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Manage to (mostly!) finish my Elmer's Fancy II (build thread here http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/index.php?topic=17173.0). The lower base is 301 stainless, the main base is 12L14, the body is Al, cylinder and flywheel are brass, and the bearing bushing is bronze. I used precision-ground drill rod for the shaft, piston rod etc.
This is mostly to the plans, but I did deviate from them for the piston (discussed in the build thread). If I were making it again, I'd also figure out a better way to attach the cylinder to the cylinder pivot (for better alignment), perhaps add more decoration to the cylinder, and make the center post so that it clamps down on the body as you tighten the screw. I also used an angled grub screw on the flywheel, since I didn't want a grub screw to be visible on the periphery of the wheel.
And here's a video:
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5BtQQN0aII[/ame]
Simon
This is mostly to the plans, but I did deviate from them for the piston (discussed in the build thread). If I were making it again, I'd also figure out a better way to attach the cylinder to the cylinder pivot (for better alignment), perhaps add more decoration to the cylinder, and make the center post so that it clamps down on the body as you tighten the screw. I also used an angled grub screw on the flywheel, since I didn't want a grub screw to be visible on the periphery of the wheel.
And here's a video:
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5BtQQN0aII[/ame]
Simon
