With more parts to make, there are more tools to make 🙂 In making the main shaft, which mounts the flywheel and the exhaust valve, I needed to cut 3 flats 120 apart. From my stash of metals I dug … Continue reading
Category Archives: Milling
I am now proficient at boring! Both to size and to depth, without a DRO. There are 6 bearings to counter bore for and a hole to prep for tapping M12x1.5. The general sequence for each hole was to align … Continue reading
Emboldened by progress so far, without any significant whoopsies or rework, I proceeded to the 2 main supports. Having recently bought a paper copy of Textbook of Advanced Machine Work, I had seen how planning out work was a relatively … Continue reading
After a too long absence from making this engine, today some real progress. From my other posts you will have seen that I now have a real milling machine. I took some time to sort that machine out and make … Continue reading
I was hoping to buy these but they are a weird size. The machine came with a couple of hacked up ones, and 3 different sized bolts as well to add to the mix. A piece of 1/2×3/4 steel was … Continue reading