Henry J Twin Turbo - Didn't see that coming..........

[Codi]

hi fellas, been at the bench cutting my teeth learning more about how to machine. this part has been every bit the challenge I thought it would be. Looks simple enough when you look at it but trust me...for a fairly new student of the art of machining, it was challenging. I must thank my friend Dave (comp1839) for his excellent drawings that he did for this part AND for his encouragement when I shared my initial (lackluster) attempt. He would have made an excellent teacher in academics.

In the 2nd pic I've posted it with the wing and you'll see it with a carbon fiber extension. I'm going to make some cool brackets in brass and nickel plate em'. I'll add CF decals to the support rods (which I have to make clevis hardware too) and then redesign the wing as the side plates are fine but the angle is all wrong. The wing you see is for a top fuel car and a Top Sportsman car would have a very different, low drag design. THANKS TO DAVE FOR THAT INFO TOO! Oh, and I have to make its twin.......but I have tons of experience now and NOTES so I'm hopeful to get it done it done in a morning. Cheers and thanks for peeking. Tim

[John Teresi]

Tim......"WOW" speechless ........good stuff buddy

[Nitrozilla]

So if I understand you correctly, you got Dave's SUPPORT in order to STRUT your stuff, designing the BRACKET so you didn't have to WING it?

In my opinion, humble or otherwise, YOU are the machine what is machining this contraption.

The final pieces will, no doubt, be flawless Tim.

Hope the hand is fully recovered. You're gonna' need it for shaking hands during award ceremonies.

[Petetrucker07]

Awesome work. Those small pieces are very hard to machine, I know, I did it for a few years. If I only had a lathe and a small mill, boy I'd be cooking with fire. You sir do some great machine work. You are a natural.

[10thumbs]

Now that's a smooth piece of metal.

[Jantrix]

It's gonna be a shame to put a model body on this.

[jeff f]

Tim your machine work is just crazy , in a cool way. I know and can really appreciate the incredible amount of time that goes into each part . I'm impressed , Jeff

[Mooneyzs]

Tim... I am super impressed with those wing struts. You are knocking every part out of the park. This build just keeps getting better and better with every update.

[Belugawrx]

What they all said and .....Wow

Very nice craftsmanship going on in this thread!

You are enlightening, challenging, and inspiring us all

Keep up the stellar work man

Cheers

[doomcrew]

I'm not going to repeat what has already been said, or maybe I will, as this is a superb build.

Excuse me while I lift my jaw off the floor and put my eyes back in.

Looking forward to the next instalment and glad to see you are back on it after your surgery.

Steve

[Codi]

Appreciate each and everyone of your comments I assure you. This was a busy week. Machinists have all my respect in the world as I've come to realize how much pure concentration and effort goes into machining a given component let alone having to make a twin. I've got 25 hours at least in these brackets but they were worth it to me. I have a vision for the entire wing assembly and I'm on the way to getting it come to life (so to speak). I MUST call out Joe however......that last post of his was WAY too over the top with puns and laughs. I'll keep making and posting Joe if you keep making funnies....deal? Anyways, here are the "twins". Cheers

Edited May 14, 2015 by Codi

[Petetrucker07]

Oh my. That sure is purty.

[futurattraction]

So if I understand you correctly, you got Dave's SUPPORT in order to STRUT your stuff, designing the BRACKET so you didn't have to WING it?

In my opinion, humble or otherwise, YOU are the machine what is machining this contraption.

The final pieces will, no doubt, be flawless Tim.

Hope the hand is fully recovered. You're gonna' need it for shaking hands during award ceremonies.

Good one Joe!

How true about the awards...

[misterNNL]

This level of excellence is gonna bunkrupt my vocabulary!

[Mooneyzs]

Tim... those brackets are just awesome and well worth the many hours put into them. Nice Job

[Codi]

Clayton, Scott , Tom AND of Chris...thank you for checking it out. I've been working on making a proper wing for the car and I'm almost done I think. I want to nickel plate the wing brackets (on the bottom of the wing that connect the strut to the wing itself) and CF the wing itself including the wing plates. The pics are missing the link that ties the strut to the backhalf of the wing that allows for height / angle adjustment of the wing. I also polished the alum. strut brackets and added some additional "lightening" holes that were machined earlier. Cheers

Sorry for the lousy pics.

Edited May 19, 2015 by Codi

[Ognib]

Nice work, Tim!!!

[comp1839]

incredible craftsmanship Tim!!!!!!!! i can certainly appreciate the hours you have invested in these. your hard work and intense concentration are admirable to say the least!!!!!!!

[futurattraction]

I'm speechless. Hardly ever happens...

[gasser59]

That is indescribable and that fact that you've actually shown the Henry J body and how its going to sit is awesome.

More...more...please.

[Nitrozilla]

Alright everybody. Settle down a little. You've lost focus on the truly amazing wonder of engineering here. This time it's not about Tim's totally rockin' fabrication skills.

I wanna know how you came up with the idea of using a piece of aluminum stock, some tape and a swab container to make a jig !?!?!?!

Unlike you and John T, and Chris S, I only have ONE Minion and you almost gave him a coronary. He passed out and after giving him mouth to t-shirt resuscitation, when he opened his eyes, this is what he said...

Edited May 19, 2015 by Nitrozilla

[10thumbs]

Super clean work.

[Petetrucker07]

That wing looks great. As usual, excellent work.

[Davewilly]

AMAZING!

[mustang1989]

Gaaaaah!!!!!!! Good Lord man!!!!!!!!!!!! That's it!! I quit! Great job!

Edited May 19, 2015 by mustang1989