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Jasonb replied to the thread Elmers Engine 2x#33.No it's CNC machined to finished size, I'd need to add machining allowances and shrinkage allowance to pull a casting from it. I'd also... -
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Jasonb replied to the thread Elmers Engine 2x#33.Started with some 40 x 60 steel which I roughed down on the manual mill to 53 x 34 x 131 long and them machined from that, all sides...
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Jasonb replied to the thread Elmers Engine 2x#33.The Locomotive "eccentric" you show may not put the line of the valve rod far enough out to the side and would better suit a top mounted...
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Jasonb replied to the thread Elmers Engine 2x#33.I don't think you will have a problem getting it assembled, it is just a bit more fiddly with them facing inwards. You could probably...
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Jasonb replied to the thread Elmers Engine 2x#33.On a lot of simple models the eccentrics are slid onto the crankshaft before the crank arms are finally fixed. More detailed model...
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Jasonb replied to the thread Elmers Engine 2x#33.Makes for a simple crankshaft where the single crank webs just fit either end of the shaft, if you have them facing out you need two...
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Jasonb replied to the thread Elmers Engine 2x#33.The only thing to think about is getting the chest covers off to set the valves which will need a spanner rather than nut spinner...
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Jasonb replied to the thread Flathead hit and miss engine???.It was the backplate to rotary table I was talking about, Either have a spigot on the backplate to locate in the rotary table like...
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Jasonb replied to the thread James Coombes but not as you know him.Yes it is a problem that afflicts many models that are run for display as the slow speed combined with no actual load on the engine...
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Jasonb replied to the thread Flathead hit and miss engine???.Either bore a hole in the chuck backplate and use a spigot in the R/T's hole or if there is enough thickness to the backplate turn a...
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Jasonb posted the thread James Coombes but not as you know him in Engine Showcase - Finished Projects.This is my recently completed version of the Stuart James Coombes, I just used a Stuart Cylinder casting and fabricated or cut the rest...
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Jasonb replied to the thread Flathead hit and miss engine???.Same width as mine and I don't have a problem with 3 or 4 jaw either If you feel you can't get the tailstock in to turn the stem you...
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Jasonb replied to the thread Flathead hit and miss engine???.Should not be a problem Brian, your lathe is basically the same as mine yet all the engines I have made valves for I use the rotating...
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Jasonb replied to the thread Last unbuilt Coles Corliss Steam Engine casting kit.It works just like any slide valve steam engine really except the port face is a round "tube" and the valve a mating round cylinder with...
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Jasonb replied to the thread Can anyone help identify this I.C. model?.Westbury's "Whippet" 10cc.
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