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    May 26

    slapdash crank and rods

    The next stage is to design a crankshaft.
    I already knocked up a makeshift one to get a feel for it but its a little slapdash for my liking.
    the con rods will be the hardest part because they are so small but have to be so acurate.
    I have a few ideas about it in my head and reality is looming fast.
    May 24

    wonderful machine mk 2

     
    I abandond the first attempt at the wonderful machine because it was throwing up too many problems.
    A simple redesign of how the bores fit the crank case has solved removed the hassle of making the honing machine for a while.
    holes cut in the casecase in welding jigDSCI0003cylinders cut to lengthfirst cylinder tacked in positionsecond in placelast hole cutall cylinders attached
    May 20

    Brian Cox: What really goes on at the Large Hadron Collider

     

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    YouTube - Brian Cox: What really goes on at the Large Hadron Collider
       

    this is a fascinating piece of history in the making.

    thanks to Mangawitch this piece of machinery has joined some of the dots in the jumble of my mind

    May 18

    chafinch

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    Marie took these photos of the chafinch and its chick.
    she tells me it took a couple of days to get close to the Adult but the chick didn't seem too bothered.
    the mother and another chick were about too but a bit camera shy.

    sapling

    Ok
    It's been a while but I've been a bit busy and the shed was so full of crap that in the end I just couldn't get into it.
    Its taken a couple of weeks but its nearly sorted out.
    here are some pictures of the conker tree.
    Its now in it second year and its doing ok
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