I Have Been Marked Forever!
10-21-08, 01:10 PM
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I Have Been Marked Forever!
I posted this in the large Lounge tattoo thread, but I figure most people aren't going to be reading that thread any time soon...
For a few years I've had a tattoo design in my head that is unique, obscure and highly meaningful to me. As my brother currently sports quite a lot of ink, he hooked me up with his artist and gave me this as a birthday/Christmas present.
The image is a diagram of the timings on a bridgeported rotary. It's based on an image from Rotary Engine Illustrated which I've tweaked. I had to remove a few of the timing lines as they would bunch up and create a mess.
It's about two weeks old so still healing slightly. But overall it's healed and has turned out really well.
It's also quite difficult to take a picture of one's own back.
For a few years I've had a tattoo design in my head that is unique, obscure and highly meaningful to me. As my brother currently sports quite a lot of ink, he hooked me up with his artist and gave me this as a birthday/Christmas present.
The image is a diagram of the timings on a bridgeported rotary. It's based on an image from Rotary Engine Illustrated which I've tweaked. I had to remove a few of the timing lines as they would bunch up and create a mess.
It's about two weeks old so still healing slightly. But overall it's healed and has turned out really well.
It's also quite difficult to take a picture of one's own back.
10-21-08, 02:03 PM
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It's a sticky?!
The best part is that it's nearly impossible to explain this to the normals. Start talking port timing and they glaze over. First I need to explain what a port is...after I've explained what a rotary engine is. Generally I say "It's something in my engine".
The best part is that it's nearly impossible to explain this to the normals. Start talking port timing and they glaze over. First I need to explain what a port is...after I've explained what a rotary engine is. Generally I say "It's something in my engine".
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10-22-08, 09:18 AM
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That's neat. And when people ask what it means, you can act all aghast and say "What, you [I]don't/I] speak Latin?".
Actually no. Tina's timing is a bit more conservative and I honestly don't remember what it is (been 5 years since I built that engine).
Actually no. Tina's timing is a bit more conservative and I honestly don't remember what it is (been 5 years since I built that engine).
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wow i am amazed.
that is truly impressive.
Mr. Cake you are the biggest rotary nut i know...yes, even bigger than the flywheel nut on a 13b (zing!)...lol
any idea what you might want to get next, if anything?
i've always thought about getting some ink...but i could never settle on something that i could for sure say i would be happy with 5, 10 years down the road. but such is the nature of it i guess.
that is truly impressive.
Mr. Cake you are the biggest rotary nut i know...yes, even bigger than the flywheel nut on a 13b (zing!)...lol
any idea what you might want to get next, if anything?
i've always thought about getting some ink...but i could never settle on something that i could for sure say i would be happy with 5, 10 years down the road. but such is the nature of it i guess.
10-29-08, 11:39 PM
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