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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: petercharlesfagg on March 24, 2014, 06:00:07 PM

Title: Anyone near Sussex Model Centre?
Post by: petercharlesfagg on March 24, 2014, 06:00:07 PM
Hopefully someone is close to this shop?

I would like to buy a pack of these :- SMC-GA-F-SL096 SLEC 90 Degree Bellcrank @ £1.13p.  But they want £3.50 P&P!

Is anyone willing to obtain these and send in an ordinary envelope 2nd. class?

Regards, Peter.
Title: Re: Anyone near Sussex Model Centre?
Post by: scotsoft on March 24, 2014, 06:33:03 PM
Quote from: petercharlesfagg on March 24, 2014, 06:00:07 PM
Hopefully someone is close to this shop?

I would like to buy a pack of these :- SMC-GA-F-SL096 SLEC 90 Degree Bellcrank @ £1.13p.  But they want £3.50 P&P!

Is anyone willing to obtain these and send in an ordinary envelope 2nd. class?

Regards, Peter.

I take it you don't have any model shops close by Peter?

They are easily made from brass sheet/ plastic sheet, just make the shape a triangle and depending on what you want it for and the forces acting on it you may need to reinforce the pivot point.

cheers John.
Title: Re: Anyone near Sussex Model Centre?
Post by: Greybeema on March 24, 2014, 07:01:16 PM
1. Buy cans of beer 
2.  Drink Beer
3.  Flatten out beer can in double layer
4.  Cut into triangle
5.  Refer to Scotsoft post...

It might take several attempts to get it "just right"...   :beers:

Title: Re: Anyone near Sussex Model Centre?
Post by: EtchedPixels on March 24, 2014, 07:28:11 PM
Quote from: Greybeema on March 24, 2014, 07:01:16 PM
1. Buy cans of beer 
2.  Drink Beer
3.  Flatten out beer can in double layer
4.  Cut into triangle
5.  Refer to Scotsoft post...

It might take several attempts to get it "just right"...   :beers:

6. Guidance on the treating of deep cuts to the fingers is available from NHS direct

Title: Re: Anyone near Sussex Model Centre?
Post by: Railwaygun on March 24, 2014, 09:37:46 PM
Quote from: EtchedPixels on March 24, 2014, 07:28:11 PM
Quote from: Greybeema on March 24, 2014, 07:01:16 PM
1. Buy cans of beer 
2.  Drink Beer
3.  Flatten out beer can in double layer
4.  Cut into triangle
5.  Refer to Scotsoft post...

It might take several attempts to get it "just right"...   :beers:

6. Guidance on the treating of deep cuts to the fingers is available from NHS direct

Unfortunately NHS Direct has been closed down, and has been replaced by the decidedly inferior 111 service

So caveat constructor!
Title: Re: Anyone near Sussex Model Centre?
Post by: EtchedPixels on March 24, 2014, 10:27:21 PM
Ah yes.. I forgot it changed in England!

Title: Re: Anyone near Sussex Model Centre?
Post by: Bealman on March 25, 2014, 05:52:54 AM
 :laughabovepost: :laughabovepost: :laughabovepost:
To all of above! You've got a bloke in Aus cracking up!
Title: Re: Anyone near Sussex Model Centre?
Post by: petercharlesfagg on March 25, 2014, 08:27:55 AM
Quote from: Greybeema on March 24, 2014, 07:01:16 PM
1. Buy cans of beer 
2.  Drink Beer
3.  Flatten out beer can in double layer
4.  Cut into triangle
5.  Refer to Scotsoft post...

It might take several attempts to get it "just right"...   :beers:

Absolutely brilliant advice but.............

One question how am I to cut a straight line after consuming several cans of beer?

I would like the crank to operate around 90 degrees not up, down and inside out! (Hic!)

...

On a more serious note I have found an alternative supplier but many thanks for the great comments everybody!

Peter.
Title: Re: Anyone near Sussex Model Centre?
Post by: Malc on March 25, 2014, 09:19:39 AM
Although the cranks are normally shaped, you could just use a small square of thin ply or plasticard with a hole in the middle.