Topic: Scale Cowls @ Ceejays Scale Fittings inc

hi all

  been leaving the restart of the 1/3 scale cowl thread till i had new news, well just got ack from dereks w/shop the pattern has been passed off to use and i have ordered, and paid for, material for the first batch of 10 i will be back to him on or about the 6th april so if you would like one let me know, the final cost is as yet not finalised due to them not actually made yet somewhere around £25 is the estimate,now we can have them with a nice big hole in the front as for Pups etc, small hole as in Fokkers what i need is the size hole you would like, or no hole at all..AND we can have them cut to the length to suit your application upto 170mm . now also whilst there i have ordered some exhaust silencer box halves for samples, these are roughly 75mm dia x 80mm long and are basically a tin with no lid spun from 1mm steel the idea is that you can use 1 with an end cap welded on, also ordered, to make silencers for small petrols or two welded together for bigger ones wotcha think 

  

   

Nice one Chris.
I will pick my one up at Cosford if thats ok.
Like the idea of the exhaust tubes . That has possibilitys
Its always hard to find something to make it from.

Simon

Sounds good Chris, after spending the last 3 hours making an exhaust

Steve

I will definitely have one off you CeeJay at that sort of price.  I will let you know the length and hole size shortly

Alan

hi folks

  the first batch of cowls are imminent if you indicated that you would like one pease let me know i have 10 comming in just over a week.


  cheers

   chris

  ps i am also having two sample exhaust cans made, with end caps just to evaluate the concept, they are 75 dia x 75 mm deep the object is to use one with end cap for small motors, and two cans back to back for larger ones.

  wocha think

 

Hi all

   apart from alan (pup cam) and me is there anyone out there who put there name down as interested in a cowl, im off to get them made on monday and i am now getting nervouds about having a load on my hands i will be paying for these when i pick them up, if i dont need ten then i wont have ten done as its a large chunck of money to be spending 3 days before i go away, if i think i can sell ten then i will get them all monday.

  chris

 tis me again

   forgot to add,  the next project being researched for spinning is spinner and cowl for bristol monoplane, spinners for Albert Rosses, so any info would be welcome, and anything anyone has ideas for making send em along, this company is keen to get on board with us and is capable of stuff from 40mm dia upto 500mm, and in steel, brass or copper,

  chris

Chris don't forget me.

Simon

who!!!   no probs  mr Broke 

  chris

Mine would need to fit a Sopwith Triplane please

patriot

  no problems pup cam on here has sent all sizes for triplane,

  chris

Magic thanks for that.

Mine would need to fit a Sopwith Triplane please

Have you started it yet?  I'm just about to start assembling my first wing panel (the port upper) - honest!  I've registered it under the LMA >20kg scheme just in case it gets a bit lardy if I go for TripeCam.    We'll have to compare notes sometime.    We'll be able to put up a flight with Captain Beaky's

Alan

No not yet, still waiting for the plan of the fus, but have modded the drawings for the wing ribs and cut out a few templates for the wings, waiting for the warmer evenings to sit back out in the work shop, soft southern

Bu**er and Bu""er

  just had phone call from the spinners man, the material ordered for the 1/3 scale cowls, hasn,t been delivered, i can get it delivered seperately but will have to pay for a van to deliver 10 pieces of alloy, this will cost as much as the material, so i have asked they be put on the next truck which is not till later this week (fri) and as i go away for a week on friday there will be a slight delay but i assured the man there was no problem as i dont mind saving money hope this is ok folks

  chris

Bu**er and Bu""er

  just had phone call from the spinners man, the material ordered for the 1/3 scale cowls, hasn,t been delivered, i can get it delivered seperately but will have to pay for a van to deliver 10 pieces of alloy, this will cost as much as the material, so i have asked they be put on the next truck which is not till later this week (fri) and as i go away for a week on friday there will be a slight delay but i assured the man there was no problem as i dont mind saving money hope this is ok folks

  chris

Can you not cancel your going away then Chris 

Simon

Can you not cancel your going away then Chris 

Simon

simon
 
 not if i want to keep the gonads where they belong 

  chris

Like it 

Simon

ok folks

  i have found supplier of 3mm left hand solder on clevis extenders and chrome plated brass turn buckles, for a pair of turnbuckles ie two barrels two right two left thread ends £3, you can cut the barrel in half and make clevises out if them, ie one on each end of a wire to give proper adjusting, any interest ineed to order hundred or so to make postage worth while.

  chris

Gorrany pics of said items mate?

Sounds good, especially if they convert to make clevis' ends

Ian.

will do 

  chris

Any update on ETA of the Cowls, Chris?

Jez

sorry folks

  update is man with machines to do them was in the middle of a large 4,000 off order so couldent realy make him strip it down for me so just waiting till this weekend.

 will / should be bringing them to greenacres with me,this will be the plain spun cowl no detail, detail costs more so need to know what is wanted, ie holes, cable grooves, machine turn patterning etc

  chris

Thx for that Chris..

I can manage the cut outs but a nice cable groove would be...er ...groovy...

Jez

Thx for that Chris..

I can manage the cut outs but a nice cable groove would be...er ...groovy...

Jez

  groan!!!

   thats definately extra

  chris

Thx for that Chris..

 a nice cable groove would be...er ...groovy...

Jez

  since leaving the sheet metal work game I have lost all facility of doing such things, simple job with the right swaging wheels, takes about 3 mins 

Grooves maybe in different positions depending on what aeroplane it's attached to?  I've got a feeling the cowl depth (chord?) is smaller on the Tripe than the Pup I will have to check.

Alan

May be worth visiting a few sheet metal work firms to see if they have the correct size swaging wheels, if not it would be a simple enough job to make a pair up to fit their machine be it a hand crank or motorised one.

just making a pair for the pup cowl i,ll let you know if they work!!

   chris

         FANFARE             DA  DA DA DA    DA!!    DAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

    they are here, i have just spent the day in deepest cannock, watching magic happen, i have 9 cowls here, (well  10 but on is a bit short unless youwant an exact scale length on for a triplane or poss a camel as its only 5 inches deep, slight oops on the cutting of the blank so had it spun up anyway, you never know and it was for the scrap bin otherwise), but as i say there are 9 here so if you wanted one, pm ot post and i,ll sort out what you want, got to get em gone i,m skint the pattern is good for some more so if there are more out there wanting please contact me.

    next on the agenda      Albert ross spinners,  pattern being done(any dia for the 1/3 size folks appreciated) will order some material soon if anyone interested,

    you like???   oh yes and they are nice and rigid at 1.2 mm thick,,  with some serious mods to the pattern i could get some made in steel 1mm or .7 mm thick good idea or no)   end of year for that.

   chris

ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!   price

   well

    plain cowl..........£25
    cowl with holes...£30
    cowl with cable groove...£30
    cowl with cable groove and holes...£35
    (i use my rigging cable for the cowl too,,       2mtrs  60p)

     extras can be added  ie  simulated split hinges, paint, machine turned finish,etc

   chris     (MD ceejays cowls and fittings inc)

Wow Chris!

I will check the length I need for the Tripe and get back to you.    I'm thinking plain cowl + wire groove for me please and I will cut the holes out myself when I've worked out exactly where they go.

Cheers

Alan

Same as Alan please

OK donned meanorak again recently,,,,,wocha think!!

   switches ON!!   go on you know you want em!!

  chris

Very nice Chris but .........

..... they seem to be negatives of the real thing.  All the ones I've seen the switch retaining cover is brass and the cylindrical rear section is porcelain  



Sorry

Alan

Bu**er   wheres me paint,

   chris

 

OK , there,s allways ruddy one        now i have shown you the Neiuport switches   here,s the pup one   oh! and some other bit

  chris

 

 oh! and some other bit

That will be your pulsator mate
 
   



Switches looking Spot On now Chris

Alan

That will be your pulsator mate
 

Alan

My Pulsator looks nothing like that