Picked up a new lathe on Craigslist yesterday to which I will strap stepper motors and CNC-ize. It’s small enough that I can carry it around the house when neccesary (chuck pic below, tool holder pic here)
February 21st, 2010 in Aircraft Etc, Projects.
Tested everything out today. The combustion chamber fired right up and self-sustained perfectly the first time without any tweaking. That was VERY encouraging, and more so that it worked great over a wide range of mixtures. Here it is running:
We set the the whole thing up on the frame and went to town, but unfortunately things didn’t […]
February 16th, 2010 in Aircraft Etc, Projects.
Combustion chamber is done:
My mill is getting some use, but need a bigger one!
Went to the junkyard and Home Depot today - got all the big parts we need other than sensors and whatever display/microcontroller we’re going to end up using. Below is a test of the cooling and lubrication system - originally a power steering pump and a transmission cooler. The pump makes 10psi with very little […]
February 5th, 2010 in Aircraft Etc, News.
Last weekend we drove up to visit the ice runway at Alton Bay Seaport, B18. Lake Winnipesaukee is a seaplane base most of the year, but in the winter it freezes and the townspeople plow out a 3000′ runway on it. It was wicked cold, but saw some cute planes and helos. Landing on ice is […]
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