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vtsteam:
Wow, that's beautiful!

Brass_Machine:

--- Quote from: vtsteam on April 16, 2013, 05:48:37 PM ---Wow, that's beautiful!

--- End quote ---

Yup. I agree. Nicely done Ralph!

Divided he ad:
Evening folks,

I've been able to get a few hours together and pretty much finish this project... I know, in less than a year! (Some people will know I have a few unfinished projects :palm: )

So, I left this waiting for a flywheel, a base and some little fixings.

Here are a few pic's of what I came up with....

First cut a 3"x1.5" ali round into two... By hand! :bang: Wouldn't clamp in my chop saw. Finished them both off then started work on the 3/4" thick piece.

Now, the idea was to use the mill and rotary table to remove the material from the centre of the flywheel before cutting spokes into it... Problem with that was.... I liked the pattern the machining left behind :)

I had to make quite a few little arbours and work holding bits for this as there were a lot of fiddly bits to make...

The Base is in 3 parts. The stainless ET platform and collar for the upright you have seen already. But it needed a thicker part underneath the stainless for the upright to screw into... Wood seemed a good option for this.

I only had one piece of wood big enough for the job. A bit soft but workable (dunno what it is?)

Cut into a rough shape and then a centre hole drilled and mounted on the RT on the mill... and hacked into a shape to work with.

Taking shape... The little hub in the centre was removed after all the shaping and sanding was complete... carefully by hand with a razor sharp chisel.

I then helicoiled the centre hole to accept a M10x1.5 thread.

Mounted it on the lathe and sanded it down, scorched it a little with a blow torch and then waxed it.... Placed the other parts on and... One completed base.

Then add the assembled "engine"

I had a play with some artsi fartsi shots too...

Using 2 GID blobs charged up to do the light painting (10 second shutter delay in the pitch black except for the GID bits)

Then I started waving around the laser I used to charge the GID bits up! :headbang:

Anyway.... I suppose I'd best show this too "And Action!" :ddb:

You click on the pic and it plays in a new window... Don't know if Photobucket can have a player like youtube?

Well, time for bed... work in 5 hours :loco:

Ralph.

Brass_Machine:
Good job finishing that up Ralph! Came out very nice!

Eric

mechman48:
Hi Ralph
Superb as usual; question.. how did you do the 'engine turning' swirls? that has always confused me, did you use tied wire brushes or emery sticks, I have tried using wrapped emery cloth many moons ago but never came out anywhere near as good as yours, ..would love to know the definitive secret..?

Cheers
George

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