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| sbwhart:
You chaps who've been paying attension would have noticed that I hadn't skimed any of the cylinders down to take the fly wheel or bent all of the elbows, well that all part of the cunning plan :scratch: . Now that i've got four cylinders made I've spent some time matching them up to get the best fit, :hammer: when I got the best combination and best position for each pair I put an axle in them and an unbent piston then I put the hand reamer through the other bores this took of just a whisper of metal, and gave me a set of cylinders that lined up perfectly. I marked each pair and assembly position with a small centre pop so that I can match the cylinders up exactly when I assemble the engine. I was realy pleased with this process I can assemble the cylinders with an axle and three pistons as shown in the pics by hand without any undue force and the pistons are still a nice popping fit in the bores. One happy Stew :ddb: :ddb: :ddb: :ddb: :ddb: :D :D :D :D :D :) :) :) |
| shoey51:
looking beter all the time patience is a virtue ive been told :D |
| sbwhart:
--- Quote from: shoey51 on March 23, 2009, 02:51:54 PM ---looking beter all the time patience is a virtue ive been told :D --- End quote --- A bloody big hammers even better :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: and a lot of lucks better still. Thanks for your comment Stew |
| Darren:
I have a feeling you'll make this work :dremel: Keep going, I want to see this finished.... :thumbup: |
| Bernd:
Ah Stew, those cylinders are to be 90 degrees to each other, not straight. :lol: Nice looking so far. Interesting method of making all the cylinders fit. Hoping it'll work for you. :thumbup: :clap: Bernd |
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