Springfield Flyer.

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Let's see -- I can find the purge air fitting and the control for language displayed on the H U D -- but the AN -8 for the coolant line must be on the other side.  And the rear knob on the left -- that'll be to choose what flavor supplement it's feeding you?

Fancy helmet!  Great sponsor.

[tauruck]

I'm sure it has music too!!!!!. 8-)

[floydjer]

It`s not the helmet Mike..It`s the nut on the pedal............... (but I do like my Speedglas)

[tauruck]

It's the helmet. Day and night comparison. I can SEE now.

[manta22]

...Ground Control to Major Mike.... 

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

[tauruck]

Thanks Neil. 8-)

What tire valves are you guys using on your wheels?.
I have some Aluminum ones with rubber O rings.
They should be OK?.

[tauruck]

Still busy on the pro mod body.
Had a mixed day.
The vacuum technology is a pain but I now have
a rear wing panel to shape and bond.

It's a good test piece because i'll be using the same
materials for the side panels on the liner.

My compressor motor blew again.
Bongani is coming by to sort it out later today. It's 1.40AM and
I can't sleep. So many air operated tools.
Pics of the wing panel under vacuum.

Hard graft but the results will be worth it.

[Buickguy3]

  Mike, That is over the top.
  Doug 

[Peter Jack]

Mike, what sort of pump are you using to pull the vacuum and what sort of vacuum will it pull? My understanding is that it doesn't require a lot of vacuum.

Pete

[tauruck]

Thanks Doug.
Pete, it's a vane type machine and I was told it could
do 150CFM. Had it since 1987. I always vacuum bag
the Carbon parts to get good consolidation etc but
the honeycomb needs it most. The particular type i'm
using has a scrim cloth  and if you don't bag it it delaminates
in places.
Store bought honeycomb panels are made in a hug press.
If the bag is good and seals well it only takes a few minutes
before you can pull the non return coupling. The vacuum holds
the component.
Pete, what do you think of the helmet?.

[ggl205]

Mike, your welding helmet looks better than my racing one. My old eyes could use a welding helmet upgrade so I may just get one like yours. One of the primary reasons my welds look ragged is not seeing the weld puddle clearly.  It is pretty bad when you are welding happily away and find out you are not joining two pieces of metal. Who make the one you have?

John

[tauruck]

Optrel. Swiss made.
I kid you not, I even bought spectacles for welding because I was battling to see
with the normal ones for reading.
The new specs are way stronger than I'm used to but I could see the welding fairly
well.
Now with this Optrel it's a different world. The Lincoln was OK but the difference is
Rolex to Casio.

[Freud]

Wow !! Mike has everything. 2 watches.

I wonder if they both show the same time.

FREUD

[Peter Jack]

That's a really nice helmet Mike. That type of helmet really helps at times but being old school I lift it up and nod it down way more often than necessary. I also use old style helmets for most of my welding that doesn't involve tig. I am finding that I'm using a cheater lens more and more often for fine work.

You'd like my auto darkening Miller helmet. It came right from the factory painted up like a Team Canada goalie helmet. Miller had a limited time license To use the design through one of the Olympic games.

Pete

[tauruck]

That's cool Pete.
They are a bit like goalie masks.
The ones we were used to.
Got three watchers Pops, all blondes!!!!.