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by brady93
Mon Jun 11, 2012 5:25 am
Forum: Gas turbine forum
Topic: New to jet building, not new to jets. :D
Replies: 12
Views: 14806

Re: New to jet building, not new to jets. :D

Perfect!!! Thanks John!!!

Cheers
Brady
by brady93
Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:38 am
Forum: Gas turbine forum
Topic: New to jet building, not new to jets. :D
Replies: 12
Views: 14806

Re: New to jet building, not new to jets. :D

Hi John

I've been digging through Ebay regulary to see what's available. Thanks John! :D
15 inch? Thanks, that gives me an idea as to what size i need. :)
:mrgreen:
Cheers
Brady
by brady93
Sun Jun 10, 2012 6:46 am
Forum: Gas turbine forum
Topic: New to jet building, not new to jets. :D
Replies: 12
Views: 14806

Re: New to jet building, not new to jets. :D

Unfortunately, i will need to get a bigger lathe before i can start building. I've ordered Thomas Kamp's book, so i will read through that and start designing my turbine. My lathe at the moment is only very small, for very small scale stuff etc... So i will be upgrading shortly. And recommended lath...
by brady93
Sun Jun 10, 2012 6:42 am
Forum: Gas turbine forum
Topic: New to jet building, not new to jets. :D
Replies: 12
Views: 14806

Re: New to jet building, not new to jets. :D

Got your PM, thanks John. :D
by brady93
Sat Jun 09, 2012 4:23 am
Forum: Gas turbine forum
Topic: New to jet building, not new to jets. :D
Replies: 12
Views: 14806

Re: New to jet building, not new to jets. :D

Hi Dennis!

Thanks very much for the info. :D I will sift through it and get back to this forum when i have more questions, or when i start building. :)

Cheers
Brady
by brady93
Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:35 am
Forum: Gas turbine forum
Topic: New to jet building, not new to jets. :D
Replies: 12
Views: 14806

Re: New to jet building, not new to jets. :D

This section of the forum seems a bit quiet??? Nevertheless, at work we have an Allison 250 turboshaft engine that is pulled down. I am planning on taking some measurements of the combuster and scaling it down. If my small copy of the combuster is successful, i will post the dimentions on here incas...
by brady93
Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:51 am
Forum: Gas turbine forum
Topic: New to jet building, not new to jets. :D
Replies: 12
Views: 14806

Re: New to jet building, not new to jets. :D

So here are some dimentions of the turbine and compressor wheel i have. Compressor: 76mm diameter (larger end) 56mm diameter (smaller end) 22mm depth The turbo houseing says 0.63 in large text on the front. Turbine: 79mm diameter (larger end) 62mm diameter (small end) 21mm depth I've got other measu...
by brady93
Tue Jun 05, 2012 7:54 am
Forum: Gas turbine forum
Topic: New to jet building, not new to jets. :D
Replies: 12
Views: 14806

New to jet building, not new to jets. :D

Hey guys I've been scrolling through this forum lately, so i thought i would sign up. :D First off, i would like to introduce myself. My name is Brady, i am 19, and i am from Tasmania, Australia. I am currently a first year apprentice as an aircraft maintenence technician, specifically helicopter tu...