Large Model Association Forum

hi all

has anyone made there own oleo legs? or large scale retractable under-cart?

want to build my dc3 cart as i cannot afforded the robarts for ziroli dc3, this will be good practice anyway

i would like to have a go at making a set of legs with springs, i now have a a new lathe ML7, and want to put it to good use, can any point me to a blog or have details of websites or videos, or better still someone to show "how to"?

also has anyone moulded there own tyres and turn there own braked hubs, would like to learn the process? around the braked hub

My first question would be, can you use a lathe to the level you will need? and has the myford got the milling attachment that you will need,

i have most of the tooling for the myford ml7

the milling attachments are on the way, not sure which ones to purchase,

i have used a lathe before when I made Clarinets, and parts for cycles, but a refresher would not go amiss, I an a fast learner, I just need to be shown how, or watch a video to get up to speed

just need to be taught the process, i would invite to the workshop, once i put the lathe back together, just doing a lite service on the ml7, to check it over fully, 3 teeth missing on the backgear, have get that repaired < any suggestion on where to send the assembly to be repaired

I usually suggest a night school coarse for things like this, but finding one these days is difficult, i took a coarse in manual centre lathe work, lasting 6 years i served my time and ended up a fully skilled high precision machinist, but, if you are prepared to do it the hard way, then find a local model engineer society, and join, they may have the resources for you, as for your lathe, is it the super 7, or the older 7 the older one has oil drip feeds, to either end of the headstock for lubrication, the newer one has a taper bronze bearing, and oil nipples to the rear bearing, it also has a hinged cover, that lift to get access to the belt change, the super 7 looks far more modern than the older 7

RRG tools, in todmorden, bought all the assets of Myford lathes from their base at beston, nottingham, we MAY have a backgear assembly in stock, we used to have a shop full of myfords super 7s, now, just a half dozen remain,

also, look on ebay, they advertise there, we boutgh several myford parts from a myford breaker, i will get the address from work, the myford is a capable machine, but its achilles heel is the H bed section, it hard to find an example that does not have wear to the slides, were are you in the UK?

the older ml 7 grey one with oil feed

i am going to clean and respray the ml 7 and give it a new life i am leaving the bed alone

based in newark notts

will be at east kirkby and cosford

may be on the look out for a super 7 or a warco

Hi,
If its just a matter of getting up to speed again then try Axminster Tools who run a number of courses from a "new to machining" to a 5 day course for the intermediate machinist that cover not only turning,milling but basic metalworking techniques.Take the wife and turn it into a holiday in sunny South Devon!
ATB
Alan

Alan Alldritt wrote:Hi,
If its just a matter of getting up to speed again then try Axminster Tools who run a number of courses from a "new to machining" to a 5 day course for the intermediate machinist that cover not only turning,milling but basic metalworking techniques.Take the wife and turn it into a holiday in sunny South Devon!
ATB
Alan

i have done this before making bike parts

i know about this course and looked into it but it not what i need, i am looking for someone to walk me through the process of making under-cart Oleo style to start with, and move to to make scale wheels and cart for DC3, i can turn up wheel hubs by the bucket,

but i would aslo like to be able to turn up spinners as well

the thing i there are no drawings for oleo lets to copy or upsize, and DC3 under cart plans not able to find