Model Forum / General / Models / January 2008

British Airways are flying in their Chinese aircraft crash
investigator to Heathrow.
Mr Wat Wen Fu King Wong arrives tomorrow..
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I need to make a brass nameplate with (not surprisingly) a name on it,
but I don't have a CNC mill.
Is it possible to use pcb etching techniques (use a Word processing
package to print a master then somehow transfer it onto the brass as a

Hi added new "current project " section on my site and am having
trouble thinking of a title/name for my latest diorama projects and
would appreciate any suggestions. Click the link below and leave your
ideas thx  http://www.freewebs.com/mattsmilitarymodelsite/

I am building a Kamps Turbine from plans and have used up my supply of
Stainless Steel shim .I have tried the tel- number on the GTBA website but
keep being told it does  not exist anybody have another number.
Regards Tony.

I've been gone from the group for some time and am getting back into
it.  How does one go about creating a signature block now, if it is
still available
Mark E. Young Jr.

I have a new to me Victorial U2 Miller which came with a universal
(rack milling ) head. It runs well and is quiet, I then found a
standard vertical head which has the advantage of taking 40 int
tooling( as to 30 int)  and is more rigid for heavy work,

I'm looking for cheapish tooling for attaching semi-tubular rivets.
They're to be used to join spring steel to polycarbonate or similar
clear sheet, and will usually be 1/8 diameter with a nickel plated
head.

I know this is`nt model engineering but it`s to do with my workshop.
I`m thinking of converting a propane bottle into a wood burning stove
for my workshop. I need to take off the gas valve/tap on the top of
the bottle so  I can fill the bottle with water to get rid of any gas

Anybody know sources for these kits, or if they are available at all. Some
time back I managed to get two in plastic bags from a shop in Austria -
unfortunately a hard disk problem destroyed my records. I'm particularly
interested in the Panzertragerwagens.

Been working on the crossfeed on the Student.  Took it apart and studied the
nut, which is about 40mm long and made of what seems to be bronze, it fits
in a groove on the underside of the cross-slide, where it's retained by a
hollow bolt (which I guess originally had a grease or oil ...

The Wedell-Williams Model 44 was a racing aircraft built in US in the
early 1930s. It joined the Thompson Trophy race and won in 1934. It
was piloted by Roscoe Turner.
Warplanes.com offers the Wedell-Williams Model 44 (Thompson Trophy)

Has anyone had any experience of sprayed polyurathane foam insulation
in buildings? I need to insulate a building (roof & walls) that will
be my workshop. Roof is brand new fibre reinforced corrugated cement,
walls are cement block to waist height then timber studding above. I

Kit Review: Trumpeter 1/35 scale Kit No. 00379; Russian PT-76
Amphibious Tank Mod. 1951;
193 parts (184 in grey styrene, 5 etched brass, 2 black vinyl tracks,
1 nylon string, 1 copper wire); price US$39.99

Any one know how to tell the differance between 14.5 and 20 degre
Pressure angle gear cutters, of the brown and sharpe pattern.
I have some that are marked 14.5 PA some 20 and some no marks (all Mo
4)

Question from a beginner:-
When should one use straight-fluted reamers and when
should one use spiral-fluted ones ?
Jim Hawkins