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| spuddevans:
Well, I havent forgot about this project, real life just got in the way for a bit, but I hope to get back to this build when I get home and have assembled my latest toy piece of vital workshop equipment. ( A bandsaw, woo hoo :headbang: ) Before I set off for the mainland UK I did manage to reduce down both Eccentric Straps to fit their relative eccentrics. I did end up flycutting one as I had to reduce it from 4.00mm to 3.84mm and this piece of 4mm brass sheet seems to be incredibly hard stuff. So I just took a very slim cut off with the little flycutter, and then just cleaned up with some wet-n-dry ..... and it fits :D :D :D :D :D So next will be drilling the oil cups, then I have to scrounge up some firebrick-type-materials to make a hearth to Silver Solder the straps to the strap-rods ( please notice the use of the technical terms there :lol: ) I also need to shape the straps a bit to lessen the square-ness of them. Tim |
| NickG:
Tim, Am sure you know what you are doing but just be careful with 'fire-brick type materials' if you don't know what they are! Am only saying this because years ago I was soldering something on a brick my dad thought was a fire brick and it started exploding! Chunks or the brick started fragmenting and flying off at high speed .. luckily didn't hit me but could have had my eye out! Nick |
| spuddevans:
Hi Nick, I appreciate that, I intend to go into a fireplace place to ask if they have any broken bits they could throw me. Tim |
| NickG:
Great idea. |
| dsquire:
Nick and Tim I am wondering if the fact the bricks exploded had anything to do with the fact that they held moisture? I know that I have read on metal casting sites not to pour molten metal over concrete as this can cause explosions. Also, wet sand is a no no when metal casting. Cheers :beer: Don |
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