today's work

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

https://youtu.be/c7X5Z-odM7U

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[Das Boot]

It always amazes me how real submarines keep water out, with that pressure and a spinning shaft, along with linkage for the rudder and dive planes.

[Albacore 569]

Hi David.

I have been working on a second CB 1/32 model exactly like the one I sent you (to be for a static model instead to the RC one I am excited about). But I wanted to alert you the prop in the printing stl file I sent you used to print the Prop sent is all wrong I just discovered.

The diameter is correct, but the pitch is Wrong, th print is reversed from the photos of the real one in the museum in Zagreb. Croatia. The Prop is a slow turning pitch mickey mouse eared 3 bladed bronze. The model shaft diameter is a M2, the prop diameter is 1.4 inches, the hub diameter 5/16 inches, and 7/16 inches long.

Wnat me to order 3 frmt he prop shop in UK or you wish t make yur wn. I am fine with yours completely. I would need two props, one for the rc version and a spare for the static model.

Sorry about that.

Steven

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Dave, do those seals for the linkage go in one way or does it matter? I found that grease you use on Amazon. Expensive, but you’ll never use it all in a decade.

Either way, does not matter.

[Das Boot]

The silicon oil is perfect for sliding or rotating shafts. The grease I use for fixed seals, like bulkhead O-rings. (This week I rejoin the work on your U-1 parts).

David

Dave, do those seals for the linkage go in one way or does it matter? I found that grease you use on Amazon. Expensive, but you’ll never use it all in a decade.

[DrSchmidt]

Thnaks, then I'll get the oil, too.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Is this Super Lube silicone oil good? I've silicone grease but need something better....

The silicon oil is perfect for sliding or rotating shafts. The grease I use for fixed seals, like bulkhead O-rings. (This week I rejoin the work on your U-1 parts).

David

[DrSchmidt]

Is this Super Lube silicone oil good? I've silicone grease but need something better....

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[Subculture]

He had such high hopes after moving that rubber tree plant.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

A saboteur.

That ant has been dealt with...

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

A friend needs some clear hemisphere gun domes for his NAZI hydrofoil (What?). A vacuforming job. Been years since I did any of that type work and can't find the frames or plenums. Nuts! Got to make a plenum for this job, as well as a holding frame for the heated plastic sheet.

First, the plug/puck/form/pattern/mold/thewhateveritscalledthesedays... the item that will give form to the eventual parts.

























As the items are small, a scrap piece of Lexan tube was pressed into service as the basic plenum structure. Caped with two WTC bulkheads I had in the spares bin. A hole in the side of the plenum will mate tightly with the household vacuum cleaner hose. Film at Eleven.

[redboat219]

A saboteur.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Returned from SubFest... Back to Work! Fried one ESC, replaced leaking pushrod seals, and one leaking shaft seal had to be cored out and rebuilt. Not bad -- brought seven models to the event and they all got some water time.









...And one stow-away ant (now Submarine Qualified). This little guy was aboard my Type-23 during all its runs at the event. Only found him when I cracked the WTC during post-mission checks.