NapierDeltic

I just finished my version of the Hoglet. Randall was a good friend of mine so this is sort of a tribute to him. It is modified from...

Hi I started my JH v-twin build in March 2022 and documented my progress on my YouTube channel @learningturningmetal Yesterday I managed...

Continued work on the Front Crankcase for the Lynx15. I parted off the the work piece after completing the lathe work on the inside and...

Boy another hot day in the machine shop, but I am not going to even go into it as Terry Mayhugh has the record workshop temps record all...

You have a very sharp eye, Jasonb. I cut the chamfers at the top of the crankcase too deep and as a result the cylinder flange hangs...

I subscribe to Scott_M's post and solution. I have bad experiences with mechanical removal of broken drills. Good luck!

Hi Nerd Bummer. Has the drill broken through? Is it broken off below the bottom of the ring groove? The reason I am asking is maybe you...

Thank you Brian. Progress of this build is slowly but steady... I bolted all parts together that are ready so far to see what it...

This is re-do of the last picture posted. Note that the end of the dial indicator is resting on the end of the rocker arm, which is...

This is the v-twin configured engine that I built last year. I was never totally happy with the way it ran, but ill health and work for...

Thanks Toymaker, I am simply impatient, because this is such an interesting project! You cover it so well, I like a daily "fix" - by...

A hydrostatic test up to 1000 psi on the entire monotube assembly was already successfully accomplished and reported in post#192...

Hi NapierD: Your statement: "Outermost fibre should have also maximum stress of material from processing...." is correct. But from the...

Hi Toymaker, Food for thought. What about a test to fail on a straight sample of tube. Of course, also here are a lot of maybes (vs...

Hi Toymaker, I see a tooling mark along the tube which I suppose comes from bending process. Could be stress from bending tool and wall...