yoeddynz Posted September 22, 2023 Author Share Posted September 22, 2023 perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 4 minutes ago, yoeddynz said: perfect Cap and light in one 1 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted September 22, 2023 Author Share Posted September 22, 2023 so many other uses too... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted September 22, 2023 Author Share Posted September 22, 2023 the reviews are.... 'interesting'.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 is there any reason why you couldn't machine a donut of lexan (or what ever appropriate material you'd use) to fit in between those flanges and just oring them? that way if the clearness deteriorates you can just put a new one in, in like 5 minutes + machine time? its possible i miss interpreted your fill level but i understood it to be around the mating surfaces of the existing flanges, so with a lens there the fill mark would be just when the oil starts to appear? would probably be nicer of the fill mark was in the middle but im sure you could rejig something to achieve that too if desired. /pour a resin donut and embed another lego man 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 This one? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 oh man thats perfect! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted September 24, 2023 Author Share Posted September 24, 2023 @BlownCorona cheers for ideas! A few months ago I rang a plastic supplier in Nelson and inquired about clear plastic tube. They can supply 25mm od tube. The inside of the alloy tube is 25.4 iirc. So if the plastic is thick enough I can machine some o ring grooves at each end of a small length (say 5mm longer each end of the sight window I'll machine out from the alloy tube) this should be fine to seal up and remain removable if I make the cap fitting removable (a through pin or grub screws?) I'm making a new one peice tube setup now, without the joining flanges. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 I've got solid clear acrylic rod here in range of diameters if you were feeling adventurous - I'd assume it would handle the heat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted September 24, 2023 Author Share Posted September 24, 2023 Cheers stu. I'll try out the tube first though because I think it'll work out well and the place said their sell me a short length. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumberSS Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 Might be a little low brow compared to the current high standards, but could you tap a fitting into the horizontal section of your filler tube and another into the vertical section, with elbow, and run a short length of clear tube between, kinda like a classic smoko room Zip? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted October 10, 2023 Author Share Posted October 10, 2023 It's all done now. I'll do an update soon 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Thats looking very clean! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted October 12, 2023 Author Share Posted October 12, 2023 For now but now I have to add all the extra crap that engine blocks need to run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAD Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Looks so smart with the combination of crinkle covers and the 'ribbed for his pleasure' machined infills! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted October 15, 2023 Author Share Posted October 15, 2023 Thanks man. Yeah I'm really stoked with how they turned out. Now I've got to make sure all the other engine bits and engine bay look nice and neat so not to spoil the show But hell this build is starting to drag out - just as many others on here have no doubt discovered it's that typical build thread 'all those little jobs adding up' stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubastreet Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Damn that motor's looking nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted November 1, 2023 Author Share Posted November 1, 2023 Hey thanks man. Hopefully it wont get too dusty or the Mandalorians will have to get little wipers on their spaceship window. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrike Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Hows the wiring going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted December 28, 2023 Author Share Posted December 28, 2023 Chipping away at it. This project isn't the most important thing in my life right now but it's a nice way to chill out. I'll do an update at some point soon 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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