- 1. RE: LSR tires - Hi speed bearings (score: 1)
- Author: "Neil Albaugh" <neil@dbelltech.com>
- Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:03:07 -0700
- A while back one team ran ceramic bearings in their rear uprights; a seal blew partway through the 24 hours but they finished the race. Expen$ive, though! Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ Rick, In my high-s
- /html/land-speed/2006-12/msg00035.html (8,273 bytes)
- 2. RE: LSR tires - Hi speed bearings (score: 1)
- Author: "Neil Albaugh" <neil@dbelltech.com>
- Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 16:46:39 -0700
- "rear uprights" AKA "hub carriers, etc. Used only in an independent rear suspension. Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ Ok, Neil, what the heck are "rear uprights".
- /html/land-speed/2006-12/msg00055.html (8,688 bytes)
- 3. RE: Tap & drill size (score: 1)
- Author: "Neil Albaugh" <neil@dbelltech.com>
- Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 16:47:51 -0700
- I have a book somewhere that has that info but it is packed up in a box right now. AN fittings are sized by the number of sixteenths of an inch the fitting is; a -8 fitting would be 8/16" or 1/2". Y
- /html/land-speed/2007-01/msg00073.html (7,413 bytes)
- 4. RE: Water Transfer Pump (score: 1)
- Author: "Neil Albaugh" <neil@dbelltech.com>
- Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 16:58:24 -0700
- "... I want to keep that weight in the back..." Weight should go as far forward as possible. For stability keep the CM (center of mass) ahead of the CP (center of pressure)....or did I misunderstand
- /html/land-speed/2007-01/msg00074.html (7,962 bytes)
- 5. RE: Parachute makers (score: 1)
- Author: "Neil Albaugh" <neil@dbelltech.com>
- Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 17:02:20 -0700
- There are many poor choices for product names but calling a parachute company "Impact" has to be one of the all- time worst choices! Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ I know of Diest, DJ, Stroud, Simpson and
- /html/land-speed/2007-01/msg00075.html (7,206 bytes)
- 6. RE: Water Transfer Pump (score: 1)
- Author: "Neil Albaugh" <neil@dbelltech.com>
- Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 12:26:23 -0700
- If you want to scrounge around a bit you may be able to find a pump made by Weldon for aircraft de- icer fluid. These are old- WW II or Korean War vintage-- but they are little jewels. The flow/pres
- /html/land-speed/2007-01/msg00102.html (9,524 bytes)
- 7. RE: Heat-Wrap part duex (score: 1)
- Author: "Neil Albaugh" <neil@dbelltech.com>
- Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 16:25:21 -0700
- I use soft stainless steel safety wire to hold the ceramic fiber insulating tape on my headers. It doesn't rust and it's cheap! Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ --Original Message-- From: owner-land-speed@A
- /html/land-speed/2007-01/msg00367.html (8,061 bytes)
- 8. RE: Fire (score: 1)
- Author: "Neil Albaugh" <neil@dbelltech.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:12:28 -0700
- Thanks for posting the link. That is the motel that was used in the movie TWFI unless I'm mistaken. I stayed there a couple of times when no one else had a vacancy. It was somewhat of a dump but it
- /html/land-speed/2007-01/msg00433.html (8,354 bytes)
- 9. RE: Heat Wrap lll (score: 1)
- Author: "Neil Albaugh" <neil@dbelltech.com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 11:52:21 -0700
- Never-Seize has been around for a long time and it's a good general- purpose anti- seize compound. There are also nickel- based compounds that are used for high temp applications. Regards, Neil Tucs
- /html/land-speed/2007-01/msg00469.html (8,273 bytes)
- 10. RE: Heat Wrap lll (score: 1)
- Author: "Neil Albaugh" <neil@dbelltech.com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:05:39 -0700
- I've used Milk of Magnesia for years but never in that application! BTW, if a "Screwdriver" is a drink made with vodka and orange juice, what do you call one made with vodka and Milk of Magnesia? Sc
- /html/land-speed/2007-01/msg00472.html (8,128 bytes)
- 11. Hi Temp Anti- Seize (score: 1)
- Author: "Neil Albaugh" <neil@dbelltech.com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:29:54 -0700
- I looked at a tube of anti- seize in my cabinet that I've used frequently and it is Fel-Pro C-100. It claims to be OK to 2400F and compatible with all sorts of metals. Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
- /html/land-speed/2007-01/msg00479.html (6,354 bytes)
- 12. RE: Heat Wrap lll (score: 1)
- Author: "Neil Albaugh" <neil@dbelltech.com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:47:39 -0700
- Vodka and Prune Juice is a "Piledriver" Lance
- /html/land-speed/2007-01/msg00485.html (8,541 bytes)
- 13. RE: new engine (score: 1)
- Author: "Neil Albaugh" <neil@dbelltech.com>
- Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:17:20 -0700
- I don't know how an engineering student could afford all the machine work that went into building this but it does look interesting. Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ Check this out. http://www.atomracing.se
- /html/land-speed/2007-01/msg00551.html (6,772 bytes)
- 14. Pop Rivet Rant (score: 1)
- Author: "Neil Albaugh" <neil@dbelltech.com>
- Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:46:58 -0700
- As Keith pointed out, high humidity can also accelerate dissimilar metal corrosion. Let me take this opportunity to say a few words about "pop rivets"-- the original blind fasteners, "Pop Rivets", w
- /html/land-speed/2007-01/msg00553.html (7,487 bytes)
- 15. Pop Rivet Rant (part 2) (score: 1)
- Author: "Neil Albaugh" <neil@dbelltech.com>
- Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:03:14 -0700
- ...second part... The Achilles heel of pop rivets is their lack of mandrel retention. The majority of their shear strength is derived from the mandrel stub that remains in the rivet after the stem (m
- /html/land-speed/2007-01/msg00556.html (7,771 bytes)
- 16. RE: Pop Rivet Rant (part 2) (score: 1)
- Author: "Neil Albaugh" <neil@dbelltech.com>
- Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 09:35:25 -0700
- Cherry Q rivets are a far better choice than an ordinary hardware store pop rivet; their mandrel retention makes them stronger and more reliable. They are a step below MIL-SPEC ones like CherryLock-
- /html/land-speed/2007-01/msg00567.html (7,223 bytes)
- 17. RE: Pop Rivet Rant (part 2) (score: 1)
- Author: "Neil Albaugh" <neil@dbelltech.com>
- Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 12:59:17 -0700
- Thanks, Doug. There is a lot of information on fasteners out there but finding it isn't always easy. Ditto for separating the reliable info from the misinformed or simply BS. Choosing the right faste
- /html/land-speed/2007-01/msg00589.html (8,733 bytes)
- 18. RE: Pop Rivet Rant (part 2) (score: 1)
- Author: "Neil Albaugh" <neil@dbelltech.com>
- Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 18:06:01 -0700
- I agree- if I had a choice of only one book on fasteners it would be Smith's. I've used 3M 2216A/B epoxy on rivets now and then, I've also dipped them in zinc chromate primer before inserting them i
- /html/land-speed/2007-01/msg00591.html (7,721 bytes)
- 19. RE: Happy Customer of DC Waterjet (score: 1)
- Author: "Neil Albaugh" <neil@dbelltech.com>
- Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 18:10:04 -0700
- Thanks for the recommendation, Joel. I'll keep DC Waterjet in mind for those types of projects. Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ Long time reader, part time emailer. I dont send out much but I had to send th
- /html/land-speed/2007-02/msg00008.html (7,697 bytes)
- 20. RE: Bad TIG bubbles (score: 1)
- Author: "Neil Albaugh" <neil@dbelltech.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 14:19:36 -0700
- Did you run out of shielding gas? Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ I had a weird TIG problem today. I wanted to weld two brackets to a frame, both brackets were identical, steel frame, mild steel brackets.
- /html/land-speed/2007-02/msg00031.html (8,323 bytes)
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