jcreasey

Thankyou both for very long detailed and interesting replies. I am not overly concerned with my surface finish at this stage as I was...

This video shows the speed etc of the setup used on the mill.

Well it turns out that my boring bar is actually a genuine Myford accessory most likely purchased by my lathe's original owner. I bet I...

Part 6 - Boring the Cylinder After the usual fettling I started out by cleaning up the casting in the milling machine to give myself...

looking good....

Part 5 - Reverse Counterbore The back side of the cylinder flange is very curved and I wanted to make sure that the nuts that hold...

I once was so annoyed that I couldn’t find the cap for my tube of lanolin that I made my own cap. Of course I found the original cap...

I once used mine to repair my pool pump. The pipe needed to be replaced in this fitting which wasn’t available as a spare part. I...

Here’s a little proof and enjoyment! Sorry about the garden tools in the background, I need to work on my video skills.

Thanks very much for that tip. I have been worried about that forever. It seems like a crazy design. Especially if you consider the...

It's especially tricky to do the bearings first as pretty much every feature on the engine is dimensioned from the cylinder flange...

It's coming along well I don't find dowels are often needed. Provided you do all the main machining with out removing the casting from...

Part 4 - Bearing Journals Next job was to mill out the bearing journals. This involved setting up the sole plate horizontally. To...

Here is a set I designed and built a few years ago for my Dad. There are also some videos available on my youtube channel detailing the...

I just finished the drip feed oiler for my Gardner. Just a bit of spit and polish to finish it. I like the result and the cost was...