The Workshop Progress thread 2018

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Bored out to 2" (actually 50.85mm) with a heavy duty HSS boring bar.

The long overhang (of the tube) was causing resonances so I finished with a long, slow shallow cut with my hand resting on the outside of the oily tube as a damper. Worked!

Neil

[mechman48Participant @mechman48]

Progress made on my Vertical cross engine… made up the eccentric components for crankshaft…

George.

[Mark RandParticipant @markrand96270]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 25/01/2018 19:22:23:

Bored out to 2" (actually 50.85mm) with a heavy duty HSS boring bar.

The long overhang (of the tube) was causing resonances so I finished with a long, slow shallow cut with my hand resting on the outside of the oily tube as a damper. Worked!

Neil

Ooh. 2 tenth's oversize. Gonna need to swage that down to fit.

It's wonderfully satisfying when something comes out so well, especially when working 'between units'.

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

That's his allowance for the anodising

[Brian HParticipant @brianh50089]

I've made a little more progress on the 1858 Burrell-Boydell. I wasn't happy with the original flywheel and a request on "Home Workshop" brought this casting from a few miles from where I live.

The crankshaft and eccentrics were a little tricky as the crankshaft had to be silver soldered whilst leaving the eccentrics free.

I still need to silver solder the cylinder assembly but need a good day to do it outside because of the low ceiling in my workshop.

Brian

[Jim NicParticipant @jimnic]

With Stew Hart's Popcorn engine finished –

it was time to make a start on Ray HasBrouck's No3 Rocking Valve engine. I purchased the book containing the drawings a while ago and yesterday I gathered the main materials to make a start (there may be a few bits left over at the end).

It is a small, fairly straightforward design and shouldn't pose any difficulty (famous last words!), I've even bought in a flywheel. I chose this engine because I dont have such a valve mechanism in my collection.

Today I've made a start on the cylinder block.

Jim

[mechman48Participant @mechman48]

Started to make the swing arms for my vertical cross engine… one of those days were what should have been a easy job turned out bloody awkward & screwed them up,,, well at least one of them… packed in & went indoors, peed of with my self…

George.

[Jim NicParticipant @jimnic]

Know just how you feel George. The cylinder block pictured in my last post is now in the scrap bin after I broke a 10BA tap in it. All part of life's rich pattern

Jim

[MatManParticipant @matman]

The quality and detail is impeccable on these things!

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Starting to make some progress on my telescope build:

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

And fitted the bearings to the body of the Crayford focuser:

Neil

[damianParticipant @damiannoble34800]

Looks nice that Neil.

[mechman48Participant @mechman48]

Looking smooth as Neil

[Roderick JenkinsParticipant @roderickjenkins93242]

Nice to see that John Wall merited a significant obituary in The Times today.

Rod

Edited By Roderick Jenkins on 06/02/2018 17:11:57

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Do you have a link?

I gave a brief mention here and also putting a short obituary in Ed's Bench.

Neil

[Roderick JenkinsParticipant @roderickjenkins93242]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 06/02/2018 17:16:15:

Do you have a link?

It's behind a sign up wall **LINK**

I saw it in an old school paper copy.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Thanks… I was searching through the Christchurch Times…

Neil

[Roderick JenkinsParticipant @roderickjenkins93242]

I have absolutely no idea how Christchurch got into my original post

[Richard S2Participant @richards2]

Still too cold in my Workshop to stay in there for long, but managed to finish the constituent parts and complete the Fire Grate on my Modded 1" Minnie-

I have also completely dismantled the engine to a pile of bits for more work on various parts and prep for finishing….in the warmth and comfort of the Lounge !!!!!.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Looks far too nice to build a fire on.

[mechman48Participant @mechman48]

Started, again, on the swing arms for my Vertical Cross, using another method of construction… no pic at the mo…

​George.

[Brian HParticipant @brianh50089]

Yesterday was an almost windless day in North Derbyshire which meant that I could do some silver soldering in the open instead of risking burning down my workshop because of its low ceiling!

The item was the cylinders and valve chest for my 1858 Burrell-Boydell.

It now needs a pickle and machining to finish.

Brian

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

I like that

Neil

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Think I need to start a thread for negative progress

[jimmy bParticipant @jimmyb]

Today I fell out with my ARC versatile milling vice!

Doing a job yesterday, it really tightened up trying to undo it. A load of crap had got into the threads and worked right into the nut. Its now demoted to No. 2 vice.

Its a flawed design, in that respect. Some of the "Kurt" ones have wipers on the thread and shim in the gap for this very reason.

Just glad I cleaned it out rather than carry on and bugger the tread right up! (I've seen that done at work, cast iron dust got in there and seized a £600 vice!)

Jim

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