I’m at the stage of preparing to make the camshaft, but need to make the machining fixture and a travelling steady, Iv had the casting for 20 years…. Here’s the problem

The photo shows the drawings. Whittle does not fully explain in his notes about the fixture. (Me July 95 #82) The indexing wheel is fixed to the back of the camshaft , his photos of machining it show this at the right on the Miller. However the drawing states only the “ front indexing plate” so is this a view on the END of the fixture OR the view from the Front of the engine/camshaft. I think it’s the former but if I am wrong the engine will run backwards or not at all

Any guidance from anybody who has actually got the engine running would be much appreciated.

Edited By Zan on 23/07/2021 12:35:14

Thanks emgee. Your shaft looks good! Indexing on both ends of the jig?

I joined the group and asked in there as well but still hoping for an answer in here

Emgee

So the drawing shows the right end of the jig calling it the front , not the front of the engine which is on the left in your photo with the drawing face outwards on the right, not facing the front of the engine ( actually at the back of the engine!)