Comments on: Window to my workshop 10 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2009/07/29/window-to-my-workshop-10/ A Blog by Karl Holtey. Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:25:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2009/07/29/window-to-my-workshop-10/comment-page-1/#comment-210 admin Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:37:50 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=267#comment-210 I pride myself on always publishing every comment, so unfortunately I have to publish this one :-) As a brief explanation (for those who are interested) Gaz was my gliding instructor - and my instruments are a lot more reliable and accurate than his altimeter with the broken glass. So Gaz when are you coming to visit me in bonny Scotland? k P.S. Roiter is my old nickname acquired by being the fastest cable retriever I pride myself on always publishing every comment, so unfortunately I have to publish this one :-)

As a brief explanation (for those who are interested) Gaz was my gliding instructor – and my instruments are a lot more reliable and accurate than his altimeter with the broken glass.

So Gaz when are you coming to visit me in bonny Scotland?

k

P.S. Roiter is my old nickname acquired by being the fastest cable retriever

]]> By: Gary Bennett http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2009/07/29/window-to-my-workshop-10/comment-page-1/#comment-209 Gary Bennett Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:34:54 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=267#comment-209 on your work holding for bed holding picture you have made a mistake, it reads exact to 51 degrees to within 1 minute (it should be exact to 51 degrees to within 1 SECOND) BLOODY HELL GET IT RIGHT ROITER Gaz on your work holding for bed holding picture you have made a mistake, it reads exact to 51 degrees to within 1 minute (it should be exact to 51 degrees to within 1 SECOND) BLOODY HELL GET IT RIGHT ROITER
Gaz

]]> By: admin http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2009/07/29/window-to-my-workshop-10/comment-page-1/#comment-123 admin Sat, 01 Aug 2009 10:39:30 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=267#comment-123 Hi Al I know little about CNC equipment except that the system I have is one of the earliest Heidenheim's. I type in my programmes using a dialogue system - which seems like a very poor description, the extend of its language is 'tool radius too large' - a cure all dialogue! It only has four decimal points so I cannot do elipses, I only have my XYZ so I can't do screw cutting either. It is my first and only experience using CNC. Now I don't think I could manage without it. Over the years I have become quite fast with it and I can write contours out of my head. I only have two milling machines and the CNC is a Bridgeport Interact II Mark 2. I work wood on all my engineering machines - yes there is a mess but it is an organised mess (I think). Where there is residue from cutting fluids it can be a bit mucky, but I only use cutting fluids on the CNC. Thorough cleaning between operations is very advisable and I try and keep away from the red line on the spindle speeds. I am used to being praised for my attention to detail but you are the first to mention stress control. On the later I do sail a little close to the edge at times. Thank you for your observations. k Hi Al

I know little about CNC equipment except that the system I have is one of the earliest Heidenheim’s. I type in my programmes using a dialogue system – which seems like a very poor description, the extend of its language is ‘tool radius too large’ – a cure all dialogue! It only has four decimal points so I cannot do elipses, I only have my XYZ so I can’t do screw cutting either. It is my first and only experience using CNC. Now I don’t think I could manage without it. Over the years I have become quite fast with it and I can write contours out of my head.

I only have two milling machines and the CNC is a Bridgeport Interact II Mark 2. I work wood on all my engineering machines – yes there is a mess but it is an organised mess (I think). Where there is residue from cutting fluids it can be a bit mucky, but I only use cutting fluids on the CNC. Thorough cleaning between operations is very advisable and I try and keep away from the red line on the spindle speeds.

I am used to being praised for my attention to detail but you are the first to mention stress control. On the later I do sail a little close to the edge at times. Thank you for your observations.

k

]]> By: Al Davies http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2009/07/29/window-to-my-workshop-10/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Al Davies Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:07:31 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=267#comment-122 Incredible work Two questions, looks like your using a Boss6 or newer cnc, what do you use to create the g-code? Secondly, do you have seperate machines for wood vs metal work? Whenever I mix the two, the cleanup becomes a major time sink when switching from metal work to wood work & vice-versa. Your attention to detail and stress control is astounding, I cannot thank you enough for sharing with us the techniques you have developed. Incredible work

Two questions, looks like your using a Boss6 or newer cnc, what do you use to create the g-code?

Secondly, do you have seperate machines for wood vs metal work? Whenever I mix the two, the cleanup becomes a major time sink when switching from metal work to wood work & vice-versa.

Your attention to detail and stress control is astounding, I cannot thank you enough for sharing with us the techniques you have developed.

]]> By: admin http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2009/07/29/window-to-my-workshop-10/comment-page-1/#comment-120 admin Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:37:30 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=267#comment-120 Hi Nathan Good luck with your school and it will be nice to see you as a customer in the future. k Hi Nathan

Good luck with your school and it will be nice to see you as a customer in the future.

k

]]> By: admin http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2009/07/29/window-to-my-workshop-10/comment-page-1/#comment-119 admin Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:36:03 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=267#comment-119 Hi Jeremy Thank you for your comments. Yes the frog rivets are peened both sides. If I keep turning them over and peening alternatively from one side to the other then packing on the anvil is not necessary. k Hi Jeremy

Thank you for your comments.

Yes the frog rivets are peened both sides. If I keep turning them over and peening alternatively from one side to the other then packing on the anvil is not necessary.

k

]]> By: Nathan Beal http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2009/07/29/window-to-my-workshop-10/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Nathan Beal Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:01:10 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=267#comment-117 Thank you for posting all these views into the inner workings of your plane making process. You do beautiful work, and I hope to one day own one of your planes, though that day is likely far in the future since I am currently attending school to learn the skills of a furniture maker. Thank you for posting all these views into the inner workings of your plane making process. You do beautiful work, and I hope to one day own one of your planes, though that day is likely far in the future since I am currently attending school to learn the skills of a furniture maker.

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2009/07/29/window-to-my-workshop-10/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Jeremy Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:37:05 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=267#comment-116 Amazing level of quality in your process. A question regarding the frog riveting process. Is the sole of the plane raised a bit from the anvil prior to preening, leaving a raised rivet to peen from the bottom? Or is the whole process one sided? Amazing level of quality in your process. A question regarding the frog riveting process. Is the sole of the plane raised a bit from the anvil prior to preening, leaving a raised rivet to peen from the bottom? Or is the whole process one sided?

]]>