deepak Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Turned out very, very nicely KG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted January 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 I'm not done yet, more sillyness to follow. Since i have a NC lathe at my disposal i was thinking of making some bells to ring with the hammer. Turns out the science for making bells is very complicated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 but what's the hammer going to be used for exactly? like, are there performance benefits? Since i have a NC lathe at my disposal i was thinking of making some bells to ring with the hammer. right-o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 I'm not done yet, more sillyness to follow. Since i have a NC lathe at my disposal i was thinking of making some bells to ring with the hammer. Turns out the science for making bells is very complicated.That'd be very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerius Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Since i have a NC lathe at my disposal i was thinking of making some bells to ring with the hammer. Turns out the science for making bells is very complicated. Needs more cowbell! Literally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotoriousBIG_PJ Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 How did I miss this thread. ^^ Hope nobody minds a bump to give it more exposure. Biggie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penger Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Well I think he's making an aluminum bowling ball next. Can't wait to see that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duggeh Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 I'm not done yet, more sillyness to follow. Since i have a NC lathe at my disposal i was thinking of making some bells to ring with the hammer. Turns out the science for making bells is very complicated. Extraordinarily so. It's the reason why tubular bells exist as a compromise for large scale church bells. I read in a new scientist mag last year, might have been the year before last, that some boffins came up with a bell which brought unwanted resonance and unwanted harmonics down to a massively lower level (it was a rather odd taper figure 8 type shape IIRC) and in doing so, created a bell that people thought, upon ringing, didn't sound right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Hope nobody minds a bump to give it more exposure.Well, except that it's no longer his latest DIY project... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 You know, I almost did something like that. :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flecom Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 why? Conspicuous consumption -- he's being a patriotic American and stimulating the economy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flecom Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Conspicuous consumption -- he's being a patriotic American and stimulating the economy. in that case go buy a GM car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Do they have any kits? Although I suspect that wouldn't be sufficiently DIY for Kevin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flecom Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Do they have any kits? Although I suspect that wouldn't be sufficiently DIY for Kevin. you have obviously never owned a GM car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 KG actually has 2 GM cars. and that was after having a Jaguar -- quite an upgrade in quality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted November 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 jaguar was in the shop 41 times in 39 months. Never again. Some of the parts were on their 3rd replacement. (the autoleveling headlight assemblys at $1400 each) (requires removal of entire bumper) Its a distant memory that is fading. It was all under warranty, but the half a day in the wrong direction every time to take it to the dealer got old quick. It was a great deal of fun when it was working right. Corvette has yet to be in the shop for repairs in 27 months with about 23k miles on it. Other than oil changes, the only replacement part so far was the cabin air filter. And trust me, i don't drive it like a little old lady. So far on the CTS, only a firmware upgrade to the nav system. (xm live traffic update gizmo that has software bugs galore) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Have you Checked out Top Gear, Series 12 Episode 02? The guys head to America and drive a Corvette ZR-1, a Dodge Challenger SRT-8, and a Cadillac CTS-V from San Fransisco to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah You might find in it interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hungrych Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 it was a good episode. Is it ever not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 And on that bombshell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Best Clarkson face: the face he makes when he says the Ferrari Scuderia has a button called "race" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diebenkorn Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Which vette do you have Kevin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBLoudG20 Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Cars are only good for snow and rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted November 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 2007 3lt convertable stuffed with z51,oil cooler, mag ride and heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Cars are only good for snow and rain. ...and people with allergies...to faceplants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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