Who wants to build a turbine?
Hi john
It’s a kj-66 so it will fall under the home built waiver.
Hi
Gordy
“I've got a couple of turbochargers in the junk pile”
Yes gordy many people have built turbine jet engines from turbochargers (jpx Sophia)
Old lap top? A pocket calculator? Why not?
I have found most jet people to be above average
I use an old laptop for data acquisition on all my turbines.
This is a photo of what may be one of the most important points of assembly fitting the bearings to the tube
So that the outer race has no run out.
The o ring method saves a lot of precision man hours but also adds other concerns.