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Re: Price of Auto-Advance Pinion and Mechanism
« Reply #15 on: 24.06. 2011 10:27 »
On that note and In the true spirit of past workers co-op's I suggest we go on strike now ,to save time later, Bob
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Re: Price of Auto-Advance Pinion and Mechanism
« Reply #16 on: 24.06. 2011 10:50 »
Sounds good to me TOPDAD, I'll meet you at the pub down the corner.

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Re: Price of Auto-Advance Pinion and Mechanism
« Reply #17 on: 26.06. 2011 12:42 »
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Re: Price of Auto-Advance Pinion and Mechanism
« Reply #18 on: 26.06. 2011 14:04 »
That would have to be up there Marcus.I think someone else here has one. Sort of remember it being spoken about one or two years back.
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Re: Price of Auto-Advance Pinion and Mechanism
« Reply #19 on: 26.06. 2011 20:57 »
Regarding relaunching BSA, we'll need a Sunbeam dept. & I'll take Erling Poppe's job, of course.



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Re: Price of Auto-Advance Pinion and Mechanism
« Reply #20 on: 26.06. 2011 21:05 »
Hi Markus,
I dont suppose you fancy getting a batch of those Rocket mascots cast using yours as a pattern ????
I have tried bidding on a couple of them on Fleabay *sad2*

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Re: Price of Auto-Advance Pinion and Mechanism
« Reply #21 on: 27.06. 2011 07:36 »
Hi John!
Basically, why not, but I dunno whether there is enough interest to make it worthwile? Not in the sense of making a huge profit, but at least covering expenses.
IIRC Trev(inoz) has mentioned a friend who had them cast, maybe worth a try?
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Re: Price of Auto-Advance Pinion and Mechanism
« Reply #22 on: 27.06. 2011 14:08 »
I would certainly be interested in one Markus if you ever decide to run some off. BTW, were they only fitted to export models? The reason I ask is that unless they were original fitments to the UK market there may be a problem with the annual test here regarding pedestrian safety, although the original "pedestrian slicer" front numberplates are still permitted, although not necessary by law.

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Re: Price of Auto-Advance Pinion and Mechanism
« Reply #23 on: 29.06. 2011 10:17 »
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Hi John!
Basically, why not, but I dunno whether there is enough interest to make it worthwile? Not in the sense of making a huge profit, but at least covering expenses.
IIRC Trev(inoz) has mentioned a friend who had them cast, maybe worth a try?

The railway workshops in Newcastle were responsible for a large number of these appearing on a lot of "sudeo-rockets"
We actually had a member who made up a "suedo-rocket" decal for his rocket styled A10
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Re: Price of Auto-Advance Pinion and Mechanism
« Reply #24 on: 29.06. 2011 14:20 »
Oh, so that was you who mentioned it, I confused our two Trevs, sorry guys!
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Re: Price of Auto-Advance Pinion and Mechanism
« Reply #25 on: 02.07. 2011 13:28 »
And no you had it correct the first time.
Trev in OZ comes from near the afore mentioned railway ex-workshop.
I am a bit further down in Sinny and Musky is still further south
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Re: Price of Auto-Advance Pinion and Mechanism
« Reply #26 on: 02.07. 2011 22:29 »
 I do come from the area of the mentioned workshops and in fact spent my apprenticeship working in them.
BUT, I never saw any Rocket castings made in my time. They were large shops so anything could have happened in the "Foreign Order" department.
The castings that my friend made some time ago were done at the Tech College in the metal casting school.
This was a hobby course which the Government, in their wisdom, has shut down so that avenue is now closed.

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Re: Price of Auto-Advance Pinion and Mechanism
« Reply #27 on: 02.07. 2011 23:13 »
I have a mate (bike rider) down here with an alloy foundry. If I could BORROW a sample to see how much it would cost.
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Re: Price of Auto-Advance Pinion and Mechanism
« Reply #28 on: 03.07. 2011 00:06 »
Musky,
                I've got a couple of them but they are still unfinished, still rough cast from the sand mould so I suppose that they wouldn't be suitable.

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Re: Price of Auto-Advance Pinion and Mechanism
« Reply #29 on: 07.07. 2011 20:39 »
G'day Trev,
               the time you were typing I was running into the back of a tintop. Just home from hospital (5days).
A rough sand cast should work, my mate has a way of wiggeling the pattern in the mould to allow for shrinkage.
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