Recent content by aircraftmech

Here a pic of my lap.

here a pic of my lap.

Started lapping with the expandable lap in the drawings... How fine of a finish should I have on the inside? I got ride of the tool marks, but it isn't super shiny either.

The way I do it really depends on if it's in the vise or clamped to the table. Like if I want to center a part on the rotary table I put a tap in the collet, press the point into the hole and then clamp down the part. If I'm centering my rotary table I drop a big ball bearing in the hole and...

Love it! Nice and simple..

Finally finished the connecting rod! I was having difficulty getting the large radius to straight section to look nice... Using the plans it didn't tell me where the straight stops and radius begins, also because your cutter is round and your stopping at a tangent off of radius I was having a...

Got a little time in the shop last night... Finished all the milling on the front housing. Milled out this little jig to hold it, the hole is a snug fit on the journal. A nut is pressed into the back of the smaller hole, which was also used to center it on the rotary table. Pretty happy...

Sounds good! Look forward to watching you build it.

I'm with rythnmbls... No such thing as to big! 😉 Is there a reason why your going with "V" style?

What kind of scale is this going to be?

Finished the crankshaft today. Cross drilled the intake and tapped the prop stud. I made sure the dial indicator touched on the center of the v block and was square with the table before using it to set TDC. Then I set the head to 28 degrees and center drilled then drilled it out. I'm...

I managed to get some time in the shop this week and started on the crankshaft. First I turned the front part that slides in the journal to .251 then finished it with 1500 grit sandpaper to .250 on an aluminum block to get it to turn freely but not have any slop. I used the block to help...

Another update. Machined the head, front and rear housing. Just a couple holes to drill and tap on them. Also need to drill and ream the .250 crank journal in the front housing. I'm not going to make much more progress till I get some of the steel parts made... I am going to have to order the...

Anodizing is actually quite simple... All it requires is sulfuric acid, a battery charger or 12v power source, and distilled water. I will admit that being able to get the exact color I want has eluded me. 😊 Also some lead plates to use as electrodes.

Thanks guys! Just didn't want to make it then later have it be a problem.