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First mini lathe project, oscillating steam engine.

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Stilldrillin:
That looks good Ross!  :thumbup:

Nice to see you're back on the job........  :D

David D

krv3000:
well dun can not wate to see it all made up

doubleboost:
Hi
Ross
Pleased to see you back on the job
Looking good
John

Dean W:
Good job on the bolt, Ross.  Looks very nice.   :thumbup:

Ross:
Today I made the brass nuts that that the steam and exhaust pipes will be soldered to. 

First I turned 20mm of the brass down to 3.90 mm I was determined to have another go at threading the brass. 




The I cut the metal and turned it around in the chuck and faced it to length. 



I drilled a 2mm hole right through the piece. This will be the port hole essentially. And I took the outer diameter down to 6mm. 




I turned the piece back around and threaded m4 with the die. 



I repeated these steps and made another. 




I drilled and tapped the main plate and screwed them in. I will seal the threads with Plumbers PTFE tape and a fibre washer, that should stop the steam. 

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