F3 kips valves to be manufactured

Charles · Post by **Charles** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 6:39 pm

No update today unfortunately, spent the last two days in bed with an attack from a tropical disease I caught several years ago while working in Egypt....

Could everyone who has ordered sofar please pm me their addresses so I can prepare everything now already for shipping.

thanks,
Charles

Charles · Post by **Charles** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:03 am

Drawing is about to get finished. Herbert had problems assessing the right shaft diameter as the three valves (the two F3 from the Elf plus one original I've got) I had supplied him had all different ones..... I gave him today a new steel valve from Mr-B and he now takes this diameter as the one we want.

The raw material for the valves has arrived. Herbert expects the valves to be finished by the end of the next week, so one week earlier as originally planned.

He'll give me a call as soon as he'll start making them, so I can pop over and make a short video of the manufacturing process.

Charles · Post by **Charles** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:08 am

3 sets are still available, will have 120 valves made.

simon4653 · Post by **simon4653** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:46 pm

Hi Charles,

This is my first post on the forum, although I have been watching for a while.
I am after a set (of 4) for my c3, if there are still some available.

Thanks, Simon

Charles · Post by **Charles** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:52 pm

Hi Simon,

yes, they're still available, I'll send you a pm.

thanks,
Charles

Charles · Post by **Charles** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:41 pm

2 sets available now.

falconman · Post by **falconman** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:54 pm

Put me down for a set please!! =D>

Charles · Post by **Charles** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:13 pm

falconman wrote:Put me down for a set please!! =D>

ok, done. Pm sent.

Only 1 set available now then. Perhaps I should order some more?!

Charles · Post by **Charles** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 12:16 pm

Manufacturing of the valves will start tomorrow, Saturday. $\:D/$

morso9 · Post by **morso9** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:03 pm

Hi charles,
can i have a 1 set of 4 if there are still any available! thanks steve.

Charles · Post by **Charles** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:25 am

Hi Steve,

yes, you can have a set, I'll send you a pm with details.

Charles

Charles · Post by **Charles** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:46 am

Production has started:

The one on the far right has got the final dimensions:

Charles · Post by **Charles** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:18 pm

All 120valves I've ordered so far have been sold now, will try to get some more.

Charles · Post by **Charles** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 5:27 pm

Valves in their 'raw' form have been finished, milling of the slits will start tomorrow.

KR-1R · Post by **KR-1R** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:50 pm

nice work there

swap you some 35mm reed block rubbers?