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    Jasonb replied to the thread Ford's Quadricycle Engine.
    Although there is only a single push rod the valve gear is on a rocker so although the pistons move together alternate cylinders fire...
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    The unpolished surface of the driven disc would seem to indicate that it is recessed. Westbury used the same drive for his model...
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    If your indexer is too big use it to make a fixture. One central hole and 20 around the edge. Mount on the mill so it can pivot around...
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    Jasonb replied to the thread Makings of a generator.
    I built it from a motor that is almost identical to the one at the beginning of the video, Just mine now has a nicer looking exterior
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    Jasonb replied to the thread Makings of a generator.
    Nothing wrong with that. The Dynamo I made and posted a week or so ago will light LED lamps with just a twist of the rotor with your...
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    Could be he is trying to replicate a cast part, I do it all the time where you use sheet, plate or bar to build up what would have...
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    These Tee section rings are really no different to an angle section, just solder the "washer" to one end of the "tube" not in the...
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    How important is the 1/8" thickness of the flat leg? at 6" diameter you are going to have to stretch the outer part of the leg a lot...
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    Faced with needing similar shapes in the past I have resorted to fabrication, cut an oversize disc, roll or bend flat stock into a...
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    Jasonb replied to the thread Black Widow V8 difficulty?.
    I would think that anyone redrawing this would need to have a set of castings infront of them to make sure that whatever they draw can...
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    My go to site for old stuart stuff is this one, certainly has the general layout of their ctr flue. Other boiler under the heading at...
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    Jasonb replied to the thread Scratch built verticle plans.
    You could also reduce the trunk guide to say 24mm which would still leave 2mm thickness after milling the 1mm deep slots. Either way...
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    Jasonb replied to the thread Scratch built verticle plans.
    Although it is missed off the cylinder drawing It should be fairly obvious that each end of the cylinder should be tapped for 4 holes on...
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    Yes I run the lathe in reverse which means you can go at several 100rpm and not have to react quickly to stop the feed. Best with a bolt...
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    If you can sort out your rubbing threading tool then I would cut that one oversize, not really critical what the diameter is as the...
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