Typical 1/72 Torpedo Production

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  • He Who Shall Not Be Named
    Moderator
    • Aug 2008
    • 12255

    Typical 1/72 Torpedo Production

    I've been snowed under in work of late. But, I do try to keep the camera busy as I work. Here are some shots that reveal just some of the production techniques employed as I create gas-propelled 1/72 torpedo's:

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  • reddevil
    Commander
    • Jun 2009
    • 346

    #2
    Perhaps those will be the only torps US Navy will have available for next months after yesterday`s budget cuts. Something similar is happenning here to our Armed Services.

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    • redboat219
      Admiral
      • Dec 2008
      • 2735

      #3
      Nice marking jig. How do you hold the torpedo?
      Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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      • He Who Shall Not Be Named
        Moderator
        • Aug 2008
        • 12255

        #4
        Very carefully! ....

        .... finish your damned KILO!!!!!
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        • george
          Captain
          • Dec 2010
          • 727

          #5
          Hello HWSNBN
          Could you tell me the size of the exhaust gas tube in the 1/72 torpedo used? Also what is the size of the O-ring in the breach block that holds the torpedo exhaust gas tube for charging and it supplier?
          Thanks for your Help and Time.
          George

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          • He Who Shall Not Be Named
            Moderator
            • Aug 2008
            • 12255

            #6
            Originally posted by george
            Hello HWSNBN
            Could you tell me the size of the exhaust gas tube in the 1/72 torpedo used? Also what is the size of the O-ring in the breach block that holds the torpedo exhaust gas tube for charging and it supplier?
            Thanks for your Help and Time.
            George
            The nozzle diameter at the throat is .005". It is formed from a resin insert set into the after end of the 1/16" o.d. aluminum tube that passes the gas from within the torpedo to the nozzle. The sealing 0-ring in the breach block is 1/16" i.d. I purchase both the aluminum tube and O-rings from Mcmaster-Carr.

            David
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            • He Who Shall Not Be Named
              Moderator
              • Aug 2008
              • 12255

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              • george
                Captain
                • Dec 2010
                • 727

                #8
                Hello HWSNBN
                Thank You Sir for your Help / Time. Could you please explain one thing more? Your point "a resin insert set into the after end of the 1/16" o.d. aluminum tube" does that mean you glued into the tube a resin rod that you then drill out OR do you mix up some resin compound and push a little into the tube and let dry then you glue that for the exhaust gas to pass?

                Final bother, I have for reference your 1/72 torpedo that you gave me. Would you happen to have a Single 1/96 production torpedo that you could part with?

                Please let me know and Thanks Again for your Help.

                George Tonkovic
                Fennell Ave., East
                Hamilton, Ontario,
                Canada
                L8V-1T6

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                • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                  Moderator
                  • Aug 2008
                  • 12255

                  #9
                  Originally posted by george
                  Hello HWSNBN
                  Thank You Sir for your Help / Time. Could you please explain one thing more? Your point "a resin insert set into the after end of the 1/16" o.d. aluminum tube" does that mean you glued into the tube a resin rod that you then drill out OR do you mix up some resin compound and push a little into the tube and let dry then you glue that for the exhaust gas to pass?

                  Final bother, I have for reference your 1/72 torpedo that you gave me. Would you happen to have a Single 1/96 production torpedo that you could part with?

                  Please let me know and Thanks Again for your Help.

                  George Tonkovic
                  Fennell Ave., East
                  Hamilton, Ontario,
                  Canada
                  L8V-1T6
                  It's a resin rod. I place a drop of glue at an end and jam it 1/8" into the after end of the aluminum tube. I chuck the tube in the lath and bore out a .005" bore forming the throat of the nozzle. An inside bevel tool produces the internal flared nozzle.

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                  The 1/96 weapons are long gone or buried in the sheds. Sorry.

                  M
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                  • george
                    Captain
                    • Dec 2010
                    • 727

                    #10
                    Hello Again

                    OK Thank You for ALL the information and tips. IT is VERY Inspirational!!!! Would you know the size of the 1/96 Torpedo? Also from the pictures you sent me, it looks like the aluminum tube goes a fair length into the torpedo body, would you remember what it`s total length is? I have a completed one from you BUT I can`t bring myself to cut it up, it`s too dam nice looking, to me.

                    George

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                    • george
                      Captain
                      • Dec 2010
                      • 727

                      #11
                      Sorry I forgot to ask, about your pictured hand held brass device to pressure test your torpedo under water for leaks etc. Can you show a picture of it with parts detail comments?
                      Thanks Again
                      George

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                      • george
                        Captain
                        • Dec 2010
                        • 727

                        #12
                        Hello
                        Could you please confirm "I chuck the tube in the lath and bore out a .005" bore forming the throat of the nozzle." 0.005" drill bit ???????????? Aint never seen such a small diameter drill bit.
                        George

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                        • george
                          Captain
                          • Dec 2010
                          • 727

                          #13
                          To: Mr. HWSNBN
                          Thank You for your past help with your torpedo production information. I was able to see what your "0.005" " drill bit looks like and understand that one.

                          I have a question about your extra hand held torpedo launch "jig" that you show in pictures 7 & 8. I am near to making my first torpedo under your technique. I would like to test "fire" it in my friends pool before we get ice here in Canada. IT looks like you used one of your charging breaches mounted on a flat brass stock with a pressure hose going to a firing ( brass device ) with a pressure hose from that going off the screen to what? What is the firing device and what is your source of main air pressure?

                          Can you tell me what size your main brass plug is that you used to make the cavity inside your 1/72 torpedo and the size of the nose plug for the torpedo also?

                          Thanks Again for your Help.
                          George

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                          • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                            Moderator
                            • Aug 2008
                            • 12255

                            #14
                            Originally posted by george
                            To: Mr. HWSNBN
                            Thank You for your past help with your torpedo production information. I was able to see what your "0.005" " drill bit looks like and understand that one.

                            I have a question about your extra hand held torpedo launch "jig" that you show in pictures 7 & 8. I am near to making my first torpedo under your technique. I would like to test "fire" it in my friends pool before we get ice here in Canada. IT looks like you used one of your charging breaches mounted on a flat brass stock with a pressure hose going to a firing ( brass device ) with a pressure hose from that going off the screen to what? What is the firing device and what is your source of main air pressure?

                            Can you tell me what size your main brass plug is that you used to make the cavity inside your 1/72 torpedo and the size of the nose plug for the torpedo also?

                            Thanks Again for your Help.
                            George
                            When I get the time (snowed under right now) I'll scan the shop notes and forward them to this thread -- would save me a lot of time answering specific questions.

                            I always launch a weapon from a launcher. That device you described is part of the testing methodology each weapon goes through before being certified, RFI. It simply charges the weapon as I dunk it in water looking for gas leaks. It is not a launcher.

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                            • george
                              Captain
                              • Dec 2010
                              • 727

                              #15
                              Hello
                              O.K I will await your posting of your notes. And Thank You again for your help with this.
                              George

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