[modeleng] Re: Shim Stock
- From: fernj1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 19:09:08 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
I is a bit worried that that there aluminium beer can he is using might be a
bit soft and piston rings will maybe shave off a bit, but hopefully not. I
just want him to get the thing back together in time for the meet in two weeks!
I made him a new piston rod, from CRS to replace the bent stainless one and
shipped it off yesterday so he has it in his hot little accountant hands now.
All the 1/4" stainless I had was 2" long and I couldn't figure how to stretch
it like I did the 20 foot long 12" "I" beam I cut in two pieces for the
sawmill. Got it stretched enough to fit across floor purlons that were 10 feet
6" apart and had a bit left over.
Jesse in beautiful Tennessee by the mighty one mile wide Mississippi River
You're learnin' Chas - keep up the good work.
> While looking for shim stock from which to create an imprompto ring
> compressor, it occurred to me that most folks have an unlimited supply of
> shim stock close at hand. It does have to be liberated from beverage or
> other cans.... The piece I just freed from a Diet Coke (USA) can mics
> 0.0041" (and yes, Jesse, that is a real measured tenth and not Kentucky
> windage). Charles
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