Hit and Miss Engine Model

[Jack]

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[gbritnell]

Hi Jack,
Excellent looking build so far. I enjoy making parts from solid as long as there's not a lot of waste. I have built some things from Jerry's plans, nice drawings and a good fellow to deal with.
gbritnell

 

[RobWilson]

LOOKING GOOD JACK :bow: :bow: :bow:
ROB

 

[Maryak]

LOOKING GOOD JACK :bow: :bow: :bow:
ROB

Ditto

Best Regards
Bob

 

[bearcar1]

Egads! man. That is a goodly sized engine. Great start to what I know will be a delightful build. Now as for the girlfriend part, are you daft? They're more expensive :wall: and higher maintenance stickpoke than our machines. Don't do it lad. :big:

BC1

 

[rake60]

That's a beautiful engine Jack.

Looks like you have an equally beautiful start on it!
Please keep us updated.

Rick

 

[cfellows]

Nice work, Jack! How hard was it to whittle out all those parts?

Chuck

 

[itowbig]

beautiful work man :bow: thank you for showing us. i really enjoy looking at the post like these. it inspires me.
and the work is just great. thank you.
Thm: Thm: Thm: Thm:

 

[rudydubya]

Looks like a good start Jack. Did you mill the base out of solid stock? I'm looking forward to watching your progress and maybe learning a few things.

Rudy

 

[b.lindsey]

Its looking great Jack...very nice pictures also. I will be following the thread with much interest.
Regards,

Bill

 

[rake60]

Looking great Jack!

Rick

 

[Maryak]

Jack,

I'm envious - I hope mine looks half as good. :bow: :bow: :bow:

Best Regards
Bob

 

[Maryak]

Jack,

Nice gears, where did you find a $26 gear cutter ??? (I want one, I want one..........................one) ;D

Best Regards
Bob

 

[tel]

Jack,

Nice gears, where did you find a $26 gear cutter ??? (I want one, I want one..........................one) ;D

Best Regards
Bob

ME TOO! Sheesh, at that price I'll take a box of 'em!

 

[mklotz]

Range of Cutters for Involute gear cutters

Cutter Number Cuts Gear from

1 135 teeth to rack
2 55-134
3 35-54
4 26-34
5 21-25
6 17-20
7 14-16
8 12-13

 

[deere_x475guy]

Nice work Jack!!!..I really enjoy cutting my own gears, it does require total concentration.

 

[Majorstrain]

Jack,

Nice gears, where did you find a $26 gear cutter ??? (I want one, I want one..........................one) ;D

Best Regards
Bob

Here is a full set of 8 gear cutters. $80AU landed in OZ. ;D
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=310129610698
Keep this one quiet, I still want a set and haven't got the cash yet. Thm:

Cheers
Phil

 

[Maryak]

Phil,

Thanks for the cutter lead. :bow: :bow:

Best Regards
Bob

 

[putputman]

Jack, you mentioned the #2 cutter, but didn't say where it was made. The #3 came from Poland. Could you see a difference in quality of the cutters.

The reason I ask is I purchased several 48P cutters from Traverse and they all came from China. I was building Jerry Howells V-Twin at the time and had a bunch of small gears to cut. I couldn't get the gears to mesh worth a darn. I checked the cutters under a microscope and they had no involute form to them. They were horrible quality. I sent them back to Traverse and ordered a set from McMaster Carr. Just a few $'s more in cost. They came from Poland and were excellent cutters. I made all the gears over again and they worked fine.

 

[RICHARDDV]

try ebay 310061141796 5/8 brass ball 3 for 1.00 plus 2,00 shipping usd buy now option located in Orlando Florida --richard