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madjackghengis:
Hi Nick, I took another look and I don't see where it's "not well made", it all looks pretty well finished, square, smooth where it's supposed to be, all in all, I think it looks well made, at least from here. With regard to that kind of boring, I usually set up the tool bit loose in the bar, put the bar down till the bit's inside the bore, push it with a scribe or something to touch off, then withdraw the bar, and nudge the bit to put on just enough to be sure I'm getting a cut. Then, after the cut's finished, I know where I am exactly by measuring, and can divvy up the remainder in however many cuts I think are needed.
All in all, I think the engine is looking right nice, and should turn out to be a good runner, once you've got er finished. Just looking at the photos of your frame make me want to dive in and build a poppin, you really did a nice job on it, and the finish looks good, and no one's looking at the bore of the frame, and if they do, you can always go back and touch it up, it's just looks, not functionally important. Just sitting somewhere, the poppin's a good looking engine all in its self. :beer: mad jack

AdeV:
I have to agree with Jack - I think it looks great! And some of the solutions you've found to cutting various parts of that base were quite inspired.

I can't wait to see the next installment, forget drinking & mates, get your ar*e back in that workshop! :poke: :D

jim:
really looking good now!

Stilldrillin:
I read "not particularly well made", earlier on. When no one else had posted.

I had to wait to see if anyone else could see what I couldn't..... :scratch:

They can't! There's nowt wrong wi' that, Nick! :thumbup:

Carry on. Yer doing just fine! :D

David D

NickG:
Thanks for the encouragement guys, it's just I thought I was doing a really good job on it before I came back to it but when I've come to assemble the bits I've made I realise they aren't as good as I thought! I hope I can get it working and I'll be happy but I still have a long way to go and a lot to learn.

I must admit the engine is a nice design and that frame is an interesting machining job - not too difficult just quite time consuming but it makes a better job of it being out of the solid rather than 3 or 4 seperate bits.

:lol: Ade, funnily enough I've made quite a radical new years resolution - because I don't get out much these days I found it increasingly more difficult to have afew pints without waking up with a bad head, so I decided I'd stop drinking! Not had an alcoholic drink since 30th December and know I'll feel better for it in the morning. Still going to pub just to get out and do something but there are a couple of us ordering orange squash much to the barmaids amusement! My mate just had too much over christmas I think - I am just thinking what's the point in having a couple of pints if it makes me feel like that - it doesn't really do a lot for me! So I could have safely gone into the garage tonight but was a bit too late!

Nick

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