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Orcade-Ian:
I love this thread and the demise of Meccano in its original guise is probably the reason that this hands on creative construction is no where near as prevalent as it was ‘when I were a lad’ which has led to the shortage of homegrown skilled labour. I don’t remember Brickplayer but my mate had a Bayko set (or was it just Bako?) and you slid bricks and windows etc between thick wire ‘poles’. Really pleased that JamesH has found a suitable and very worthwhile method of ‘keeping things going’
Was that department store Hammonds or Asbestos Ash? - thanks for that other info you sent me,
Ian
SteveD CB500K0:
--- Quote from: AshimotoK0 on March 29, 2020, 09:56:23 AM ---
I had that kit too Steve including the add on kit that had two little loudspeakers (that you must have had too).
TUT TUT! Steve ;D ;D ...you didn't fit the little red rubber 'cow's udder' things that protected the AF116 & AC126 trannies from wire fatigue .
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Sadly that’s an internet image Ash.
I do remember those fiddly little bits of red rubber though.
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AshimotoK0:
--- Quote from: orcadian on March 29, 2020, 10:39:34 AM ---
Was that department store Hammonds or Asbestos Ash? - thanks for that other info you sent me,
Ian
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Hammonds Ian.. I also had a Bayco set passed down from my brother.
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AshimotoK0:
I use that profile all of the time for test rigs as in James's kit and I notice now that there are lots of manufacturers in the Far East selling it a lot cheaper than the supppliers I used about 15 years ago (which were then mainly German or Swiss). Some of the components are amazing engineering tools (leadscews, motor systems etc.) ... albeit very expensive from the European suppliers)
A few years ago I built quite a complicated rig for life testing a product for a company but they built the frame themselves using the 'Item' stuff (see link) At 'Sign'off time their 'tw*t' of a safety guy tried to tell me that my electrical panel wasn't earth bonded properly (which it was, as I eventually proved to him ... so he duly signed it off and I got paid). I was then a bit of a smart arse (what's new I hear you say ;D) and told him that their framework was anodised and consequently, seeing as he was being so picky with me, you couldn't guarantee the continuity of earth bonding at every joint. He then came back at me and claimed every joint would surely have a conduction path caused when it was screwed together and that, if my suggestion was correct, then why didn't the manufacturer of the aluminium sell an earthing kit. Turned out when we we checked in the catalogue that lo and behold there was a mega expensive earthing kit about ten quid each .. so he had to fit 100 of these kits to every joint on the test rig.
These are the ones I have used in the past:-
https://kanya-uk.co.uk/
https://www.boschrexroth.com/en/xc/products/product-groups/assembly-technology/topics/aluminum-profiles-solutions-components/index
https://www.item24.de/en/productworld/building-kit-system/item-profiles.html
AshimotoK0:
--- Quote from: SteveD CB500K0 on March 29, 2020, 11:37:23 AM ---
--- Quote from: AshimotoK0 on March 29, 2020, 09:56:23 AM ---
I had that kit too Steve including the add on kit that had two little loudspeakers (that you must have had too).
TUT TUT! Steve ;D ;D ...you didn't fit the little red rubber 'cow's udder' things that protected the AF116 & AC126 trannies from wire fatigue .
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Sadly that’s an internet image Ash.
I do remember those fiddly little bits of red rubber though.
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Here ya go Steve !! ;)
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