scratch build

[tony pickstockParticipant @tonypickstock54498]

hi im tony from north wales

ive just started with a mini lathe, milling machine, metal saw, sand casting

all the gear no idea, ive played around shredding my plastic gears to understand the machines, i have now put metal gears in , ive made a few pistons and cylinders to understand the functions, im now going to make a vertical engine , ill tak pictures of my progress and failures

[tony pickstockParticipant @tonypickstock54498]

steam engine

[David George 1Participant @davidgeorge1]

Hi Tony Welcome to the forum what machinery do you have there is plenty of help if you need any and pictures of progress and finished projects are welcome.

David

[not done it yetParticipant @notdoneityet]

I’m not too sure what you might call as ‘scratch’. I understand that to be from start to finish – ie design and build as you go.

I would recommend following a well tried design as a first project.

BTW, welcome to the forum.

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Look forward to following your progress, just ask if you need any help with design or construction.

J

[geoff walker 1Participant @geoffwalker1]

Hi tony,

Welcome to the forum

I lived in north wales for over 30 years, still miss the area a lot.

Where do you live?

Sand casting sounds interesting, are you setting up a mini foundry?

good luck with future projects

Geoff

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Hello Tony,

Welcome to the forum.

Neil

[tony pickstockParticipant @tonypickstock54498]

Hi guys, thanks for the welcomes , well first off I blew my motor on the lathe , armadeal called Hugh and got one the next day very helpful guy, I'm planning on building a twin cylinder Stewart design , making my own patterns and casting in alluminium, I have a small electric kiln which is ample size for the size of casting I plan to make

[mechman48Participant @mechman48]

Welcome Tony
​Look forward to seeing your projects / progress.

George.

[sean logieParticipant @seanlogie69385]

Welcome Tony …looking forward to your build

Sean .

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