puddleduck engine build

Gallery, Projects and General > Project Logs

<< < (3/14) > >>

ParCan:
Got off work early and wondered down to the local engineering supplies for some of the blue marking out gunk.
They sold me a tin of "Stuarts micrometer engineers marking"

Have I got the right stuff ?

This seems rather reluctant to dry.
The stuff I used years ago I remember drying in a few mins......

And yes - I now have Blue Fingers !

spuddevans:
I think that you have got some of the engineers blue, ink that never sets. What I use for marking out is just the biggest permanent black marker that I could lay my grubby hands on, works the best ever. I had 3 or 4 of them in my workshop laying around the place.

They may not be great for marking up large surfaces, but anything 6" square or less will "black" up just as quick and much easier. A lot easier to store too.

Tim

ParCan:
2 Crossheads made today.

Oh boy was that a long and slow task, and 1 could end up in the scrap bin :(

I drilled the Piston rod hole 90 degrees out ( in the wrong side )
The part would be fine but the drill got pulled off line by the hole for the pin.

Repair attempted - we shall see.

Photo - ya gota be jokin - had enough for today and I still need to clear up.

ParCan:
Got some more done today. (With Pictures)

Remade 1 packing gland.
Put the Cylinder caps on. They look good.
Made the Flywheel.
Assembled most of the top of the engine.
Put the Base plate on the Cylinder Block.

The slides still need lapping in a bit.
Pistons all move as they should without Binding on the glands.

I made the fly wheel over size then drilled and reamed the center hole.
To keep it concentric I have turned it to size on a bit of Rod turned to fit the hole.

It's still slightly wide. I will trim it to thickness another day.
Also I need to work out how I drill it.

Tomorrow I will tackle the Bearing Blocks.
Plan is to Drill and ream them all on 1 bar.
Drill the Mounting holes using the Milling Slide still on the Bar.
Part them off and turn them to thickness.

ParCan:

--- Quote from: spuddevans on May 04, 2012, 03:22:40 PM ---I think that you have got some of the engineers blue, ink that never sets. What I use for marking out is just the biggest permanent black marker that I could lay my grubby hands on, works the best ever. I had 3 or 4 of them in my workshop laying around the place.

--- End quote ---

Hi Tim

Got a Big Balck sharpie today.
Works 100% Perfic.

Thanks for the tip.

Alex.

Navigation

 Message Index

Go to full version