Si,

For the brake rotors, go back to my #31 & #32 post. I do admit that I'm very lucky to have access to machine tools, a mill and a lathe. I have always said that nothing is impossible if you have the right tools. I've added some better mill pictures. I can walk to my next door neighbor's garage and this is the mill there. He has a machine grinding shop 2.8 miles from our location where I use the lathe. The setup in the mill is known as a finger sensitive drill chuck. With the mill running, I can use my fingers to grab that large, aluminum ring with the knurls on it. The ring stops turning while everything else continues to run. Then with finger pressure, I can push down the drill bit and "peck drill" downward with very small end mills and drill bits. If you were to try this without the finger sensitive set up, you would snap off the drill bits because the handle on a quill drill press is too coarse and you couldn't "feel" the bottom. The biggest problem is debris fillup in the flutes of the drill bit would happen so fast that you would bind the bit and snap it off.

Thank you for the compliments. I can probably say I've been model building for almost 60 years. I hope during that time I've picked up some experience along the way. I can say I look at some of my early builds and want to cringe at what I see. I will tell all model builders of all ages, keep at it, make mistakes, learn from those mistakes, don't do it again and make yourselves better every time you pick up that Xacato blade on your next build. Never listen to anyone who says you can't do something. Don't be afraid of anything. And don't be afraid to make mistakes, that's why they invented bondo, sandpaper, putty and primer paint.

Tally Ho,

Dave

I probably won't be building for about a month. After I show you this, I'm going to need this upcoming trip to Ireland. I wouldn't suggest doing this to anybody and I still have 3 more brake assemblies to do!! Some explanations of the following pictures. I decided to install brake bleeders and the braided brake lines with banjo and aircraft fittings on the ends. I went to RB Motion for the bleeders, banjo and the AN fittings. The fun part was figuring out the T fitting. I finally used some 3/32 square brass tubing. Drilled a hole the size of the AN post. Super glued that one in. Then carefully trimmed the ends to the size you see. Then glued the last 2 AN fittings in. I decided to leave the brass color because it shows up better. Then it was cutting and installing the braided lines in. Then super gluing the whole system together. Again, trust me, I wouldn't suggest this to anyone.

Hi Dave

Fantastic looking result on what I suspect was a very fiddly job.

Regards

Andy

Super Job Dave
envious of your machining skills, looks fantastic

Regards
Dan

Wheeler,

Thanks for the information. I'm always looking for more information.

Tally Ho

Dave

Thanks for the compliments. I can tell you right now I'm not looking forward to 3 more sets of calipers. I'm going to sign off for about 4 to 5 weeks as I'm going to visit the ancestoral homeland of my late wife, Rita, which is Ireland. I will show you my left suspension details which are pretty much straight forward from the instruction book.

Dave here. I didn't fall off the face of the earth. Taking a break (5 months????). Monthly boxes stacking up!!! Just got a bug to finish off a 1/9 scale B-24 Liberator Bomber that my Dad flew on in WWII. I understand the forum rules, just wanted to re-connect with the Senna Forum. 3 pictures of what I'm doing, fusalage next to my '67 VW, front view and back view. 12 FOOT wingspan. Will be a static model, won't fly.
Tally Ho,
Dave