American La France V12 Project - Episode 15 - Time to get 'Rad'!

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  • @rustyrover3808
    @rustyrover3808 День тому +4

    Great work, top marks for doing the maths on the cone, 90% of us would have winged it 😂

  • @calebbell5018
    @calebbell5018 День тому +5

    Excited to see the next start and all the bells and whistles you are attaching for monitoring purposes. Nice work :)

  • @blackhouseengineering5386
    @blackhouseengineering5386 День тому +8

    You would have better better off parking the maths (sums😂) and learning a bit of pattern development. Truncated cones pretty easy to do, and you could have had your angle change and reduction in one go. The elbow is an even easier development since with a cylinder all the heights in 2d are true lengths unlike the cone where only the outer lines of a 2d elevation are true lengths. (Yes I am a sheet metal worker by trade). When making these sort of bits with the gear you've got I suggest making in two halves, an extra run of weld granted but much easier to form. If you had pattern developed them the diminishing lines would have given you a nice guide to incrementally tweak them round. Anyhow, good job, on the top hose at least😂😂! Looking forward to seeing the longer runs and getting the settings dialled in though I suggest you make some exhhaust gaskets before you do. If it survives a few heat cycles without blowing will you leave the heads on?

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  День тому

      @@blackhouseengineering5386 there is more than one way to skin a cat, but I bet your way is better ! 😂. I’ll have to do a bit more research on pattern development… thanks for the tip 👍

    • @blackhouseengineering5386
      @blackhouseengineering5386 День тому +1

      @thebracketfactory Very true and you got the job done which is what counts! When I were a lad the bible was A. Dickason's book Sheetmetal Drawing and Pattern Development. Probably long out of print but there is plenty of resource on the Interweb. The real old hands when I was an apprentice would make simple "sculpture" by tacking welding rods together then roll that out on the sheet marking where it touched to produce a surprisingly accurate pattern. They called it a RolypolyOgram and could do it faster than I could draw it🤣🤣

  • @grantbaker3336
    @grantbaker3336 День тому +3

    I think I might have gone for modifying the radiator but that would be the more risky route, in the unlikely event that you find the flow is restricted you still have that option.
    As always you have done a great job and the maths was interesting as it showed how to create a cone that was a perfect fit.

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  День тому

      @@grantbaker3336 thanks Grant! I might invest in a cone roller now…. Maybe! 😂

  • @martinhacche1329
    @martinhacche1329 День тому +2

    Excellent welding 😊

  • @timwilson4967
    @timwilson4967 День тому

    Fascinating, and great to watch, study and learn from. I just about hung in there with the maths😂. Brilliant work!

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  23 години тому

      Thanks for hanging in Tim! Next episode will definitely have less maths and more noise.... (I hope)

  • @90FF1
    @90FF1 День тому +1

    That is going to be so cool! Oh me, the maths! 😱 Oddly enough. I just made an insulating sleeve to fit a McD's small coffee cup. I turned to an on-line calculator for truncated cones. The calculator did all the head scratching for me. 🙂 Now turn your talent to calculating the flow produced by the pump and the flow capability of the radiator. 😵‍💫 Twas a fortunate stroke of serendipity that the rad frame aligned with the wagon's.

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  День тому +1

      Hi Chas, I’ve just done the flow calcs and the result = ‘plenty’ 😉.

    • @90FF1
      @90FF1 День тому

      @@thebracketfactory You are way ahead of the curve. Obviously invoked Euler's Identity. 🥰

  • @besenzon1
    @besenzon1 День тому

    Great skills. Love the Maths ❤️

  • @gavinsansom6266
    @gavinsansom6266 День тому

    Great stuff Chris. Watching on a Saturday morning drinking my coffee is a great way to start the weekend - now I just need a bit of motivation to get into the garage or maybe I’ll watch Shed Racing for an hour 🤔👍🏻

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  День тому

      Off into the garage you must go!! (and make a video while you're at it...) :-)

    • @gavinsansom6266
      @gavinsansom6266 День тому

      It’s all in the plan 😉

  • @BGreat2
    @BGreat2 День тому +1

    Your work is wonderful! I love your attention to detail.
    Looking forward to the rest of your build.
    Thank you!

  • @leighharron
    @leighharron День тому +1

    Loved the arithmetic Chris, I do enjoy putting the calculator away and engaging the brain to keep it ticking over. Nice work too, looking forward to the flush and next engine start up 👍

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  День тому

      @@leighharron cheers Leigh, I too am a sucker for a good puzzle.. which is what the whole project is!!

  • @barrybaker9677
    @barrybaker9677 День тому

    WAIVING A HAND FROM WEST VIRGINIA US. LOOKING forward to seeing 👀 it Run again. You have pretty nice welds there brother. God BLESS EVERYONE AND TRUST IN OUR LORD AND SAVIOR CHRIST JESUS 🙏.

  • @chrisclark4813
    @chrisclark4813 4 години тому +1

    Sunday UA-cam catch up.
    Just watched your mate 'Oak Swamp', now 'The Bracket Factory'.
    What a contrast, but both building cool cars. i think I favour your approach but glad you could help Bryan.
    Any news on a Chassis?

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  30 хвилин тому

      Cheers Chris! Yes, we are very similar but very different at the same time! I do have a potential chassis but the chap 'letting it go' is going to let me know... keep everything crossed!!

  • @daviddjerassi
    @daviddjerassi День тому

    Real progress thanks Chris.

  • @peterbonnez
    @peterbonnez День тому +2

    Great stuff...

  • @dungbetel
    @dungbetel День тому

    Proper engineering. Nice job!

  • @nigeltoon1848
    @nigeltoon1848 День тому

    Fantastic work. Love the maths.

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  День тому

      @@nigeltoon1848 cheers Nigel, though I think I’ve split the audience with the maths… it’s a bit ‘marmite’ !

    • @nigeltoon1848
      @nigeltoon1848 День тому

      @ Disappointing that people tell themselves they don’t like/can’t do/don’t see the point of maths. It’s fundamental stuff.

  • @The_Cotswold_Engineer
    @The_Cotswold_Engineer День тому

    I laughed out loud about Anette! Shame she's not been used this time. Outstanding work as always, love a bit of maths, but then I would being an engineer 😉

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  День тому +1

      @@The_Cotswold_Engineer glad it made you chuckle! Watching the clip made me chuckle!!

  • @leslieaustin151
    @leslieaustin151 День тому +1

    Chris, the tee-shirt arrived this afternoon. Thank you. I’ll look forward to some tee-shirt weather so I can flaunt myself round the neighbourhood!
    I’m not sure of the sizes, but you might like to see if you can source some radiator top-hoses from a Bedford CA van, they start large (thermostat-sized) at one end and ‘radiator-sized’ at the other.
    Your maths example lost me at the first line, but never mind… both my bikes are air-cooled so I don’t need to make radiator hoses!
    Regards, Les

  • @paulmyhill4158
    @paulmyhill4158 День тому

    glad you chose the linda radiator as its a pressurized radiator the other with the larger header tank looks very much like a non pressurized non water pump or thermostat thermo syphon cooled system same as my austin ten. Thanks for the update this is going to be a great project bulid .

  • @grandaded
    @grandaded День тому

    What would I have done; asked you to do it most likely! Another great watch ...

  • @ashleybragetti2199
    @ashleybragetti2199 День тому +1

    Great work Professor Peach :)

  • @wschell4023
    @wschell4023 16 годин тому

    Thanks for the Maths lesson...brought back good memories. It is Math in Canada but I'm okay with using Maths as well ;-)

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  23 хвилини тому

      Thanks! But that's probably an enough Maths for a little while now!! (Hope to have a lot more NOISE in the next episode....)

  • @johngibson3837
    @johngibson3837 День тому +1

    Hey up mate you asked the questions so, waste of time on your passion for the water pipes as you won't use them in the car, rad is fine for now but still won't be used in car, can't remember your other question's but was a good video and i enjoyed it

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  День тому +1

      You are right John... complete waste of time really but I *sort of* enjoyed making them! Glad you enjoyed it anyway :-)

    • @johngibson3837
      @johngibson3837 День тому

      @thebracketfactory nice one could tell you were enjoying it I've been known to do similar things and yes is does feel good, like I said was top video mate

  • @romandybala
    @romandybala 2 дні тому +3

    The section with the maths is what tortured me for four years at school.

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  День тому +1

      Sorry! 😂

    • @crispindry2815
      @crispindry2815 День тому

      Agreed, horrible memories of blank incomprehension whilst being left behind by everyone else.

  • @bryansaull7554
    @bryansaull7554 День тому +1

    OMG Trig and Algebra gave me nightmares at school (65 odd years ago ) or as dear Physics beak used to say '' lets do the sums'' but as I have a huge box of old copper Yorkshire fittings I would have made a new flange for the engine output and used copper pipe and fittings to suit whatever the rad stubs were diameter wise. .. If you ever get to see my old Dodge truck you may notice said bits of copper, cool content as usual and look forward to seeing some steam and water everywhere next time.

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  День тому

      @@bryansaull7554 got a feeling there will be a lot of steam and water..! Thanks for tuning in 👍

  • @mynature110
    @mynature110 День тому

    Great vid as usual. I can't do the maths, I'd have just ditched the 60mm outlet and made a new base plate with a 32mm pipe all the way to the hose at the radiator. Keep up the good work.

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  День тому

      I didn't actually think of that! But I'm afraid it wouldn't work as the thermostat is housed between those two flanges, and like everything else, it's a whopper!

  • @paulhewitt1488
    @paulhewitt1488 День тому +1

    Impressive 👍

  • @michaelmason5459
    @michaelmason5459 День тому +3

    I usually roll a piece of paper like a ice cream cone, adjust one end of paper to diameter of large pipe tape it then roll other end in or out to fit other pipe tape then cut. Maths is not my subject.

  • @martinhacche1329
    @martinhacche1329 День тому

    I’m like the equations 👍 I’ll use that👍

  • @lanceneuman9528
    @lanceneuman9528 День тому

    Thanks Chris, happy to see you used some "brackets" in your math(s) equations, oops double plural.

  • @H1WEX
    @H1WEX День тому

    Great maths and working with what you have, I’d have just bought a bunch of elbows and a reducing hose from eBay.

  • @robbollom7396
    @robbollom7396 День тому

    Yes Australia = maths.....WOW those equations spinning my head out....hahaha GO LA FRANCE...GO MR BRACKET

  • @tabriff3832
    @tabriff3832 День тому

    Numbers, symbols, equations, a diagram… all I saw was a happy mouse 😉

  • @paullongley1221
    @paullongley1221 День тому

    All that faffin with the maths and 50.5 degrees just pulled out the air with no explanation 🤪🤪

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  День тому +1

      sorry about that! I thought I was probably starting to get a bit boring... but here goes. Theta = C1/R1. We have already calculated R1 (114.3mm) and we can calculate C1 to be 100.5 mm because we know the diameter is 32mm (so it's just 32 x Pi). So theta is 0.88, but that is in radians, not degrees. So given that there are 2 x Pi radians in 360 degrees, we can convert 0.88 to degrees by multiplying 0.88 by 360 and dividing by (2 x PI) to give us 50.5. Probably should have just rolled up some card in hindsight !!

    • @paullongley1221
      @paullongley1221 19 годин тому

      @ aha, okay, got it now, thanks for the reply 👍👍😊

  • @georgeclements2742
    @georgeclements2742 День тому +4

    Unlike you, Maths was my worst subject at school (more than 60 years ago) and you lost me before you started, but I enjoyed the fabrication. Funny, but when I use rollers I can produce cones when I'm trying to make parallel tubes. Best wishes.

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  День тому

      haha - I know what you mean... I try and roll a tube and I get a cone!!

  • @argee55
    @argee55 День тому

    Thanks for sharing. You need a tee shirt with all of your cereal box scribblings. I bet you'd maybe b sell one or two. 🤣

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  День тому +1

      @@argee55 actually new T-shirt design is in the wings! But not those scribbles… 😂

  • @martinhacche1329
    @martinhacche1329 День тому

    I’d like to see your explanation of this type of development in practice 👍👍

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  День тому

      Not sure what you mean Martin?

    • @martinhacche1329
      @martinhacche1329 23 години тому

      @ Hi, there was a comment made by an earlier person (panel basher who stated a different method of construction of the conic section. You showed a mathematical method to achieve your conic section and then constructed it on video (brave) our panel basher only made a comment and I’d like to see the way he would actually achieve the finished article 😊

  • @Philhuggett
    @Philhuggett День тому

    Ah, transposing equations. Takes me back to electrical principles at college. Shame I didn't retain any of that information 😂

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  День тому +1

      I confess it did take me a while to drag that maths from the depths of my brain!

  • @asciimation
    @asciimation 22 години тому

    In NZ we say maths but Americanisms are creeping in. I think most people would miss the Annette reference. Even more obscure, the actress who mentioned it was Granny in Metal Mickey. I think Fusion 360 has a feature where you can make a shape in 3d as sheet metal then unfold it to get a flat pattern. As someone else mentioned I would probably just have rolled up the cereal box by hand to get the right shape then used it as a pattern to cut sheet metal!

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  2 хвилини тому

      I'd completely forgotten about Metal Mickey!! Yes... maybe next time I will just roll up that cereal box!!

  • @paulbeckwith5981
    @paulbeckwith5981 День тому

    Proper job (The Maths made my head hurt) I was good at Art at school, but maths can do one!

  • @joan4906
    @joan4906 День тому +2

    Very good but the MATH bit was a bit heavy and there was a distinct lack of banjo playing. Perhaps next time we can have a strum.

  • @robames1293
    @robames1293 День тому

    We Aussies do more than one math, like our Brit cousins. We also solder not sodder and refer to RPM not RPMS, as well as have mudguards not fenders. We use serviettes and leave napkins for babies.

  • @5tan65
    @5tan65 День тому

    Australian here, we speak the Queens English

  • @grahamx8623
    @grahamx8623 День тому

    I reckon disproportionately difficult solutions are the making of a good project, it's the polar opposite to a bodge. Not sure about the math(s), I didn't understand it at school but was sure I would never need it in life after school. Seems I was wrong!

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  9 годин тому

      Cheers Graham! (Though I might just roll a tube of cardboard next time ....)

  • @chrishorbatt3504
    @chrishorbatt3504 День тому

    I use frozen pizza boxes for my patterns! There’s a way easier way to layout cones right onto sheet metal that doesn’t involve all that math. I haven’t done it in decades but years ago I used to do it. I honestly don’t really remember it anyway right now!

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  День тому +1

      Let me know when you remember Chris !! (I'm all for easier ways of doing stuff....)

  • @jonnyb2532
    @jonnyb2532 День тому +1

    Nice work Mr. Factory. Would putting 60mm pipes on the rad be an easier solution? Since flow is proportional to the square of the pipe size and the engine's inlet is twice the size of the rad's it's going to want to flow about 4 times (Math as we say in Canada) as the rad.

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  День тому +2

      @@jonnyb2532 that would be waaaaaay too easy 😂.

    • @johngibson3837
      @johngibson3837 День тому

      ​@@thebracketfactoryI have a feeling this video was produced in the lull just after new years celebrations and is recovery medication

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  День тому

      @@johngibson3837 😂

  • @besenzon1
    @besenzon1 День тому

    Is the outlet so big because the engine pumped water for the fire engine ?

  • @brianhoward-u4w
    @brianhoward-u4w День тому +1

    You lost me when you got the cornflakes box out and wrote on it, why not just roll card up and cut to size. Or instead of a cone reduce the inlet on the engine therefore having a top dog at a better angle…. There again great job. And very nice work

  • @paullongley1221
    @paullongley1221 День тому

    To be honest, I’d rather sweat a new fitting onto the radiator, bit of copper or brass rolled to a pipe, dress the end to a flange and solder it in.
    When I swopped the 440 V8 in the Winnebago for a Ford Devon diesel I fitted the ford radiator pipe stubs to the Chrysler radiator, no problems despite the diesel vibration etc

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  День тому +1

      yeah.... When I make the 'real thing' I think I'll do that! Cheers Paul !

    • @paullongley1221
      @paullongley1221 19 годин тому

      @@thebracketfactory sorry for being offhand, and getting awkward. You’re a much better engineer than I, and more balanced.
      Thanks for the build so far, I look forward to seeing more, and I’ll calm myself down from my day before commenting.
      Regards Paul.👍👍

  • @francislions5277
    @francislions5277 День тому

    Sence this is not going into a fire pumper, the cooling system and water pump can be down grated to the original car system ?

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  День тому

      Yes, I don’t think it’ll need to be quite as heavy duty as a the one in the fire truck. 👍

  • @mynature110
    @mynature110 День тому

    Well I never thought of that so we're evens then. Any luck finding a chassis yet?

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  День тому

      I had a lead, it went cold, and now it has warmed up again! I hope to report good news soon.... keep 'em crossed....

  • @colinwellman9480
    @colinwellman9480 9 годин тому

    Just brought back memories of being back at technical college 😁
    Nice work but I think I'd have soldered in a bigger spigot as it would have been simpler.
    I wonder how Brian from Oak Swamp would have done it? For sure it would have involved big hammers🤣
    As it's often said, many ways to kill a cat.
    Thanks for the update, have you found a chassis yet?

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  25 хвилин тому

      Cheers Colin.. I hope it brought back good memories! Not sure what Bryan would have done, but I can guarantee it would involve an angle grinder and it would be ingenious!!

  • @PaulJames-i1q
    @PaulJames-i1q День тому

    I should of paid more attention at SCHOOL😱THE MAD SCIENTIST IN YOU HAS MADE MYSELF AND OTHERS FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD OF PAID MORE ATTENTION😂well explained and totally baffling 🤪but perfectly MADE👍🍺

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  День тому +1

      Haha… promise not to do that again (well not too soon, anyway..)!

  • @excossack
    @excossack День тому

    Who is theta.? Whats the ratio? Other than that a good watch :-) i ended up pretty much binge watching all the previous episodes to catch up after YT said you might like this....cheers

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  День тому +1

      @@excossack Theta is Anette’s sister 😉. Thanks for tuning in 👍👍

  • @tonic8945
    @tonic8945 2 дні тому +1

    First time I've been first like and comment 😊

  • @crispindry2815
    @crispindry2815 День тому

    I'm going to guess that "Annette" is a The Italian Job reference

  • @andrewread154
    @andrewread154 22 години тому

    We call it maths in Australia, fyi.

  • @jiggers65
    @jiggers65 День тому

    Can't it go anywhere you want?

  • @mcm9329
    @mcm9329 23 години тому

    Maths we say in Australia

  • @joeedwards627
    @joeedwards627 День тому

    All that math, could have used bends instead of right angles, enjoy the vids, crack on 👍

  • @regpain3811
    @regpain3811 День тому

    I would have ditched the maths and made a cone etc out of cardboard !

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  День тому

      haha - i might do that next time!! (If there is ever a 'next time'....)

  • @Mopar46
    @Mopar46 День тому

    Sorry, you lost me at R2D2. [there, ended the lesson!]

  • @besenzon1
    @besenzon1 День тому

    Is the outlet so big because the engine pumped water for the fire engine ?

    • @thebracketfactory
      @thebracketfactory  День тому +1

      Yes and no...! The engine did pump water, but only by driving a separate water pump...so the engine would need to run continuously at decent revs while not moving... so had an ENORMOUS radiator and BIG pipes connecting it all up!