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My Little Rocking Engine.
Stilldrillin:
Thanks for your comments chaps, :thumbup:
Darren, the fascia board is only 2yrs old, in pressure treated timber.
A rub down with a wire brush & a nice coat of waxoyl should see it good for many years yet.
I prefer the look of genuine timber, to plastic......
Anyroad.......
Got the parts assembled......
Luckily, they just pressed together & stayed together.
Connected my little compressor & nothing happened!
Shot of WD40.... Nothing!
Application of a few choice words...... A few half hearted turns.
Out of vice...... Turned in all directions, on the end of the airline...... Steady, 100 piffing rpm!!!!! YEE HAARR!!!!!! :ddb: :ddb: :ddb:
Immediately phoned my pal........ "Listen to this"!!!!!....... He`s a gardener....... Was up a tree, with a chainsaw at the time. ::)
He was impressed! :thumbup:
OH, HAPPY DAY! :D :D
I know I`ve posted this vid before. But someone might not have seen it.....
Dunno why the camera insisted on continuing filming, until I hit the off button..... :scratch:
Right! Time to carry on with making it into an engine...... :thumbup:
Machined some fins & reduced the diameter between ends, for the pipe nozzle. But kept the scrap end connected for chucking purposes.
This is where the 1/8" cutter walked out of the collet....... :bang:
Yes, John B, yer were right....... The cutter shank is tapered....... :scratch:
I finished off by using a mandrel in the bore, to finish machine the head/ airline end.
Next up was the flywheel. Bought some 1/4" brass, and relegated the steel flywheel to be the base.
Wasn`t too sure how to go about things...... So I turned a blank & drew on it with marker pen, then traced it round, a few thou` deep with 2mm endmill, noting the positions/ settings......
I think that looks ok...... :thumbup:
Turn the recess, boss etc.
Drill out the corners, to ease the hockey stick effect.
Machine out the straight lines first.
Then the rads.
Collection of parts.
The components had been assembled/ parted more times than a lego set, so were no longer a press fit. It needs the crank throw fixing with a grub screw.
.100" wide...... 2mm screw.....
Held me breath, & tapped between finger & thumb, no broken tap, no problem! :D
Well....... That`s it.......
STILL awaiting the delivery of a suitable allen key, so I can nip it up & test it properly...... :bang:
David D
sbwhart:
Nicely done done and shown david David, I really like that fly wheel.
Have fun
Stew
Bernd:
Nice looking engine David.
I had trouble to get mine to run at first too. But finally got it going. Runs real nice now. And like you I need to finish the base.
Bernd
chuck foster:
looking good david :bow: :bow: :thumbup: :thumbup: :clap: :clap:
i have the plans to build one but i don't think it will get time till after christmas :bugeye:
chuck :wave:
arnoldb:
Very nice little rocker David - Well Done :clap: :)
:beer: Arnold
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