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| ParCan:
Spent thismorning making the Oiler. Last bit done. M8 with the blow lamp has no Gas ( I went to buy Gas and bought a Large blow lamp as well. All soldering is complete, just need some Pickle which will make things easier to clean. Tomorrow i'll see if it actually works ! |
| raynerd:
Good luck tomorrow. I`ve not said much on this thread but I have been watching. I hope it turns out OK for you!! Chris |
| ParCan:
Well, all i can say to myself is RTFM. The reason that the stand offs are thinned down is not to keep the tube thin. It's so the screw heads fit ! No cookies today, I will probably need to remake the entire valve assembly. Alex. |
| ParCan:
Workshop time is somewhat limited at the moment. I have made a Cast Iron cylinder block now. Learned one lesson. Std HSS milling cutters and Cast Iron don't mix. Chipped all 4 teeth off a brand new 16mm end mill. Only took a 0.5mm cut as well - You live and learn... The Block has been made in the 4 Jaw on my lathe with an Insert type cutting tool. Drilled it on the mill and is darn close to square. Also checked my 3 Jaw chucks out. The Standatd myford one is around .0010 Out on a 12 mm bit of silver steel. As it's a screw in type there is not a lot I can do with it. The other 3 jaw was also out but is on a back plate. Managed to get that to within .0001" on the same bit of Bar. With luck I can now turn things on center again... Alex. |
| ParCan:
Hi Guys. I'm Back :ddb: And I am rebuilding the Puddleduck I started and completed 2 years ago. (it never ran and never was going to run) No Pictures yet, but progress has been good. Base is remade out of a lump of 16mm thick ally. (just don't look to close) Crankshaft Main's remade and this the holes all line up this time. New cylinder block made. Just need to drill and tap the cylinder caps. New pistons, rods and glands that are all concentric made. I'll do some photo's shortly. Alex. Once the puddleduck is complete and running, I'll get around to painting and tidying up the Dads n Lads engine. |
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