will be showing progress pics as I slowly go...
couldn't find my oval drillbit for the oval hole so I made a Chuck felllows carb....put a little radius on the journal end of the webs.
I found it in my old stuff, don't remember where I originally got it . there was a file stuck in it, I'm not sure it belongs. Anyone ever use one?...how/what for?
Ray M
I ,m ready for a carb to match my Webster...I see suggested types and styles all over the place... my choice at this time is the Chuck Fellows design with the .156 bore? Any ideas here? Maybe even a reasonably priced 'store bought' or where to find the optional ones in the drawings.
Thanks
Ray M
When I first bought it 25 years ago I thought, Damn what an old lathe this is.
After many steam, IC and flame eater type engines I decided to try on a Webster.
While making the piston I thought I would share some 'how I do it pictures' that might help someone making their first one.
I first...
Video and some pics of my ''poppin' build...
some deviations from original plans;
-- 2" dia flywheels
-- one piece crankshaft
-- aluminum cyl
-- graphite piston, slotted and cross drilled for wrist pin
-- typical style conrod of 2024 aluminum with no bushings.
-- wick is a rolled up piece of an...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMqkD0Bua28
Graphite pistons seem to work with aluminum cyl. The fit is ~ -.0003, as close as I can measure with 'minus pins' and micrometer.
Ray M