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Patrick Tipton

Branchville, NJ, United States

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Jul 23 at 07:55 AM

Appreciate it Howard! I am definitely ready to get back to Weasels very soon.....plus winter is right around the corner!

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Jul 21 at 08:52 AM

It is absolutely insane that with access to all of this incredibly precise technology, we can't manufacture much correctly these days? We did better with manual machinists! How can that be? I may have to pivot ShopTime™ into a philosophical exploration of the art of making......:-) I know, I know, back to the shop!

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Jul 21 at 08:49 AM

Apologies Howard - I am definitely dragging this one out! By August....we will be working on Weasels!!!

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Jul 14 at 04:03 PM

Appreciate it Scott! I use a dab of grease....insert in to the T18 with the grease holding it in at an angle towards one of the t84 shift rails...will usually slide right into position.... ...but of course there are days!

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Jul 14 at 09:06 AM

Thanks Todd. Indeed, trying to preserve this knowledge for posterity! The cross transfer issue is real, but not such a big deal that you have to use sealed bearings. I don't have them in my '43 USAAC MB....and don't have any problems. I have been using sealed bearings in most of these rebuilds just because it removes a potential problem, but I don't feel particularly strongly about it.

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Jul 14 at 06:43 AM

Totally awesome is indeed, totally awesome!

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Jul 13 at 08:14 AM

Interestingly, there were some problems with the blocking rings on the TAS synchros being made incorrectly too! Crazy! Apparently (from forum messages), the TAS blocking rings may have incorrect angles - resulting in grinding. Lovely isn't it? With all of the manufacturing technology we have in 2023, we can't correctly reproduce a simple 1940's design. Upside down!!

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Jul 11 at 07:35 AM

Toccoa!

We were down in Georgia over the weekend visiting Mr. Pullup, who is teaching music and songwriting at Camp Southern Ground. He is working his tail off, but having a great time.

With the East Coast pretty much shut down Sunday due to inclement weather and no prospect of flying home until Tuesday, my bride and I ended up renting a car and driving back to the People's Republic.

Our journey took us past Camp Toccoa. #respect

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Jul 11 at 06:42 AM

Thanks for the kind comments Todd. I will keep my fingers crossed too....and if you have to fix it, I am going to be making a video soon about the quickest way to remove that transmission...not too terribly bad anymore. Cheers!

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Jul 11 at 06:40 AM

Greetings Dave! Thank you for the information. I have heard of TAS but I don't know that anyone sells them here in the US. I will definitely work on that. $250 is significantly more expensive than the $110 or so that most are charging for them here...but since many of the US syncros don't work, $250 is cheap! Cheers!

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