Hey, Steve. The problem is not the design, it's my skills. I'll keep at it until I get a good set. Hopefully that will occur before I pull all...
I vehemently hate the rocker arms. They are tiny, difficult to hold, require many many operations on different planes and are fiddly. My attempts...
I put the crank aside and decided to work on the rest of the parts for the heads
Andres, I checked and both of my textbooks are available free on-line. Here is the info: Design of Electrical Apparatus, John H. Kuhlmann - goes...
I checked my book and there are sample designs for both DC and AC motors, which can be used as generators if rotational power is input. These are...
Andrew, if you are still interested, I have a couple of books on this subject from my University days. I can get you some formulas if you want....
davidyat, I'm not sure your method for a built-up crank would be practical for a multi-plane crank. Steve's drawings have an option for a...
Broke the crank in two this time. I had so much stickout of the parting tool that it was just slightly above center height, best guess around...
I bought a 30" length of 1" schedule 40 pipe and a 10 pack of worm hose clamps. The pipe has an internal diameter of 1.049. I had to cut about a...
editor123, I like your idea of stiffeners. I thought of something similar using worm gear clamps and sheet stock but a tube would be much better....
I did mill away excess but only for the journal I was working on. That way the stock from the driven end was solid and would not flex. It is more...
What do you mean by "biscuits"? Are they spacers to minimize the flex when you crank the tailstock in?
I was practicing making a crankshaft out of aluminum 6160. Sequence was to do the rod journals first then the mains starting from the front and...
Got both of the heads done. I got two good onesout of five tries. Now to try the crankshaft. [ATTACH] Progress so far. [ATTACH]
Yes. I misunderstood the plans and thought the dimensions were on the plane of the head bottom, not with the head angled at 22 deg. I will have to...
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