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First mini lathe project, oscillating steam engine.

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Ross:
Hi everyone,

This is my first steam engine project I'm doing on my mini lathe, 

I'm working to these drawings, give or take!

http://www.littlemachineshop.com/Products/Drawings/2593OscillatingEngineAssembly.pdf

This is a bit of a learning curve for me so feel free to comment if you see any mistakes or anything i can improve on etc.. 

I made a start this weekend, I didn't get much done as I was messing about with sharpening tools and  other bits and pieces.  

I faced the aluminium stock flywheel
Some action shots:





Then I centre drilled so I can top it, at a later date. 



The finished product for now, (excuse the finger marks) 



Next I faced and centre drilled the crank, it still needs to be cut and faced to its final length. 



Lastly, I faced the piston to the required length, 



That's it for now.. 

saw:
God start Ross  :thumbup:

Brass_Machine:
Thats a great start.

Are you going to be doing an 'artistic remodel' of it?

Eric

doubleboost:
Hi
Ross
Of to a good start
It is great when it starts to come together
John

foozer:
Well on your way. I still have to make the flywheels a bit oversize so I can trim out the wobble after mounted to the crank.

So much fun when the metal comes to life.

Robert

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