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[Maryak]

Nick,

Yep it is pretty BIG

Best Regards
Bob

 

[Maryak]

End of the week and another little and lot day :

Milling away the first side

Milling the radius on the first half of the bottom.

The almost finished first side. Note my trusty support jack, without it there was a lot of unhealthy vibration

Only ankle deep in ally swarf today

Avagoodweekend

Bob

 

[T70MkIII]

Bob, there'll be nothing left if you keep going on this way!

BTW, do you know if Capral has reopened in SA after the New Year? I've been trying to call the 3 Perth stores, but no answer and full answering machines. I don't know of anywhere else to get Al. Are there any other national suppliers you know of?

Thanks, and sorry for the thread drift.

 

[Maryak]

Sorry don't know about Capral.

When I have to buy Non Ferrous I got to Surnam Metals at Greenfields. They keep all their offcuts for sale and have a vast range of stuff.

I'm pretty easy because I don't ask for other than approx sizes and metal group eg Alu, Brass, bronze etc.

Best Regards
Bob

 

[T70MkIII]

Thanks for that, Bob - Maybe I should move back to Adelaide so I can use Surnam too! I'll keep trying Capral...

 

[Maryak]

Hi for the start of another week

Today was, (I fervently hope), the last of the little and lot days with the crankcase mostly hacked out to shape.

Finishing off the bottom radius milling.

Ready to start forming the cylinder passage and locator in the crankcase.

I am working to rule during the summer, when the shop hits blood heat it's stop time.

 

[Maryak]

Yesterday was meltdown day here, it was + 38 c by 10:00

so following Bob's blood heat rule, went home and lurked under the air conditioning making DVD's for SWMDBO.

The crankcase is about 90% complete now and below is where I'm at.

Boring out the crankcase for the cylinder.

Set up and rounding off the outside of the cylinder section.

The finished rounding of the outside.

Setting up the angle vice to mill and drill the flat for the venturi inlet.

Seem like a good place to stop...........so I did.

 

[gjn]

It's looking good now the crankcase is taking shape - I sympathise about the heat, it was 42 in my workshop up in Aberfoyle Park yesterday when I did some welding for a mate. I'm surprised it wasn't hotter down your way - maybe you had a slight sea breeze.

Rgds - Gavin

 

[ksouers]

Holy Cats, Bob!
I go away for a couple days and you have that huge hunk of aluminum whittled down to nothing!

Great work! This is going to be as interesting as the little engine ;D


Cheers,
Kevin

 

[Kludge]

Bob, you have absolutely NO idea how much I'm learning right now. Not only am I getting a really good lesson (series of lessons) on turning a crankcase from stock but the exchange elsewhere with sandyC was extremely instructive regarding engine design as well.

While I may never build an IC engine in my life, I'm seeing that it is within the range of possibility, something which I didn't believe before.

Mahalo nui loa.

Best regards,

Kludge

 

[Maryak]

Gavin, Kevin and Kludge,

There's got to be a rhyme in that somewhere but it escapes me

Thanks guys for your continuing support and encouragement. :bow: :bow: :bow:

What' a deer with no eyes? - No idea
Whats a deer with no eyes and no legs? - Still no idea.

It goes on but this is a family site.

Best Regards
Bob

 

[jack404]

Bob

in a few days you've gone from lumps of metal i have here to a engine case

you are going great guns

cheers eh

jack

 

[Philjoe5]

Amazing progress Bob. It does look like a VERY LARGE engine from those pictures. Your documentation is inspiring

Cheers,
Phil

 

[T70MkIII]

What' a deer with no eyes? - No idea
Whats a deer with no eyes and no legs? - Still no idea.

What do you call a sailor with no arms or legs floating in the ocean? Bob.

 

[SandyC]

;D ;D ;D ;D :big: :big: :big:

Don't know about the rest of you guy's, but I fear the heat is getting to the OZZIES!!!! ;D ;D..... or is it the AMBER NECTAR? ;D ;D

Bob, as expected, an excellent start and I look forward to the rest of the build. :bow: :bow: :bow:

I must say it is allways interesting to see just what (unrevealed) treasures lie, lurking, within a particular lump of metal.
All that is required is the willingness to chip away at it, a bit at a time, until you find the hidden item.

A bit like sculpture is it not?....... Did not Michael Angelo once state something on the lines of: -

"Within each piece of rock lies a hidden artwork, all I do is chip away at the rock until it is revealed".

Keep happy, and COOL.

Best regards.

SandyC ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

[flint]

What do you call a dog with no legs?


Doesn't matter what you call it, it won't come!

 

[spuddevans]

What do you call a dog with no legs?

Cigarette, cos you take him out for a drag !! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

[ChooChooMike]

take him out for a drag !!

Daannnnnng, stole my next post :big:

What do you call a sailor with no arms or legs floating in the ocean? Bob.

Don't get me started on those ..... ok, if you insist ;D :

Here's a few

.... hanging on a wall - Art

... his arm hanging on a wall - piece of Art.

Should move this to the humor area ... and not hijack the thread.

 

[Maryak]

Thanks Guys,

I enjoyed every one of them. :bow: :bow:

But ..... Oh dear....... can we now return to the topic.....please ??? ( I know, I started it ;D)

Best Regards
Bob

 

[Maryak]

;D ;D ;D ;D :big: :big: :big:

Don't know about the rest of you guy's, but I fear the heat is getting to the OZZIES!!!! ;D ;D..... or is it the AMBER NECTAR? ;D ;D

Sandy - probably a little of both

A bit like sculpture is it not?....... Did not Michael Angelo once state something on the lines of: -

"Within each piece of rock lies a hidden artwork, all I do is chip away at the rock until it is revealed".

Well, I don't think I'm Michael Angelo but I'm still chipping (milling) away.

Here's today's effort

Set up to mill the flat for the venturi.

Milling the venturi base.

Whittling away the first side.

The two upper sides whittled away.

Now all I have to do is turn it upside down and repeat :

Have a great day.