Powder keg
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This project has been in the back of my mind for a while now. I have never seen or heard one before, So I don't know why I've wanted to build one so bad? Maybe because it's such an unusual item? Anyway I got the idea when a fellow sent me the plans for one. I decided to build mine half scale. The plans are 1/4 scale so I've been doubling everything. Even at half scale it will be fairly small.
I started on Friday. I had programed the lever, that opens the valve , So I could cut it out on the CNC when I had a chance. Here is what I ended up with. The material is 1/8" brass.
When I got home, I decided to start on the valve body. This is the bottom end of the unit. The fat part on the right will have a hex milled into it.
On smaller items like this, I like to tap the hole in the bottom while I still have something substantial to hold onto. I bored the hole and taped it for a 1/2" pipe. The plans are missing some dimensions, so I hope i don't mess anything up)
I cut the piece off with my hacksaw and turned it around. After i indicated it in, I faced it to length and machined the necessary steps into the end. There is a bit of mill work to be done on this piece now.
Next piece is the body. It is basically a tube bored on one end to be silver soldered to the valve and threaded on the other end to accept the stator. Here I have the outside turned to size and am boring the inside. I'll thread it after I get the stator made. The thread will be a 1.125 - 40.
I found a couple of Videos while doing a bit of research on these.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcYa-1k0Nvc&eurl=http://madmodder.net/index.php?topic=252.0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WHbs-mo9Gs&eurl=http://madmodder.net/index.php?topic=252.0
Sounds like they'll be fun)
More to follow......
Wes
I started on Friday. I had programed the lever, that opens the valve , So I could cut it out on the CNC when I had a chance. Here is what I ended up with. The material is 1/8" brass.
When I got home, I decided to start on the valve body. This is the bottom end of the unit. The fat part on the right will have a hex milled into it.
On smaller items like this, I like to tap the hole in the bottom while I still have something substantial to hold onto. I bored the hole and taped it for a 1/2" pipe. The plans are missing some dimensions, so I hope i don't mess anything up)
I cut the piece off with my hacksaw and turned it around. After i indicated it in, I faced it to length and machined the necessary steps into the end. There is a bit of mill work to be done on this piece now.
Next piece is the body. It is basically a tube bored on one end to be silver soldered to the valve and threaded on the other end to accept the stator. Here I have the outside turned to size and am boring the inside. I'll thread it after I get the stator made. The thread will be a 1.125 - 40.
I found a couple of Videos while doing a bit of research on these.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcYa-1k0Nvc&eurl=http://madmodder.net/index.php?topic=252.0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WHbs-mo9Gs&eurl=http://madmodder.net/index.php?topic=252.0
Sounds like they'll be fun)
More to follow......
Wes