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Re: Elmer's horizontal mill engine.
« Reply #25 on: January 02, 2015, 05:56:13 PM »
Hi to all,

   Hope 2015 is a happy, healthy and prosperous year for all.

Next up a piece of the off cut CI was turned to form the piston.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00057.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

The hole in the piston ended up to loose a fit on the pushrod so the rod was brazed up and turned down for a tight fit in the piston.
The picture did not come out that well.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00061.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

The piston was then finished while mounted on the pushrod.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00062.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00063.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

For the next task I will be attempting to get the hidden flywheel from within a slice of CI.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00064.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

A template was used to drill and tap some fixing holes in the slice.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00065.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

It was then mounted and centered on the faceplate.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00066.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

The outside skimmed, faced and center hole drilled and bored.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00067.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

Then it was very slowly turning the recess.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00068.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00069.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00070.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

The flywheel was then turned around and reset.  The fist task now is to cut it to length by hand.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00071.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

Until next time.

Abraham

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Re: Elmer's horizontal mill engine.
« Reply #26 on: January 03, 2015, 01:41:07 AM »
I love seeing the flywheel, slowly emerging, Abraham.   :clap:

Quote from: modeldozer on January 02, 2015, 05:56:13 PM
The fist task now is to cut it to length by hand.

More hack-sawing?  :palm:  :(  Good luck/ muscles!  :thumbup:

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Re: Elmer's horizontal mill engine.
« Reply #27 on: January 03, 2015, 04:27:59 PM »
Hi David and George,

       Thanks for the insparation.

BTW half a days hack-sawing later and am about 80% through the sclice. (done with frequent rest)

Cheers
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Re: Elmer's horizontal mill engine.
« Reply #28 on: January 10, 2015, 04:32:22 PM »
Finally managed to cut off the excess.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00072.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

Faced to size.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00073.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

And then the slow process of machining the recess was repeated.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00074.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00075.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00076.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

Had little shop time and only finished this afternoon.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00077.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00078.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00079.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

That concludes the turning work that can be done for now, unfortunately the milling machines bed is not back yet so will have to find an interim project to do while waiting.

Cheers
Abraham
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Re: Elmer's horizontal mill engine.
« Reply #29 on: January 21, 2015, 05:42:42 PM »
Looks like a great project!  I like the photos of the parts with your prints.
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Re: Elmer's horizontal mill engine.
« Reply #30 on: March 01, 2015, 01:32:58 PM »
Finally got the mill bed back and fitted. Started machining the two pieces of the base square and to size.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00080.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

For the long facing cuts I experimented with a stepper motor as power feed.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00081.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00082.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

For now am using a pulse generator of eBay but, it is not performing as I would like at slow speeds so will be building a different one.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00083.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

Am quite happy with the finish.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00084.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00085.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

A short video of it in action.



The one piece was quite a bit wider than needed and I do not have any means to slice it down so an end mill was used to cut it down, also under power feed and it cuts like butter.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00086.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

Cheers
Abraham
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Re: Elmer's horizontal mill engine.
« Reply #31 on: March 01, 2015, 03:53:48 PM »
Quote from: modeldozer on January 02, 2015, 05:56:13 PM
http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00065.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

What do you use to glue down your templates? Just some random paper glue, like what kids use? Or is there something special?
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Re: Elmer's horizontal mill engine.
« Reply #32 on: March 01, 2015, 04:05:15 PM »
Quote from: CrazyModder on March 01, 2015, 03:53:48 PM
What do you use to glue down your templates? Just some random paper glue, like what kids use? Or is there something special?

CrazyModder,

Pritt Stick works for me. Cleans off with water.

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Re: Elmer's horizontal mill engine.
« Reply #33 on: March 02, 2015, 08:51:52 AM »
Hi crazymodder,

I use clear contact adhesive, gives a good bond and "peels" of after.

Abraham
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Re: Elmer's horizontal mill engine.
« Reply #34 on: March 30, 2015, 08:25:01 PM »
Hi all.

Finally got the power feed working. The material for the base and sub-base was machined square and to size.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00087.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00088.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

The sub-base was drilled and the slots for the anchors cut, drilled and taped.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00089.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00090.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

The holes from the bottom of the base was drilled, taped and counter sunk.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00091.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

Flipped over and the top was drilled and taped. The slot for the crank was partially cut with an end mill, have a side and face cutter on order to finish the slot.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00092.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

The top face was given a light skim to finish it off.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00093.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

And the two bases together.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00094.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

Two strips of plate was squared and machined to size for the anchors.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00095.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00096.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

Made a simple bracket to setup the rotab.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00097.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

The rotab was used to round over the ends of the anchors.  Things got a bit involved and I forgot to take any pics.
After mounting the anchors to the sub-base the assembly was given a face cut.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00098.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

The base assembly so far.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00099.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00100.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

Cheers
Abraham
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Re: Elmer's horizontal mill engine.
« Reply #35 on: March 30, 2015, 11:16:02 PM »
Looks great mind if I pull up a chair view the action. 
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Re: Elmer's horizontal mill engine.
« Reply #36 on: March 31, 2015, 06:56:15 AM »
Hi Ginger Nut.

Thanks, feel free to view the action.

Abraham
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« Reply #37 on: March 31, 2015, 03:00:22 PM »
Nice!  :thumbup: :clap:
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« Reply #38 on: April 01, 2015, 04:57:13 AM »
Tkanks Steve.

Abraham
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Re: Elmer's horizontal mill engine.
« Reply #39 on: April 05, 2015, 05:02:11 PM »
Hi fellow modders,

For the next part a piece of aluminium was machined square.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00101.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00102.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

The centre was located.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00103.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

And the top machined and drilled to form this,

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00105.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

A template was printed and fixed to the rotary table,

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00106.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

This was used to locate the part and machine the top radius.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00107.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

The part was reset in the vice,

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00108.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

And split with a slitting saw.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00109.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

The bottom half was machined to length and the holes taped.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00110.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

The two halves bolted together.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00111.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

And fitted on the base assembly.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00112.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00113.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

By now it should be clear as to what it is.  The hole for the bearing will be line bored with both bearing posts in place.
For the other post a slab of aluminium was again machined square and to size.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00114.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00115.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

That’s all for now.

Cheers
Abraham
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Re: Elmer's horizontal mill engine.
« Reply #40 on: April 12, 2015, 07:52:43 AM »
Next up, the large hole was drilled and bored.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00116.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

The mounting holes in the bottom was drilled and taped.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00118.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

The top end was cut down and machined.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00119.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

A ball nose cutter was used to finish the small radius on the sides.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00120.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

Sides all done.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00121.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

The top end was done the same as the short post.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00122.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00123.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00124.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

Made some studs in the lathe.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00125.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

All the base parts together.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00126.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00127.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

The cutter for cutting the crank slot arrived, so next up is making an arbor for it.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00117.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00128.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

Cheers for now.
Abraham



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Re: Elmer's horizontal mill engine.
« Reply #41 on: May 03, 2015, 09:56:37 AM »
Hi all,

Got so involved in building the engine I did not do any updates in a while.

Finished the arbor, to be used later.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00130.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

Mounted a piece of 6mm mild steel plate on the mill and machined the long sides parallel and to size.  Then using a spot drill some grooves was “engraved” lengthwise.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00129.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

The mill does not have enough cross travel to do the sides, so the work was rotated and the one end milled square.  Half of it was then grooved.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00131.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

Then rotated 180º and the last groove picked up to finish the grooving to the end.  The end was then milled square and to length.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00132.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00133.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

The plate was flipped over and all the hole drilled and counter sunk.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00134.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

All done.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00135.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

The base was mounted on its side.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00136.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00137.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

The side and face cutter was used to finish the cutout for the crank and conrod.  As the cutter has only a few teeth this was very slooow going.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00138.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00139.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

With everything assembled the bearing posts was first drilled and taped for lubricators.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00140.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

The assembly was then mounted on its side for boring the bearings.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00141.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00142.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

Had to use one of my lathe boring bars to reach down both bearings.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00143.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

With the bushes and a few bits added.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00145.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

I did not like the fit of the bushes so they were remade.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00146.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

With the help of a fixture the crank web was mounted on the mill.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00149.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

The side and face cutter was then used to cut the curves on the crank.  Can anyone notice something odd in this picture?

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00150.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

The cutter was mounted other way around and the mill ran in reverse to get a better cut.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00151.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

Hot off the mill.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00152.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

After filling the end and a bit of a cleanup.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00153.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

The end of the crankshaft was given a light knurl.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00154.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

The crank was pressed on and tin soldered.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00155.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

Cleaned up.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00156.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

Cheers  :beer:
Abraham
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« Reply #42 on: May 03, 2015, 10:12:48 AM »
Astounding!

Your generosity in showing successive steps served as
the equivalent of attending a master class in machining.

Admire your talent. Shall try to emulate some of the clever
set ups that will be used in a project.

Thank you, Sir!
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Re: Elmer's horizontal mill engine.
« Reply #43 on: May 03, 2015, 11:17:53 AM »
Hi Topos,

Thank you for the kind words..  I learned a lot from others in forum posts.

Cheers
Abraham
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Re: Elmer's horizontal mill engine.
« Reply #44 on: May 03, 2015, 01:20:43 PM »
And the saga continues.
A couple of 5mm plate strips were machined square and to size.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00157.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

They were setup together and drilled,

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00158.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

to form the top bars of the crosshead.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00159.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

Two pieces of calibrated bar was milled to size for the bottom parts of the crosshead.  This took a bit of time, as the only material I had was 30 x 15mm and the parts are 22.5 x 9mm.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00160.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00161.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

Mounting holes drilled.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00162.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

Setup on the mill to machine the cutouts.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00163.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

A temporary end stop was set to get the other part located.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00164.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

Both parts done.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00165.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

4 studs were made.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00166.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

All the parts for the crosshead.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00167.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

And fitted.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u356/dozerd10/Workshop/Projects/Elmer33/Image00168.jpgElmer's horizontal mill engine.

Cheers
Abraham
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Re: Elmer's horizontal mill engine.
« Reply #45 on: May 03, 2015, 03:41:25 PM »

...Two pieces of calibrated bar was milled to size for the bottom parts of the crosshead. ..

What's a calibrated bar ?

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Re: Elmer's horizontal mill engine.
« Reply #46 on: May 03, 2015, 05:10:55 PM »
Hi Dave,

Now you mention it I am actualy not sure of the correct english term, just directly translated the Spanish.  It is a bright mild steel manufactured to closer tolaraces than normal cold roled and has good machining properties.

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« Reply #47 on: May 03, 2015, 05:19:47 PM »
Abraham,

I'll settle for BMS  Bright Mild Steel as the most likely candidate.
It comes nice and square,  shiny and oily.

Dave.
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Re: Elmer's horizontal mill engine.
« Reply #48 on: May 03, 2015, 08:17:52 PM »
I watch for this project and read it every time. Great work Abraham!  :bow: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :beer:
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Re: Elmer's horizontal mill engine.
« Reply #49 on: May 04, 2015, 06:37:17 AM »
Dave,
  That must be it.

Steve.
   Thank you for the kind words.

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