Recent content by Heavens Eagle

Yeah I tend to ponder and think about it for a while before jumping off the cliff.

The typo monster has struck again.

Have one trail almost done. Made a second "mold" for larger rivets that were used at the ends of the trail plus had to do more modification on the ends per the photos. Some was carving some was doing some creative work to get a circle opening in the right place so the rivets would place around...

Looking really good Tim!

Hi Dave! Welcome to the site! I have one of the Monza Pocher kits in my stash. I built the Spyder way back many years ago (still have it packed in a box) They are very challenging kits and you came to a good place to ask for help. The old Pocher kits are not easy nor for the faint hearted. I...

He did this 30+ years ago. Woulda, coulda, shoulda. My dad had a lot of mechanical aptitude, but there were a lot of times that he just did NOT think things through. The drawer units on the desk I have (that he made) had the cheapest cheesiest tracks for the drawers that I have replaced 4...

Still waiting on you to reach the point where you put this all together on a single display. It it going to be huge and awesome.

Sorry to hear of the finger tip issues Paddy. Thanks for the link. As it is a UK link I did a search on US Amazon and came up with something similar, but has other pluses so ordered it and a mini fractal vice. They should be here Wednesday. Am always needing stuff to hold things for machining...

Looking really good Paddy! What is it that you are using to hold it? Kind of looks like a movement holder for a watch. Sometimes a sharpened tooth pick can make the tiny stuff easier.

Not polished but the dope paint they used was not a flat paint. It was usually a clear gloss. Like the old model airplane dope that my dad painted stuff with as a kid on the balsa airplane kits. I think the WWI German stuff in the Air Force Museum were all gloss.

FYI These are acupuncture needles. I know because my boss's wife had acupuncture several years back and thought they might be useable for watch stuff so gave me a bunch. I have two different sizes. There are the fine ones which it looks like you have here and some heavier ones that I rarely...

I think Barney means he will be at the Nationals. I thought about it, and decided I just don't want the hassle in August to travel there.

Looking really good Chris!

Years ago my parents finally put in a central air unit. The line ran out the north side of the house, and my dad got tired of the muddy spot. He dug a hole and put liner in it to put a 5 gallon bucket in it. Then every couple of days or so would empty the bucket on stuff he wanted watered...

Looking good Paddy!