OK, so which one of you is Guy Raz?

[PHArchivist]

On a semi-related note, my wife and I watched Face/Off last night. Remember the scene where Nicholas Cage is prancing around in a priest's robe, then flirts with the teenaged choir member?

My wife turns to me and says, "He looks like SUCH a child molester."

Creepy...

 

[Blad]

Nah, Americans just can't read properly....

There are 5 in total at the museum of which 4 are on an AA gun, and 2 additonal ones in a seperate place, the tower complex. No math in that sentence, but it would make 7 in total.



Marc

Thanks Marc - that's exactly what I was meant

 

[Boba Debt]

Just out of curiosity, strictly from an engineering perspective, how can this be true? I'm confident the german war machine did not have that technology available to them, yet the managed to cobble together a few of those things

The main problem is the scallops.

The Germans may not have had advanced technology but they and just about every other machinist of that time period had a V shaped slot cutter that was mounted in a horizontal mill.

To get the shape of the scallops perfect with rudimentary equipment you would not only have to have a cutter with the correct shaped teeth but it would also have to have the exact same radius.

This type of cutter isn't used much in today's shops and they are nearly impossible to find. You would have to have a cutter custom made and it would cost in the thousands of dollars.

The modern day way to cut the shape of this scallop is with a very small ball mill and a 5-axis milling machine that can basically carve the shape in multiple passes.

But that's something most lay people wouldn't know or understand so I won't hold that against you.


Here is an example of a fluted pilaster from that period cut with a similar wood working tool

 

[b26354]

http://www.tapdie.com/html/convex_cutters__convex_cutters.html

Without seeing a real booster I can't say if any of the sizes were correct.

The main problem is the scallops.

The Germans may not have had advanced technology but they and just about every other machinist of that time period had a V shaped slot cutter that was mounted in a horizontal mill.

To get the shape of the scallops perfect with rudimentary equipment you would not only have to have a cutter with the correct shaped teeth but it would also have to have the exact same radius.

This type of cutter isn't used much in today's shops and they are nearly impossible to find. You would have to have a cutter custom made and it would cost in the thousands of dollars.

The modern day way to cut the shape of this scallop is with a very small ball mill and a 5-axis milling machine that can basically carve the shape in multiple passes.

But that's something most lay people wouldn't know or understand so I won't hold that against you.


Here is an example of a fluted pilaster from that period cut with a similar wood working tool

 

[PHArchivist]

This thread is schizophrenic!

 

[Boba Frett]

Ok, I haven't been on the board much the last few months, but this topic seems to have been sidetracked.
Is this thread about Guy Raz or flash hiders?
If GR is back that seems way more important than props at the moment.

 

[Qui-Gonzalez]

Ok, I haven't been on the board much the last few months, but this topic seems to have been sidetracked.
Is this thread about Guy Raz or flash hiders?
If GR is back that seems way more important than props at the moment.

The flash hider tangent is because the last project Raz had was the flash hider. It got diverted handily because some ne'erdowells, who have been banned before, came in and added some conjecture to the mix to try and stir the pot of dissent.

Make no mistake, we all want to know which "new" member is GR. I believe others aside from Munson know who he is this go round, but are mum on the subject. Matt has given us his reason for being quiet on it.

 

[SurferGeek]

Sidetracked indeed... The last several dozen posts or more have been less informational and more off tangent or even personal attacks.

Closing this down now at the behest of the originator. This thread will become archived for future reference.

Thanks for, overall, keeping this thread on track and informative for the newer members and those that may have not heard of Guy Raz nor the reason(s) for his banning and some of the different factors that came into play.