Parkside Scroll Saw Mod

[AES]

Yeah, they'll do! Want to know what they are (were) and what they're used for now?

Later, SMBOs dragging me off to the shops!

AES

 

[novocaine]

I know what they are, I like the new use, hehe.
for those that don't it's a kimlov VK-1 from a MIG-15.
the rest, you can wait for what they are being used for now.

 

[donwatson]

Snowblowers ??

@linkshouse, Phill the rod arrived this morning and I will have a look when the rain dies down a bit. (If I hear another cry of "the garden needs it" :x :x

take care
Don W

 

[AES]

Exactly that. Incidentally, those engines are based on the R-R Derwent (virtually a carbon copy). At the start of the cold war, when UK was still the leader in gas turbine engine technology (yes, even the US got started by developing Whittle's original engines) the Russians thought to themselves, "Well UK will never sell us their engines, but we'll ask anyway". And UK did sell a batch, which nthe Russians then copied! Quite true.

So when the Korean War came along we had UK and Australia (with Gloster Meteors) and the US (Lockheed Shooting Star) all with, basically, R-R Derwent engines, flying against Soviet Mig 15s, also with R-R Derwent (copy) engines! True story.

BTW, when I was a lad in the RAF in Germany we had those as snow blowers. 2 were mounted on a sort of lattice work rig and they were pushed along by a "bowser" (big Leyland or Hanomag 8 wheeler tanker). If you opened the throttles too quickly, either the compressor would stall (engine starts blowing out the front, instead of sucking in) OR you could push the bowser backwards on an icy surface. All good fun.

Where did you get those pix Novocaine?

AES

 

[novocaine]

they are around on the net AES. don't ask how I know about them though.

fairly sure we sold them something like 40 engines from a promised 100 then pulled out the deal because "merica" said so. those are the VK-1 rather than the VR-1 which was as you said, a carbon copy of the RR nene turbine, they made some improvements, bigger combustion chamber and an afterburner.

thats enough geekary now, sorry for the thread derailment.

 

[AES]

You're right Novo, too much off topic. Sorry OP, but interesting diversion (for some of us anyway).

How's the scroll saw repair going?

AES

 

[donwatson]

Thanks for the off topic discussion chaps, it helped to pass the time while I sorted this out.
I found a new catalogue at my friendly tool supplier today and my machine is a clone of the sheppach in the catalogue (my machine plate says Made in China for Sheppach0.
I finally ran a 6mm die down the existing rod (after removing the lever of course) and fitted a i.5mm lift 6mm cam lever. Sorry no pic.
I now have some spares to hand namely a 5mm rod and cam lever, a blower pipe from a Parkside scroll saw but should fit most places I think, and a replacement rod and cam lever for a Record scroll saw. All are free to a good home. PM me your address and they are on their way.

 

[AES]

That's a nice offer, thanks Don - but no use to me, though I'm sure someone who can use them will be along later.

And how do you feel about your repair now? Is the saw easier to use now, and can you tension the blade enough so that you get that oft-quoted "ping" (I can "hear" it now!) so that it will cut straight but without the blade breaking every 10 secs?

AES

 

[donwatson]

Thanks AES,
I'm sure someone will take up my offer but I suspect I will need to keep reading this forum in case someone has a problem and has not seen this post.
The saw is not 'easier' to use but I feel better when I am using it, if you know what I mean.
I have a bit of work to do for the clubs that I have membership of and so I won't be able to use the saw for a couple of days but it looks very promising as I get that well known 'ping' when I tension the blade.
As an aside, one of the clubs has 3 scroll saws the latest, a Hegner cost about £900 and when I looked at it last week there was a blade in it and fully tensioned. Some people just don't seem to care.