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Pipe and Bolt Engine Mod-Up
vtsteam:
Great flywheel!!!! :clap:
--- Quote from: shipto on January 17, 2015, 02:13:16 PM ---I could not find a bolt the stated size so I hope it wont be classed as cheating if I use a bit of bar the right size to make up the difference?
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Shipto, no problem, I think that was a dumb rule idea anyway. I didn't even use one at all (so far). The idea was really just to try to use pipe for most things, where possible. I should have left it at that. I figured the bolt would just give some solid stock to turn down or use for pistons rods,etc. But the number and size of bolts shouldn't make a difference and a bit of rod the same size, seems like we ought to look the other way.......after all you could have threaded an end and called it one!
I'll figure out how to take the bolt thing out, if nobody has any objections.
ps. I don't qualify for winning this thing -- the main idea was to try to get people working on a roughly similar challenge using their own creativity and havng fun! --- and I am!
vtsteam:
I've given in to the fact that I need to sit down at this point and do a simple drawing to figure out how long my connecting rod needs to be to get the piston up to the top of the cylinder.
And where I need to put the wrist pin in the piston.
And how long the piston should be to clear the crank webs.
No more workshop fun today. Sheesh! :doh:
Manxmodder:
Great start,shipto.
We can accept your bit of bar if you first thread one end and weld a nut on the other end (a fabricated bolt)
Then you can cut the nut and the threaded portion off and we won't call it a bar......OK? :lol: :lol:
vtsteam:
Or just say you did with two fingers crossed behind your back! :beer:
bertie_bassett:
looks like your all making good progress :)
afraid ill probably have to sit back and just watch though, iv come to the conclusion I need to strip and clean/rebuild the head of my lathe, its struggling to spin up to speed when cold :(
also need to clear workshop so I have some useable bench space.
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