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swarf
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I should have done that in the first place. Seriously thou, thanks for pointing out the obvious. Live and learn.
Jul 18, 2023
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Put it in the middle and make any adjustments to the crosshead/rod/piston assembly length Probably a combination of having the reamed...
Jul 18, 2023
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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...
Jul 17, 2023
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I use a rotary table for bolt circles. mike
Jul 17, 2023
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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...
Jul 17, 2023
swarf
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I recall the words "hydrodynamic wedge" being used explaining the film of oil between bearing and pins.
Jul 10, 2023
swarf
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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...
Jul 7, 2023
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That's what I pictured. In any case I purchased a new rod forging and will start over. Good practice for me.
Jul 7, 2023
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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...
Jul 7, 2023
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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...
Jul 7, 2023
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I opted out for two more connecting rods, as they are reasonably priced and readily available.
Jul 7, 2023
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Some purists insist on the correct sizes that were "original" to the design. I think I would go with the "whatever is handy" (aka...
Jul 7, 2023
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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...
Jul 6, 2023
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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...
Jul 6, 2023
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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...
Jul 6, 2023
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