slow beginners

[stoffe64]

well!

i have been interested since 2002 about,i became a member of the DIY group in yahoo and since then i have had a couple of turbos in my posession, thefirst one was a brand new one,a holset hx60 but that one i had to sell unfortunately due to financial problems,then i got an old holset from an marine engine,that one i discovered that its turbine was cracked all over the place...then finally i got the opportunity to buy a brand new mack turbo from a friend from the yahoo group...the turbo is a garrett TV61...well that project has been around now for quite some time and it is STILL in the planning stages, JOHN WALLIS we have even discussed its possibility to be able to run as a turbojet due to the fact that it has an oversized turbine,but that was maybe 2 years back!!,and i havent started to build it yet!!!!
i feel yellous of you guys here, JOHN WALLIS and Anders Johansson,how fast you put stuff together,im impressed and i feel discomfort and i feel i way behind...i would just be soo happy to finish my project so i can hear that TV61 spool up and to run on its own ....i lift my hat for you technical geniouses out there who build them sooo darn fast.
best regards/stephan

[ernie wrenn]

The first one is the hardest.. After that fuck up.... you start learning. I went from DIY's to APU's to Jet turbines... Took approx 6 years part time.

But it can put spice in a day when you finally get one going and then start thing of something to put it in.

My latest, The Hearse with a J-34 is constantly changing. I now have to call the local Police dept before we fire up due to the noise and smoke. Some days they cannot drive in front of my shop due to the smoke, fire and noise.

Jump in... We are here to help.

Ernie
Hearse from HELL!

[Johansson]

Hi Stephan!

Can´t really say that I am working fast right now, at best I can find 10 hours per week for any hobby related work. That might be the reason why I have spent over a year on this engine and still have lots to do before I can start it.

Most people complain that they never have time to learn to weld or to build this and that (not directed to you Stephan!), strangely enough the same people can easily find 5 hours every evening to watch tv.

Just gather your tools and start a build thread right away. We´ll make sure to keep you motivated with digital poking and cheering! ;D

[racket]

Hi Stephan

LOL.......it doesn't seem very fast when I'm building them , the time drags by painfully slow , and as I don't have to go to work I've got all day to fiddle in my shed , this past week has seen me make one flame tube end cap out of 2mm 304 stainless steel and drill 6X 19mm dia holes in it for the evaporators , and the rest of the time sitting and thinking whilst cutting 19mm X 1.2mm WT stainless tubing to make some test evaporators from , the first one had the outlet a bit too close to the side wall , the next one a bit too far away , the third one seems about right , but I need to fine tune the corner mitre cut so that the legs are parallel , it all takes time .

Then theres the cardboard mock up templates of the "funnel" , took a few goes before that looked just right , once it was , then time to look at sidewall length and hole placements with respect to evaporator positioning .

Throw in several more hours of "contemplation " whilst "veging out" in front of the TV , some of my best ideas come whilst watching mindless game shows , and I probably put in 20-30 hours a week on my engines , so generally >1,000 hours to build one engine.

Cheers
John

[ernie wrenn]

John..

I found the problem with your build time.... Us true professionals do it in the bathroom, on the toilet.... quiet time and all the mistakes are flushed. Plenty of paper, even for the crappest ideas..

LOL..

Ernie

[racket]

Hi Ernie

Yeh , ideas can "flow" when sitting on the crapper ;-))

Laying in a nice hot bath on a cold winters night is another good place for inspiration .

Cheers
John

[ernie wrenn]

Paper gets to wet and only the crap just comes to the surface....

Ernie

[turbochris]

I just finished taking a good dump. it's all clear to me now

[stoffe64]

EHH...what are you referring to chris?