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| AndyB:
Hi Jason, Yes, sorry about that, I couldn't resist it after all the crap about Myford compatible... :lol: Andy |
| madjackghengis:
Hi Andy, just wanted to let you know I'm still watching and enjoying your build. Good to see the inovative mind at work, and not everything just falling into place. It's important to know the dimensions of all sorts of things like beer cans, stove pipe, and other things which will fill extra space unintended. Remember too, spring steel shim stock is always another choice when such issues spring up. Very nice looking, hope to see some linkages hooked up and looking more like an engine. :jaw: :beer: Cheers, mad jack |
| AndyB:
Thank you Mad Jack, All encouragement gratefully received! :nrocks: I am at the fiddly bits stage which takes forever to complete. :bang: Got the piston sized perfectly to the cylinder liner :clap:; got the power piston centre turned, I have got to make and solder on the conrod brackets. :scratch: Turned the flywheel... :doh: Spins lovely on the lathe but there is a slight wobble on the crankshaft :bang: Made the crank and spent hours polishing the marks out of it. Drilled the walking beam. Yes, I know... :worthless: but do you REALLY want to see pictures of me rubbing with emery paper/turning straight shafts/scratching my head wondering how I am going to whatever bit is next/scratching my head wondering what thread to tap drill for/scratching my head because all the scratching has taken my hair off... :lol: :lol: :lol: But to appease you all... I am not fitting the cylinder liner until the cylinder machining is done because I want all the swarf out before it gets stuck in a water line somewhere. Will have to put it in though to fix the walking arm. I am sorry this is taking so long :( Andy |
| Joules:
Cor, you been scratching that too as theres no hair on it either. Nice job though. |
| saw:
This engine of you're seams coming along very well, good work :thumbup: :clap: :clap: |
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