Need Help Identifying New Kit!

[SubSteve]

I'm curious where the nice looking step-sail came from!

[Subculture]

Perhaps it came with the kit, Dave mentioned likely to be a scale shipyard hull, or ‘shock horror’ someone scratch built it. :)

[redboat219]

Is Dave Manley still around?

[Subculture]

Yeah, looks as if he's living in the woods like a bear!

[Subculture]

I am worried about the stuffing boxes though, anyone know what grease is recommended? Doesn't look like mine are fully stuffed.

If the seals are nitrile use silicone grease, you shouldn't need to fill shafts up with grease, you only need to grease the rubber gland . I can't recall what seals were used on these modules, someone might chip in, they will likely be either o-rings or lip seals of some kind.

If silicone o-rings are used then use a ptfe grease, as silicone grease tends to make them swell up.

[redboat219]

Yeah, looks as if he's living in the woods like a bear!

Too bad Small World Models folded.
I like Dave Manley's rotary type servo output seals.

He had a 2" cylinder with tandem servos in development for the Type VII but decided to kill it.

[Subculture]

I like Dave Manley's rotary type servo output seals.

You can use any glanded o-ring (available from Norbert Bruggen) or a lip seal as a rotary seal, even bellows work as a rotary seal- Graupner used them like that on the Shark kit. Also simple lengths of silicone tubing work well to seal rotary shafts.

This is really the best way to seal control shafts from a WTC as it puts least strain on the seal and the servo.
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