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Post by Gary Hammond on Dec 3, 2010 22:19:54 GMT -5
My son just set me up a new homepage for my birthday.  ;D So far it's just a gallery of pictures I've previously posted to an old homepage.  Now he has to show me how to add more to it and update it with any changes.  Here's a link to it. www.garyhammondonline.com/Gary Hammond,   |
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Post by centralvalleygter on Dec 3, 2010 22:26:47 GMT -5
Hey Gary,
Cool page. Great effects. I know you mentioned your prototype engine before, maybe you can add the story of what you were trying to do and what you did, I think it would be interesting.
Warmest Regards,
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Post by Gary Hammond on Dec 3, 2010 22:55:53 GMT -5
Hi Steven, Thanks for the positive feedback! ;D I intend to add some narrative to it as soon as my son teaches me how. Gary Hammond, |
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Post by Dan MacMillan on Dec 8, 2010 16:25:59 GMT -5
What is the theory behind the prototype engine?
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Post by Gary Hammond on Dec 8, 2010 22:55:40 GMT -5
Hi Dan, The theory behind the prototype engines was using the crankcase as a positive displacement supercharger. Everything worked as planned except for the air/oil separator. I had so much entrained oil in the air stream that I wasn't able to remove all the oil.  The web page my son set up for me was all done in HTML code (which I've never learned) and was really pretty neat with all the pictures in a carousel. But he is in the process of redoing it into something I can easily post to. He still has some bugs in the program, so I can't make any changes to it yet. There are actually four different experimental engine projects shown in the pictures. Only two of them are mine.  One was a compound cycle engine I was helping a Caterpillar engineer work on. And the other one was an experimental German engine using the same concept as mine, but with an improved air/oil separator. I need to arrange all the pictures and add some narration. My son just grouped all the pictures together to get a homepage started for me. Gary Hammond, |
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Post by 48flatbed on Dec 9, 2010 0:23:47 GMT -5
Gary, love the pictures. I am also interested in the prototype engine info. Also, what is the long tube looking thing in CNC pic #2 ? in the pictures it looks to be connected to the lathe feeding the spindle?
Jon
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Post by Gary Hammond on Dec 9, 2010 10:11:42 GMT -5
Hi Jon, I checked out your home page as well! ;D Great looking projects and great looking work! ;D That's an old style, hydraulic, "automatic bar feeder" for feeding stock up to 1.75" diameter into the lathe spindle. It's used for multiple, repetitive operations and feeds the stock automatically at the beginning of each new cycle. It can also be used manually. This old lathe and bar feeder were originally used in a factory in California to make small parts. I bought it off the internet from a used machinery dealer a few years ago and haven't even used it yet myself. I basically wanted the lathe, but the bar feeder was included at no extra charge, so I took it as well. The old lathe doesn't like my 3-phase adapter very well and came equipped for 3J collets, which were not included, so I bought used ones off e-bay. And the 6" automatic chuck with it was missing a vital part that I had to purchase new from the manufacturer. The new part was for a newer style chuck and had to be modified to work properly.  It also is hard to program at the machine and has a small memory, so my son helped me hook it up to my shop computer so I can use my CAD/CAM for programming. The CNC mill works pretty well, and is fairly easy to program at the machine. But it only holds one program at a time, so it's hooked up to the shop computer as well, so I can store programs or even create them with CAD/CAM. I also have an old South Bend 10" manual lathe and an old 9" by 49" Index manual mill. I mostly use the manual lathe and the CNC mill for making parts and for repair work. Like you, I mostly work on my own and my friends projects, but will also do custom projects for pay. Gary Hammond, |
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Post by Jeff Troy on Dec 9, 2010 16:56:55 GMT -5
Hi, Gandpa,
Congratulations on your site, and compliments to your son for getting it done. I've had jefftroy.com for seven years and the home page is still an empty "greeked" template.
That '67 Mustang is positively the nicest looking year for that car. Mine was a black convertible that I got new in 1967, and I promise not to go into how much I hated that car. I just hope that yours behaves better for you than mine did for me. You guys are smiling in the picture, and that's a pretty good indicator.
Anyway, best of luck with the site. Be well, have a great holiday and warmest regards,
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Post by Gary Hammond on Dec 9, 2010 17:46:36 GMT -5
Hi Jeff, Thanks for the kudos on my new home page. I hope to be able to make changes in it and add stuff to it before long. My son keeps really busy working on networks and web sites for hire. This one is a freebie, so takes a back seat to his regular work! LOL, ;D .......That picture was actually taken in 1967! I was smiling because I had just gotten a new car, was getting a new wife, and was about to start a new job. ........... That was a watershed year for me! .............The only thing I have left is the new wife ..........only she's not so "new" any more.  I did have a few issues with that car, but it was super fast and gave me over 144,000 miles of use before I sold it. I wish I had it back, as it was a rather rare production model which is now highly sought after. Gary Hammond, |
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Now he has to show me how to add more to it and update it with any changes. 
One was a compound cycle engine I was helping a Caterpillar engineer work on. And the other one was an experimental German engine using the same concept as mine, but with an improved air/oil separator. 
It also is hard to program at the machine and has a small memory, so my son helped me hook it up to my shop computer so I can use my CAD/CAM for programming.
