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Totally wooden landyacht

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Created by Test pilot 1 > 9 months ago, 8 Oct 2011
Test pilot 1
WA, 1430 posts
8 Oct 2011 12:19PM
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A recent post got me thinking.
Would(wood) it be possible to build a landyacht out of nothing but wood or natural fibre products?
Everything out of wood or natural fibre:- axles, wheels, sails(sheet ply?), we already make seats out of wood, mast, boom, pulleys, blocks.
Just a thought eh

Chook2
WA, 1244 posts
8 Oct 2011 1:03PM
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You supply me with the jarrah welding rods and I'm in Wayne.

landyacht
WA, 5921 posts
8 Oct 2011 2:08PM
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ironbark bearings and stubs,wandoo wheels

Nikrum
TAS, 1972 posts
8 Oct 2011 6:57PM
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Chook, What do you want with Welding Rods?

All things are possible! But for Perpetual Motion. Let us be more precise over this build; Is this for Natural Timber or is Manufactured Wood included?

Certain Woods would also be able to be pulped and turned into Rope, then again there is Hemp or Coyer. Is there a set distance or time for this machine to work without failing??
Ron
Are you Classifying Bamboo or Grass????

Gizmo
SA, 2865 posts
8 Oct 2011 6:31PM
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Been Done......... some wooden yachts can be works of art











Nikrum
TAS, 1972 posts
8 Oct 2011 10:58PM
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Sorry Giz', but I don't think that is quite right. Read TP1's post again. All wood Steering Axles the lot. "nothing but wood" Hell of a challenge but plausable.
Ron

Test pilot 1
WA, 1430 posts
9 Oct 2011 5:45PM
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Nikrum said...

Sorry Giz', but I don't think that is quite right. Read TP1's post again. All wood Steering Axles the lot. "nothing but wood" Hell of a challenge but plausable.
Ron

and natural fibre

Test pilot 1
WA, 1430 posts
9 Oct 2011 5:48PM
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Gizmo said...

Been Done......... some wooden yachts can be works of art

All of these seem to have some METAL on them

Nikrum
TAS, 1972 posts
9 Oct 2011 11:17PM
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By Crikey Giz'
You are coping it lately, best had duck your head and stay down for awhile[}:)]. Sorry! The Devil made me do it..
Ron

grlynch
QLD, 208 posts
10 Oct 2011 7:48AM
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All Timber?

Does that mean the only pilot would be Pinocchio?

I've seen a clock made entirely from timber, it worked of sorts, however it took a lot of maintenance to keep it going.

Nikrum
TAS, 1972 posts
10 Oct 2011 9:54AM
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Bloody Smart Ass you are Grynch,

Bloke over in NSW makes them from wood but uses Brass Bush's and Steel Shafts. The rest is wood and look wonderful but to own one you either need to win the lottery or have a few grand to chuck about.

Test pilot 1
WA, 1430 posts
15 Oct 2011 1:52PM
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Chook2 said...

You supply me with the jarrah welding rods and I'm in Wayne.


They are called 'timber craft' if'n i remember correctly[}:)]

Chook2
WA, 1244 posts
15 Oct 2011 9:04PM
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Love it TP1.
That would be a CIG (Commonwealth Industrial Gases) product to supliment their Satin craft line of electrodes. Ha ha

By the way they are first class rods (satin craft) but attract moisture easily.
To pass xray, this is what should be used on galvanized pipe. Even when the galv is removed there is still some contamination within the weld with the zinc fumes creating hydrogen gas. The flux on these rods minimizes this.

End of lesson................

By the way isn't that photo of "Spectum" a ripper? What a work of art.



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