Brian and others ...
Well it's about time ... posting my progress (as slow as it is) on Brian's Hit and Miss Engine. I haven't been able to work on it for at least 3-4 months maybe more for various reasons. And most of that has been making 2d sketches, solids, drawings and then assemblies. But I have some time now so I better get going.
I'm probably the last person to start this project and may very well be the last one to complete it. But it will get done and running. I will be following (for the most part) Brian's pdf drawings that were provided on his build thread, but converting them to SW 2014. Then I will make an assembly to see how the parts fit together. Then the drawings to make the parts using a manual lathe and mill and a CNC mill, the g-code will be provided via Camworks. A lot has already been done since I was following his thread closely during his build. But there is lot of work to be done, just hope I can do it in a timely fashion. However, I will break for family and paying fun.
Plan on lots of pictures and no doubt a lot of questions. Feel free to make comments and suggestions ... may keep me from doing something dumb.
I'll start with the base plate and you will undoubtedly notice that it's huge ... 2" longer and 1.5 wider. I thought that a bigger base would be good and why cut up a chunk of aluminum. If needed I can always make it smaller. The hole pattern is the same.
Shown is some of the material that I have gathered up so far... Brass for the Flywheels, found some 316 SS for the Cylinder, Aluminum for the Side Panels.
Even got the bearings.
Big cutter makes big cuts and looks nice too.
This is of course is the bottom where all the mounting screws go.
Trimming the edges.
Decided that I would like a chamfer and 90 degree corner. Sorry for the blurred picture.
That's it for now ... hope to add more next week.
Pat H.
Well it's about time ... posting my progress (as slow as it is) on Brian's Hit and Miss Engine. I haven't been able to work on it for at least 3-4 months maybe more for various reasons. And most of that has been making 2d sketches, solids, drawings and then assemblies. But I have some time now so I better get going.
I'm probably the last person to start this project and may very well be the last one to complete it. But it will get done and running. I will be following (for the most part) Brian's pdf drawings that were provided on his build thread, but converting them to SW 2014. Then I will make an assembly to see how the parts fit together. Then the drawings to make the parts using a manual lathe and mill and a CNC mill, the g-code will be provided via Camworks. A lot has already been done since I was following his thread closely during his build. But there is lot of work to be done, just hope I can do it in a timely fashion. However, I will break for family and paying fun.
Plan on lots of pictures and no doubt a lot of questions. Feel free to make comments and suggestions ... may keep me from doing something dumb.
I'll start with the base plate and you will undoubtedly notice that it's huge ... 2" longer and 1.5 wider. I thought that a bigger base would be good and why cut up a chunk of aluminum. If needed I can always make it smaller. The hole pattern is the same.
Shown is some of the material that I have gathered up so far... Brass for the Flywheels, found some 316 SS for the Cylinder, Aluminum for the Side Panels.
Even got the bearings.
Big cutter makes big cuts and looks nice too.
This is of course is the bottom where all the mounting screws go.
Trimming the edges.
Decided that I would like a chamfer and 90 degree corner. Sorry for the blurred picture.
That's it for now ... hope to add more next week.
Pat H.
