Uber II NXT construction

[TX-Gunslinger]

AHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,   I can't wait................. My brand new "Focke Wulf of Doom" is only missing a stick.  The stick. I need to name her I guess.  Excalibur sounds too wussy, "Slayer of the Unholy" seems kind of droll, "Ubernocker", "JagdSpitstangchikin".... I don't know.I do know this though, if Kurt Tank could have gotten these from Ian way back when, then I'm sure they would have been used in the Ta-152!Black 2

[TX-Gunslinger]

Mondays progressIan's CNC rig.  Cool.  You could probably make a BMW 801 TS with that!From Ian today:"There are 3 parts left to makeBrass spring bushesY axis pivot pinsCentre shaftsThe brass parts are way basic and simple but I have to make a new fixture as I designed the old one to work in the old manual Mill I recently sold.Y axis pins again are pretty basic so should only take a day.Centre Shafts while being complex are pretty quick to make so only a couple of days in them.Then a day to beadblast everything and another day to assemble/pack!"Black 2

[TX-Gunslinger]

Well, I've been on travel again all week and have gotten way behind Ian J on this.From Ian, "It's 7 PM here and I've just finished up what has to be my least favourite part of the Nxt/U2 mods!The little brass bushes for the spring bolts.These things are a PITA to make and as each Nxt uses 6 it's a LOT of mind numbing work.All done now, in the pic you can sort of make out my fixture I made this morning it's 34x precise slots in a plate that hold the rough cut blanks.This then goes in the CNC vice and they get trimmed on one end then turned around and finished to size on the other, following that they go to the lathe and get centre drilled one by one.... all 330 by hand no automation!"Black 2

[TX-Gunslinger]

Center shafts start.  Oh baby, we are getting close now!This is the part that the Cougar Joystick handle screws into.  The round collar to the right of the handles is a collar from a Cougar handle that screws down onto the yoke.Center shafts complete!Black 2

[TX-Gunslinger]

I'm behind in posting...too much work and travel ...Anyway....here is the last process of the center shafts which was finished last Friday.  The shaft which has been rotated in the foreground (this is actually right side up) shows the large screw that the joystick handle collar attaches to.Black 2Black 2

[TX-Gunslinger]

From Ian:"Ever wonder what I've been doing for the past 4 weeks? I just finished stamping serial numbers and decided to do a roll call.All of these parts are made by me excluding the fasteners/bearings/springs!(sorry for the green tinge it's under the green skylight in the workshop".Black 2Black 2

[TX-Gunslinger]

If you look closely at the center shafts in the pictures above, you will notice one center shaft which is obviously longer than all the others.Wonder why?presenting the UBER-2 VIAGRA MODActually the truth be told, the extended shaft mod in run #3 (this run) is only 20mm longer than the standard shafts.  So it's technically not the Viagra mod, which is 100mm longer than a standard/stock center shaft.Check out http://forums.frugalsworld.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=22044&page=148&pp=50for more informationBlack 2

[TX-Gunslinger]

After beadblasting in which all the shiny aluminum is "sandblasted with glass"the gimbals are almost finished!This is Tuesdays picture!Ian on beadblasting - "Beadblasting is done with a suction feed gun much like a spray gun for paint, picture tiny spheres of glass as fine as castor sugar.This is sprayed at pressure into the surface and as they hit they shatter, it's much like very uniform sanding and removes surface defects/scratches and rough edges. It slightly work hardens the surface and reduces stress risers (think of the dotted lines in toilet paper for an example of a stress riser)"--------------------------------------------------------Black 2

[TX-Gunslinger]

OMG THEY ARE DONE!IN SHIPPING BOXES SOON!Black 2

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AAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!Look!Well, let's see.....the quickest delivery stateside was to a guy in California and that took three days.  The average delivery time from Melbourne to the USA is 6-8 days.....I will not track the mailman, I will not track the mailman.....I will not spawn-camp at the mailbox...I will not spawn-camp at the mailbox...All I've got to say now is, how many times in your life have you ever spent money on something in which the builder was as communicative and responsive as Ian J?  For me never!  This man actually posts daily progress reports WITH PICTURES to let customers know whats going on....ON A DAILY BASIS while performing all this work.  Unbelievable.S~ Ian Johnston... you are INCREDIBLE.  Anyone who manufactures or produces any product in a web-based manner should take a lesson from you.Can't decide if I'll start a new thread on installation when I get the package or if I'll just add on here....Black 2

[TX-Deck]

Well man you have had this for a couple weeks now, we need a REVIEW!  How is it??!!TX-Deck out.

[TX-EcoDragon]

Yeah, I'm with Deck on this one!S!TX-EcoDragonBlack 1TX-Squadron XO

[TX-Rahman]

The crowd chants ... "REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW!"Regards,TX-Rahman"BLACK 4"

[TX-Deck]

-> crosses arms and taps foot....TX-Deck out.

[TX-EcoDragon]

OH THIS INCESSANT TAPPING AND CHANTING HAS BEEN GOING ON THREE MONTHS AND FOUR DAYS!!! PLEASE GUNSLINGER MAKE IT STOP. . . Give them the Review!;-DS!TX-EcoDragonBlack 1TX-Squadron XO