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| Will_D:
"Calibrated" may just equal "Gauge Plate" in a computer Span/Eng dictionary! |
| DavidA:
Will, Well done that man. When I lived in Germany my landlady once asked me if i had a prolongation she could borrow. It took a minute to realise she meant extension. Dave |
| modeldozer:
Hi fellows, Will, thanks for that one. Mostly for my own curiosity I looked at a few UK steel merchants and what is commonly known here, as calibrated stock is Bright Mild Steel. The connecting rod was set on the mill and the flats at the ends milled. To mill the small side a spacer was used at the other end to get it level for the first side. Locating from the ends, the holes was drilled and reamed. The finished connecting rod. And posed on the base assembly. Next a chunk of brass was, as usual, machined square and to size. The slot for the connecting rod was machined. The hole for the piston rod was drilled and taped. And the hole for the connecting rod pin was drilled and reamed. The steps on the bottom side were milled. The finished cross head. I did not have any 3mm rod, so a 3.15mm-welding rod was sanded down to make the pin. A M8 nut was drilled out to fit over the crank pin, and used as a guide to file the spanner flats. And after a bit of fettling with a file and emery paper to get things operating smoothly. Cheers :beer: Abraham |
| vtsteam:
That's looking superb Abraham! :bow: :bow: :bow: :beer: |
| modeldozer:
Steve, Thank you for the kind words. Abraham |
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