! A pair of zip ties secures the mounts to the frame tube and a lenght of vinyl tape around the bottle and frame tube will make sure the CO2 bottle won´t come off by accident. I am very pleased with the result, this would have taken me the whole evening if I had milled them from a solid block of plastic and now I spent perhaps half an hour making the drawing and setting the printer up. Sweet! Cheers! /Anders
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2015 17:49:38 GMT -5
very smart :-)
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