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I would also like to see what these look like

Now that's a good idea. I've got one of those little belt sanders, I"ll try it out.

Thanks for sharing Brian,. I'm a beginner at crankshaft building but the last one built I machined the two ends and throws from solid.The crank pin was of a harder grade of steel. Then I broached the throws and milled a keyway in the crank pin.I pressed it together with a .001" fit . It worked...

Does your mill use a drill chuck or a collet to hold the end mill. If it is a drill chuck, that may be your problem.

Very nice work! You are really making some headway.

Don't use grease,that would be bad. Use only oil in the head stock, because there are felt wicks that wick the oil up to the spindle via capillary action. I use spindle oil in mine.I don't use grease of any kind anywhere on the lathe, it will attract and hold chips just where you don't want...

gbritnell That sure does look just like what I'm running into. You and John have set my mind at ease about this. Well I guess that I'll proceed on with my winter project. You guys are a great help. BTW nice looking machine work on your WP Regards, Andy

Hi John, Thank you for the reply. I did use the crank center as my datum, and that point was located from the base and so as to be directly above the reinforcement webbing of the crank saddle. I probably am expecting too much accuracy of the casting. It looks like I might have to 'live with'...

Hello All, First post although I've been here a while. I really enjoy viewing the projects/builds and admire the talented folks here.I've built about three steam engines so far, and now I'm trying a 'hit n miss'. It's a Woodpecker casting kit obtained from Mini-steam.I have a question to ask of...