Virtual Meet Ups

[derek hall 1Participant @derekhall1]

Hi Neil

Count me in

Regards

Derek

[Keith PetleyParticipant @keithpetley53472]

Hi Neil,

Count me in as well

Thanks, Keith

[simondavies3Participant @simondavies3]

+1 please Neil

[Mick B1Participant @mickb1]

I'd like to try again, please.

[Martyn DuncumbParticipant @martynduncumb88863]

I too would like to try again, please.

Martyn

[OldironParticipant @oldiron]

+1 Please Neil

regards

[Perko7Participant @perko7]

I'll pass, the time difference to Australia (plus the time delays in transmission) may make it more frustrating than enjoyable.

A tip for those without webcams, most phones (Android and I-phone) can be set up as a web camera by connecting to your modem and using appropriate software. For Android phones it is Droid-cam. You can connect via USB or WiFi. I've used it many times for other Zoom meetings over the past 6 months.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Hi Folks,

Thanks for the responses, I will PM everyone the link tomorrow morning.

Neil

[JAParticipant @ja]

Neil

Do we come with an object of interest?

JA

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by JA on 09/11/2020 12:03:55:

Neil

Do we come with an object of interest?

JA

Please do, all welcome to 'bring' along an object.

Neil

[alan ord 2Participant @alanord2]

+1 please Neil.

[Gordon BullardParticipant @gordonbullard35804]

Good idea Neil count me in

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 09/11/2020 11:55:05:

Hi Folks,

Thanks for the responses, I will PM everyone the link tomorrow morning.

Neil

Only 15 minutes of 'morning' left. Or have I been left out

By the way if you want to extend the meeting length you can go in right afterwards and book another one with the same credentials and for the very next time slot and people can just get in early with the same link. Works on our family one. You can probably prebook it, or perhapw even book an overlapping follow on.

[EmgeeParticipant @emgee]

Posted by Bazyle on 10/11/2020 11:52:10:

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 09/11/2020 11:55:05:

Hi Folks,

Thanks for the responses, I will PM everyone the link tomorrow morning.

Neil

Only 15 minutes of 'morning' left. Or have I been left out

By the way if you want to extend the meeting length you can go in right afterwards and book another one with the same credentials and for the very next time slot and people can just get in early with the same link. Works on our family one. You can probably prebook it, or perhapw even book an overlapping follow on.

Neil, like Bazyle I've been checking the mailbox for the link, is the meeting still on ?

Emgee

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

Posted by Perko7 on 04/11/2020 23:58:31:

I'll pass, the time difference to Australia (plus the time delays in transmission) may make it more frustrating than enjoyable.

A tip for those without webcams, most phones (Android and I-phone) can be set up as a web camera by connecting to your modem and using appropriate software. For Android phones it is Droid-cam. You can connect via USB or WiFi. I've used it many times for other Zoom meetings over the past 6 months.

Thanks for the tip on the camera.

Of course you know we spent the call slagging off Australians who were too lazy to get up early put this in the past tense as you are probably in bed by now.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Invites sent, let me know by PM if you have missed out.

Sorry to anyone receiving duplicates, I've sent several dozen and it's hard to be sure if I have duplicated.

Neil

[JAParticipant @ja]

Neil

Thanks (3 invites).

JA

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

Neil, me, Keith, Andrew Johnson,, Simon Davis, David, Pete, Martin K, Malc, Emgee, Colin Hillclimber, John Allen, Oldiron, Bill Williams, Gordon Bullard and one other I think.

We saw a very nice v8 engine block and head from Emgee only about hand sized and having some 10BA threads to hold it together.
A Stuart 7a finallyfinished by John Allen,
an unusual diestock from Oldiron's granfather for cutting 45tpi threads,
an Eureka backing off tool from Tubal,
the electronics for a leadscrew stepper drive frrom Simon who deboxed an old 2m Tx to recover the dicast box for the project,
and a couple of knurling tools from Neil and Oldiron.

Neil is planning the next one for early December. Tuesdays suit me but maybe not him as he ditched two other zoom calls in favour of Model Engineering.
Tomorrow is St Albans cub night for me.

Happy chatting everyone.

Edited By Bazyle on 10/11/2020 21:27:06

[Anonymous]

Oh dear, the parts I showed didn't even merit a mention. I knew it was a mistake to show them after the stunning engine block and cylinder head shown by Emgee.

Andrew

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

Sorry Andrew, I was concentrating too hard on your explanation of silver soldering the ring on the end of the rod to actually write anything down.

[OldironParticipant @oldiron]

Post retracted

Edited By Oldiron on 11/11/2020 09:16:37

[OldironParticipant @oldiron]

Thanks for the meet up it was very interesting. Tuesdays best for me also but could manage earlier or later if required.

All items shown were appreciated.

regards

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Hi Folks,

Thanks to everyone who took part, it's funny how you can get used to these things, but I discovered pointing at people isn't an effective technique online…

Personally I was most impressed by Andrew J. nimbly manhandling such a huge lump of cast iron! I suspect this is an essential skill developed when making large traction engine models…

I might change to the Google system as Zoom will now have a 45 minute limit on it.

Another idea is for us to have a speaker to give a 30-40 minute talk on a subject of interest. Anyone interested, please drop me an email or PM.

As many of us are self-employed or retired, would an early-morning event at 9:00am suit, this would enable some of our antipodean forum members to join in by staying up late.

Any other ideas for times/days of the week eagerly sought!

Thanks,

Neil

[Martin KyteParticipant @martinkyte99762]

I am still working 3 days a week so I'd prefer to stick with evenings. I'm quite happy with 7.00 or 7.30pm.

regards Martin

[Martin KyteParticipant @martinkyte99762]

Incidentally I found Andrew's silver soldering description interesting. I have a freind who always advocates heating the end of the silver solder and dipping it in the flux pot. It was just something he did that worked. On reflection as the flux melts at a lower temperature than the solder that would create a sheath of liquid flux around the end of the solder rod and increase the contact area and thus heat transfer as well as keeping the end of the rod clean. This seems to chime with what Andrew was seeing.

regards Martin

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