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Fergus Kyle

Joined: 03 Jun 2007
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Location: Burlington ON Canada

Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:52 am Post subject: ANECDOTESweDONTneed1

ANECDOTES WE DON'T NEED, 1  

  

        This began in the early years, when dedication to truth, completeness and accuracy were paramount and following the instructions was a way of life - not that it isn't now; there was just more oaths offered up.  

        We come to the challenging section on the doors, the internal mechanism and the finished product. It took a few days for the overall concept to trickle into the consciousness so that the final assembly would meld into the door as an integral part. It became obvious fairly quickly that the door lock crank required special attention in that it incorporated a double bend to pass through a make-up panel. This latter was the result of hacking a great hole in the door surround in order to install the various ingenious devices which ensured accurate locking of the door.  

        That's where the carefully sworn oaths began to come apart. Bend the lever too much in one direction and it wouldn't provide for a travel slot in the panel; too much in the other direction would embroil the intricate mechanism in a jambing exercise farther along the bottom. I spent many a late night ensuring that both ends of the lever came out parallel to each other - and the bending thereof was a ballet of millimetres and partial degrees.  

        When it came to a later phase of actually choosing and inserting the lever knob, I cheerfully chose from a local of a nationwide high-end hardware catalogue in my chosen theme of 'homey' atmosphere - render the otherwise frightening aspect of the first flight unto a small taste of an up-to-date kitchen for easing of tension. I chose blue flowers on a white ceramic knob. It had to be big enough for easy activation yet small enough to avoid inadvertent selection in flight.  

        That's when I noted the knob goes on the outside of the lever, next to the window pane. Visions of diamond wedding rings scribing my precious window in their anxiety to acquire familiarity with the machinery absorbed my attention - the result was a small amendment to attach the knob in the inside of the lever, guessing the process to be safe as the site was essentially out of passenger activity areas enroute.  

        My error was confirmed when the modification came through to fashion a cover plate which ensured full extension of the locked lever in flight. Suddenly there was a knob in the way - mine. I cursed my exceptional ingenuity - the genius un-demanded.  

        Fortunately, the same creativity gave rise to the solution. I would simply produce a cover plate incorporating the width of the knob thus ensuring the lever itself was hidden behind the plate. Of course having bent the lever into a zigzag as previously described thus ensured it was now too proud of the intended plate. Another dilemma.  

        Ah, the solution meant simply compressing the zigzag out of the lever length, employing some form of power press to straighten it - in situ. Not so easy...  That meant finding 1./4 inch alu plate for one side of this press, and narrow steel plate for the other side (the space for a threaded clamp underneath being crucial).  

        Eventually success came into sight as I slowly compressed the zig and the zag into a fairly flat lever - thus skinning off lots of the impeccable finished paint and the wrenching responsibility of the adjacent window ever vital. The cover plates as promulgated evolved, and in perhaps no more than two days I had undone several weeks brilliant work. Don't tell anybody. Only now have I realised the wedding ring is on the LEFT hand.  

Ferg  

Europa A064  

Celebrating 13 years of progress.  

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Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 3:48 pm Post subject: ANECDOTESweDONTneed1

That's a classic Ferg.  Just love your humour  and your honesty.  Don't worry mate, we've all been there and  fully understand . . . . well I have !!

  

 At least you had the foresight to anticipate what a  diamond ring will do . . .  I have several scratches across the inside of  my car windscreen so obviously caused from wiping mist off with a hand  containing a diamond ring which mysteriously doesn't belong to my wife  ??

  

 Cheers

  

 Kingsley

  

 do not archive.

  

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Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:45 pm Post subject: ANECDOTESweDONTneed1

Ferg-

  

 Here Here. Progress is measured in baby  steps. Many steps over a long time. So cheers to  your progress! 'clink'

  

 Nice write-up and good choice (door chapter)  I  read it thoroughly while nodding with  understanding. 

 I'd like to see one for the trim tab adjusting. Could  be good too, LOL.

  

 Greg  A050

  

  



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ANECDOTES WE DON'T  NEED, 1 

         

             Ferg     

Europa A064     

Celebrating 13 years of      progress. 

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tonyrenshaw268(at)gmail.c
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Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 11:52 pm Post subject: ANECDOTESweDONTneed1

Ferg,

As my son would say ...."you my brother from another mother", or, like in Papua New Guinea where I cut my teeth flying, you'd be called a " one-talk". With 700 dialects, anyone who spoke the same language was considered a friend,.

You and I sing from the same page, bro.

On 22/08/2010, at 2:51 AM, "Fergus Kyle" <VE3LVO(at)rac.ca (VE3LVO(at)rac.ca)> wrote:



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ANECDOTES WE DON'T NEED, 1  

  

        This began in the early years, when dedication to truth, completeness and accuracy were paramount and following the instructions was a way of life - not that it isn't now; there was just more oaths offered up.  

        We come to the challenging section on the doors, the internal mechanism and the finished product. It took a few days for the overall concept to trickle into the consciousness so that the final assembly would meld into the door as an integral part. It became obvious fairly quickly that the door lock crank required special attention in that it incorporated a double bend to pass through a make-up panel. This latter was the result of hacking a great hole in the door surround in order to install the various ingenious devices which ensured accurate locking of the door.  

        That's where the carefully sworn oaths began to come apart. Bend the lever too much in one direction and it wouldn't provide for a travel slot in the panel; too much in the other direction would embroil the intricate mechanism in a jambing exercise farther along the bottom. I spent many a late night ensuring that both ends of the lever came out parallel to each other - and the bending thereof was a ballet of millimetres and partial degrees.  

        When it came to a later phase of actually choosing and inserting the lever knob, I cheerfully chose from a local of a nationwide high-end hardware catalogue in my chosen theme of 'homey' atmosphere - render the otherwise frightening aspect of the first flight unto a small taste of an up-to-date kitchen for easing of tension. I chose blue flowers on a white ceramic knob. It had to be big enough for easy activation yet small enough to avoid inadvertent selection in flight.  

        That's when I noted the knob goes on the outside of the lever, next to the window pane. Visions of diamond wedding rings scribing my precious window in their anxiety to acquire familiarity with the machinery absorbed my attention - the result was a small amendment to attach the knob in the inside of the lever, guessing the process to be safe as the site was essentially out of passenger activity areas enroute.  

        My error was confirmed when the modification came through to fashion a cover plate which ensured full extension of the locked lever in flight. Suddenly there was a knob in the way - mine. I cursed my exceptional ingenuity - the genius un-demanded.  

        Fortunately, the same creativity gave rise to the solution. I would simply produce a cover plate incorporating the width of the knob thus ensuring the lever itself was hidden behind the plate. Of course having bent the lever into a zigzag as previously described thus ensured it was now too proud of the intended plate. Another dilemma.  

        Ah, the solution meant simply compressing the zigzag out of the lever length, employing some form of power press to straighten it - in situ. Not so easy...  That meant finding 1./4 inch alu plate for one side of this press, and narrow steel plate for the other side (the space for a threaded clamp underneath being crucial).  

        Eventually success came into sight as I slowly compressed the zig and the zag into a fairly flat lever - thus skinning off lots of the impeccable finished paint and the wrenching responsibility of the adjacent window ever vital. The cover plates as promulgated evolved, and in perhaps no more than two days I had undone several weeks brilliant work. Don't tell anybody. Only now have I realised the wedding ring is on the LEFT hand.  

Ferg  

Europa A064  

Celebrating 13 years of progress.  

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