Crusader .60s (x2)

[steamer]

W/E,

The engine looks great! I was reading parts of that article recently,,,,tempting!

I do hope your feeling better!

Regards,
Dave

 

[DICKEYBIRD]

I have been down for a week, but I use the term down loosely here. I have had some sort of respitory somethin' that is making me cough like a dying emphesema patient, and I just don't have any steam. Have had very little fever, and that was low grade..

I had those exact symptoms a few years ago and can usually whip anything with extra fluids & rest. After 2 weeks of pure misery at work and tumbling into bed as soon as I got home and ate, my wife hauled me to the doctor, protesting the entire way there.

The doc poked & prodded, took an x-ray and said "Jay-sus, man, you've got pneumonia....yer lucky you're not dead!"

So, if you haven't already, go see a doctor!

 

[SERCEFLYER]

I'm an internal medicine doctor-- Dickybird is right on. Please go to a doctor as soon as possible. You'll need a chest x-ray and may benefit from antibiotics and may need IV fluids. Not everyone mounts a high fever with a pneumonia. I've seen some dangerous pneumonias present in a similar way.

George

 

[S_J_H]

I built the crusader .60 several years ago. I made every jig and fixture as well. But you really don't need most of them. I built it on a 7x10 mini lathe and mini mill.
It was my first engine and I really enjoyed that project. I went and tried several piston combos including an aluminum ringed version. Stick with the lapped ringless iron piston.
I used a commercial carb.
I am smack dab in the middle of another custom machine project. But as soon as it is done I can't wait to begin working on some model engines again!!
Here are some pics of my crusader .60.
Good luck with your build, it's looking great!

Steve

 

[S_J_H]

here are the jigs/fixtures I built -

Steve

 

[wareagle]

I had those exact symptoms a few years ago and can usually whip anything with extra fluids & rest. After 2 weeks of pure misery at work and tumbling into bed as soon as I got home and ate, my wife hauled me to the doctor, protesting the entire way there.

The doc poked & prodded, took an x-ray and said "Jay-sus, man, you've got pneumonia....yer lucky you're not dead!"

So, if you haven't already, go see a doctor!

I'm an internal medicine doctor-- Dickybird is right on. Please go to a doctor as soon as possible. You'll need a chest x-ray and may benefit from antibiotics and may need IV fluids. Not everyone mounts a high fever with a pneumonia. I've seen some dangerous pneumonias present in a similar way.

George

Alright, I'll heed the advice. I'll see if I can get into my doctor's office this week sometime. That is a hit and miss proposition at best around here! Seems like all of the doctors are booked so full that they dont have room for the sick cases.

 

[wareagle]

Steve, your example looks great! I would like to hear what the observations were with the different piston combos.

As far as fixtures, you are right. I could esily get by with half the fixtures called for in the build article. But with a little one who seems to want to be exactly like me (and that is a scary place to be!), I figure he will want to build one at some point and having the fixtures would give hime a great start. It would lessen the build time for him, and be more likely to keep his enthusiasm than a longer build would.

Thanks for sharing your engine! It is inspiring!

 

[Maryak]

W/E,

Glad your taking the doctors advice

Lovely job by S_J_H :bow:

Regards
Bob

 

[jack404]

Woo, Hoo!! I finally got some uninterrupted time on the machinery!! ;D Not very often that happens!!!


I started with turning the cylinder. This picture is indicating the stock in the four jaw.

For the newbies, a four jaw chuck does not self center the work in the jaws. You have to locate the center yourself. It is easily done with an indicator and a little time. The method I use is to chuck up the piece and eye ball it as close to center as I can. Once that is done, I will put the indicator on and see where things are at. Then, take one set of jaws at a time, and center your work piece. Once you have one set done, just repeat for the other set until centered, then double check all of the jaws to make sure nothing moved on you. With some practice, you can indicate a piece of bar stock in a couple of minutes to within .001".

Wareagle great instructions i cheat i put a 3 jaw self centring chuck on the tail stock tighten the peice then move it to the 4 jaw and clamp the 4 jaw to that and then do fine adjustment. This came from a machining guide for black powder rifles.

if the main peice is to be off centre i drill a hole in the centre and put in some waste round bar to suit and do the same..

love the build I am learning soooo much and people say building rifles is hard!!! this stuff make it look easy..


cheers

jack

 

[wareagle]

Jack, I think that I have to disagree with you...

Really, none of this stuff is hard. Some operations take longer to perform than others, and there's some to learn about the cutters and materials. As with anything, there are tons of tricks to make things easier, but it's not rocket science (though if one wanted to, you could dig as deep as you wished) and the real secret is keeping your brain engaged. You have to stay one step ahead or face undesirable consequences. And each of these engines has been built one part at a time!

W/E Who is looking forward to making a few more chips on the Crusader!!

 

[jack404]

War Eagle Fair enough like i said i cheat ( cheats are generally not good)

i dont have a dial indicator yet and have been lucky so far but i do know its wrong,

but after reading of this short cut ( with a strong warning thats its not perfect) it has saved me a lot of frustration when setting up,

but it is my intent to learn correctly and get the tools to assist this education hence my being here.

I am what you call a rank amatuer, and am happy to admit it and liked your direct and simple explanation and am setting up a 4 jaw chuck to copy your instructions ( laptop next to lathe ) as i type.

i dont have a dial indicator but am trying with a wobble set with a scribe end and will "play" with that today and later window shop for a dial indicator from Oztion ( aussie ebay) budget at the moment is awful tight

i am buying a mini lathe ( reason for tight budget) and will send stuart ( the reseller here) a email asking if he can do me a deal on one ( dial indicator)

Thanks again for the Information you took 3 pages of confusing info ( 26th machinists guide) and condenced it into "people speak" so even i could understand it

cheers
jack

 

[wareagle]

Jack, I think our wires are crossed a bit... My disagreement was with the statement that says that building rifles makes machining engines look hard. Sorry about the misunderstanding!!

I will also add that though your set up method may be imperfect, but you are working with what you have, and that is a good thing! Yes, and indicator is probably a better method, it is still good to see other ways of accomplishing the same task, because one day my indicator may break and the piece I need to finish might not be critical.... It is good to see altenate methods of doing things!

Those indicators and bases are fairly inexpensive here in the states. I think I saw a complete set up (mag base & 1" indicator w/ .001" grads - both import but it's a start!) for about $20 US. Not sure about elsewhere, but I suspect that they aren't obscenely expensive in other countries. It might be worth shopping for...

 

[jack404]

Rifles and muzzle loaders i almost do in my sleep ( 30+ years of playing with them)

that i am well setup up for, its the smaller items that are driving me nutz

My Lathe is a Howard ( aussie made for Lithgow small arms) but too old and large for the models and too specific in setups that i dont wish to change it.

have hydraulic button riflers, sine bar riflers, oil pressure gun drills heat treat ovens etc

Its what your used to i think, i'm great at monkey see, monkey do,

i'm a clever monkey now i have seen your 4 jaw setup i'll do that too..

yes things in the US are a lot cheaper i found a dial indicator here for $99 with magnetic mount plus $20 shipping

same thing on US ebay is $35 USD plus maybe $20 USD shipping ( wonder why i buy so much from the US :big: )

cheers

jack

 

[dsquire]

Alright, I'll heed the advice. I'll see if I can get into my doctor's office this week sometime. That is a hit and miss proposition at best around here! Seems like all of the doctors are booked so full that they dont have room for the sick cases.

War Eagle

I Used to be like that too. I would get around to see the Doctor when I had time for it. Not anymore. If you don't look after yourself, nobody else is going to look after you either. Get in to see the Doctor TOMORROW at the latest.

If it is pneumonia he will probably give you some antibiotics and tell you to rest. Listen to him. In a few days you will start to feel much better. Resist the temptation to get back into the shop. Be satisfied to get plenty of rest and maybe catch up on a bit of reading. After a week or 10 days you will probably be feeling like a new man.

If you wait till the end of the week to get in and see him then next week this time you will still be feeling like you are now or worse. I know your medical system is somewhat different in the US than ours in Canada. If I feel the need to see the Doctor I go now. If I can't get in I go to the Emergency at the hospital. There they llook at you in the order of need, not the order of arrival. I have not had to wait too long to be seen so I must have done the right thing.

What I suffer from is COPD (chronic obstructive pulmanary disease) and have to baby sit an oxygen bottle and a face mask 24/7. If I had listened when I was painting cars without a mask, working in the wood shop without a mask, smoking, etc, it probably wouldn't be like this, but this is how it is.

I've been there, done that. Now I'm shouting back over my shoulder, hopeing someone will hear me and maybe make smarter decisions than I did.

Cheers

Don

 

[DICKEYBIRD]

Steve, what did you use to get that beautiful finish on the cyl head on your Crusader? Do you have a blasting cabinet and if so is it blasted with baking soda...or what?

W/E the doc gave me some big-a$$ horse pills which I think were "Biaxin" and they knocked out the crud in a couple days. Good luck and don't screw around with it. We ain't young and bulletproof anymore.

 

[chipstractor]

War,
Interesting project, hope you feel better and get back to making chips!

 

[wareagle]

Well, boys, I did go see the doctor. I have been officially diagnosed with...




a cough. :


Nothing else found. I have a cough surpressent that is supposed to have the ability to knock it out, and the doc is playing it safe and treating for a potential infection. The likely cause... Allergies. He said I should feel 100% better is 48hrs. We'll see.

I appreciate everyone's well wishes and concern! The advice was heeded, and fortunately everything was clear. Hopefully this will speed me along the recovery path!

 

[dsquire]

Wareagle

Thanks for getting in to see the Doc. This makes me feel better too. Im glad that it is nothing worse than a bad cough. I used to think that I was invincible but as the years creep up I find out that I'm not. Whats the old saying, Too soon old and too late smart.

Have a speedy recovery

Cheers

Don

 

[CrewCab]

Good to hear WE 8)

Blimey, we have these specialists at our disposal, let's make em' earn a crust ......... to be fair it's like shop safety ............. let's make sure we make use of it

CC

 

[wareagle]

Well, I now have a self imposed deadline on my engine project. My two nephews will be around for Christmas, and I would really like to fire it up for them. Each time they see my shop, you can't imagine the sizes of their eyes when they see all of the stuff out there. My BIL has a wood shop, and that's cool, "But Uncle Wareagle makes metal thingys!!"

I think that I am able to meet that goal. I am far enough along that it should be workable to finsih and get it running. However, I won't be able to have too many distractions between now and then. Stay tuned, we'll see how it unfolds!