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| Dean W:
Big ends, but they're little. ; ) They look much nicer than the original items, David. Much! |
| Ross:
Super stuff so far David! |
| Stilldrillin:
Dean, Ross. Thanks Chaps! Much appreciated....... :thumbup: Well..... Here we go, again! I drilled the crankpin holes....... Luckily the assembly stayed temporarily pressed together, to allow a test run. Assembled, with a pair of spare Mamod flywheels........ Fitted a new "wonderwick". Fired up. And it still wouldn't run. Again! :bang: What's wrong with the thing??? :bang: :bang: Everything's been checked/ re done!! Hasn't it?? :scratch: Took off the hot cap. Sucked...... Hard...... It stuck to me tongue....... Nothing wrong with it!!! Until, I poked a finger inside........ The wall thickness is around 9thou'. The end cap is 4thou', "tin"........... I guess it was acting as a one way valve! :bang: :bang: :bang: Sheesh!! Sigh........ Nothing else to do, but make another, more robust cap. :( Couldn't find any 1"od tube in the bits tub. Mrs Drillin's exercise bike, now has a shorter saddle stem. (From inside the frame tube). Hope nobody tells her...... :palm: Topped to 24mm+. Bored to 23mm......... Friction turned an end cap........ Couple of thou' under bore size......... Silver soldered together........ Cleaned up, quite nicely........ I'm starting to worry about me. I don't get upset any more. I just expect things to go wrong........ And they do. Regularly! :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: Machining a new, thicker flange, tomorrow. Probably! :thumbup: David D |
| krv3000:
looking good so far |
| Bluechip:
Hi Dave What a bu99er eh ??? Beginning to look a nice little motor though ... :thumbup: Thought you gave me a demo. on a Maiwald ... not the same one is it? Can't be, t'other one ran ... Dunno how you Silver Solder this weather ... was braising in my own sweat this afto. Up looking for bits in the roof space .. thought it was a bit cosy, thermometer said 52.2oC. :loco: Abandoned looking for the bits in favour of an in-depth survey of a 1L bottle of Becks ... ex-fridge. :beer: Bright kid, I'll go far ... :lol: BC |
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