Well this guy managed with what he had.

I came across these today on another forum and thought you may find the setups entertaining educational. The parts concerned are the crank brackets for an early Fowler ploughing engine. Click for larger image.

I hope the mill is well bolted down as there is a lot of weight on the table.

Never mind you can always use the table from another machine for added support.

The above straight cuts were easy, what to do when you need to machine the curved surface where the casting mounts onto the boiler. Answer, use one mill to hold and move the casting and knock up a horizontal borer using a mill and some RSJs, add a smokebox former for some weight to stop it all jumping about

Finally a closeup of the flycutter

Quite amazing what can be done with limited tools and a bit of ingenuity, I should also add that the same guy made his own patterns for the castings and is doing a very good job of his restoration.

J

Edited By JasonB on 26/12/2013 20:18:09