The 'Secret' prototype.....

[zenrat]

Engineers!

We make the world go round. 

Certainly do.  Without engineers you'd be walking.

[PR19_Kit]

It's 1/24, and it has got long wings already. 

But 'wings' in the car world, meaning the bits of body that go over the wheels. That's 'fenders' in American....

Thought fenders were bumpers?

Could be, if there's a way of saying it differently I'm sure the two motor industries will find it. 

[McColm]

Lincoln or Cadillac they have long fenders and could easily fit your engine inside?

[PR19_Kit]

It's already sorted, and it's NEITHER of them............... 

[NARSES2]

Engineers!

We make the world go round. 

Certainly do.  Without engineers you'd be walking.

Probably be healthier though ? 

Anyway I was told that the reason the world goes around is because in reality it's a giant alien child's pet hamster's wheel. Those who remember and loved the Far Side may know where that came from 

[zenrat]

No engineers, no injection moulding machines, no model kits...

..I was told that the reason the world goes around is because in reality it's a giant alien child's pet hamster's wheel. Those who remember and loved the Far Side may know where that came from 

Not because someone forgot to tighten up the bolts holding it down?

[NARSES2]

No engineers, no injection moulding machines, no model kits...

A piece of wood and simple stone tools, hours of fun to be had  Mind you we'd probably all get fed up carving/chipping the same things as there's be now't else but nature to copy 

..I was told that the reason the world goes around is because in reality it's a giant alien child's pet hamster's wheel. Those who remember and loved the Far Side may know where that came from 

Not because someone forgot to tighten up the bolts holding it down?

That's probably more Discworld than Far Side 

[PR19_Kit]

Not because someone forgot to tighten up the bolts holding it down?

Bolts? Oh, THOSE bolts! 

Y'day evening my mate Pete and I were swapping stories about customers who ignored the instructions that said 'Remove shipping bolts before running this machine'. We kept each other going for over an hour.   

[jcf]

It's 1/24, and it has got long wings already. 

But 'wings' in the car world, meaning the bits of body that go over the wheels. That's 'fenders' in American....

Thought fenders were bumpers?

Could be, if there's a way of saying it differently I'm sure the two motor industries will find it. 

Fenders are bumpers on boats, here's how to make a tugboat beard fender. 

http://www.frayedknotarts.com/grudinskas.html

[Rheged]

Not because someone forgot to tighten up the bolts holding it down?

Bolts? Oh, THOSE bolts! 

Y'day evening my mate Pete and I were swapping stories about customers who ignored the instructions that said 'Remove shipping bolts before running this machine'. We kept each other going for over an hour.   

Some years ago, our then next door neighbour came banging on our back door.  "The new washing machine has gone wrong on the first wash; HELP!"  Off I went to investigate . It was trying to spin and making a remarkable graunching noise like I've never heard before. When it was drained and unplugged, I found that the people from the shop who'd installed it had left delivery bolts and packaging inside the machine.   It was replaced free of charge and installed by a proper engineer and not a delivery driver.   As far as I know the machine is still working well.

[PR19_Kit]

Hehehe, EXACTLY the sort of tale Pete and I were swapping. 

He used to be a washing machine and frig service engineer, so he had loads more stories than me,, but mine tended to be more catastrophic! 

[zenrat]

Playing a record on a record player with the turntable locked down for transport can be entertaining.  Especially if you have a suspended wooden floor and walk heavily.

[PR19_Kit]

Trying to power up a 100 ton tension-torsion test machine with the locking bolts still in place doesn't work too well either.

Most of the high pressure hose fittings fail and dump gallons of oil all over everywhere............... 

[zenrat]

Trying to power up a 100 ton tension-torsion test machine with the locking bolts still in place doesn't work too well either.

Most of the high pressure hose fittings fail and dump gallons of oil all over everywhere............... 

But on the bright side, the bolts passed...

[Rheged]

Most of the high pressure hose fittings fail and dump gallons of oil all over everywhere............... 

The multi jet high pressure hydraulic fountain sounds interesting...............from a safe distance.