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      swarf replied to the thread Stuart 10v.
      I should have done that in the first place. Seriously thou, thanks for pointing out the obvious. Live and learn.
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      swarf reacted to Jasonb's post in the thread Stuart 10v with Like Like.
      Put it in the middle and make any adjustments to the crosshead/rod/piston assembly length Probably a combination of having the reamed...
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      swarf replied to the thread Round Column Mill.
      I picked a mill/drill practically brand new for 500$ Canadian six yrs ago. It has its short comings, but it does what I ask of it. If...
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      swarf reacted to kwoodhands's post in the thread Round Column Mill with Like Like.
      I use a rotary table for bolt circles. mike
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      swarf replied to the thread Stuart 10v.
      So gents here it is. New connecting rod, big end machined to spec. This obviously is the top half of the rod. The spec from center of...
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      swarf replied to the thread Stuart 10v.
      I recall the words "hydrodynamic wedge" being used explaining the film of oil between bearing and pins.
    • swarf
      swarf replied to the thread Stuart 10v.
      Lol I'm no machinist either. I'm good at taking perfectly good material and turning it into scrap in a very short period of time. I can...
    • swarf
      swarf replied to the thread Stuart 10v.
      That's what I pictured. In any case I purchased a new rod forging and will start over. Good practice for me.
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      swarf reacted to Steamchick's post in the thread Stuart 10v with Like Like.
      2 things. 1: Brass shim can happily run against the big-end journal. 2: leave the shim short of the bearing area, so it does not...
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      swarf reacted to Jasonb's post in the thread Stuart 10v with Like Like.
      Not quite so simple when the two pieces of shim will be 0.100" thick as they will form the majority of the bearing surface, hole is...
    • swarf
      swarf replied to the thread Stuart 10v.
      I opted out for two more connecting rods, as they are reasonably priced and readily available.
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      swarf reacted to timo_gross's post in the thread Stuart 10v with Like Like.
      Some purists insist on the correct sizes that were "original" to the design. I think I would go with the "whatever is handy" (aka...
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      swarf reacted to terryd's post in the thread Stuart 10v with Like Like.
      Hi Richard and Swarf, I agree about Gimp it reallis an excellent free open source app. Richard you can't do a 'save as' to convert a...
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      swarf replied to the thread Stuart 10v.
      Hi Andrew, As a matter of fact, I'm watching most of your videos to build this engine. The vid of the con rod is what I've looked at...
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      swarf reacted to AndrewW's post in the thread Stuart 10v with Like Like.
      Hi Swarf I encountered a similar problem with the conrod. I think it's probably down to the fact that these are brass extrusions. I...
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