Another one underway

[tel]

Thanks all - looks like we have us a project.

Nah Paul, I went thru and picked all the metal flakes out.

 

[PaulG]

Tel, Do you have to cut the base for connecting rod clearance, or did you design the bearing blocks higher/taller ?

Paul

 

[tel]

I added a little height to what I thought, and am hoping to get away without doing the cutouts. Pretty sure I can, even if it means shortening the stroke a little.

 

[b.lindsey]

Tel,
That looks fantastic, quite a transformation from the first few pictures. Is it just painted or is it powder coated? From these last pics it almost looks like a powder coating. Looking forward to the rest of the build !!

Bill

 

[tel]

Thanks Bill - no powder coating tho' - just a $5.99 can of Brunswick Green spray. That's what I like about fabricating - you can take a frew old bits of rubbish and make 'em look a million bucks.

Just been admiring your B&S tank BTW - now there's a nice bit of work!

 

[zeeprogrammer]

Looks great tel.
Indicates some great stuff to come.

 

[Philjoe5]

Tel,
I'm looking forward to your build progress. A+ on the base - can't wait to see all the parts attached to it.

Cheers,
Phil

 

[ToniTD1490]

Tel I am look forward to see the building progress. The base looks very nice. I have a doubt. is the base of base aluminum? The rest is 1/16" sheet steel nice bended and welded with silver alloy isn't it? I don't apreciate very well. I predict an engine of the month, without any doubt. Thanks another time for sharing this engine with us.

Toni

 

[tel]

Might be a bit of a delay with progress, as I have a display coming up mid April, and I need to get my stuff ready for it.

Yes Toni, the bottom of the base is a piece of 4mm aluminium, held on by four screws and a fillet of body filler applied around the joint. No silver solder in the uper though - it's just oxy/acet welded - a little filler wire for the initial tacks and the the plates fused together without filler (or nearly so)

 

[arnoldb]

Great going Tel, definitely a GO Thm:

you can take a few old bits of rubbish and make 'em look a million bucks

Been trying that myself, but it still comes out rubbish ;D - so you must have a secret !

Regards, Arnold

 

[tel]

Took a break from preparing for the dsisplay tody and started on the flywheel components

 

[metalmad]

looking great Tel
cheers Pete.

 

[tel]

OK, four segments and four packing pieces are cut from the smaller ring, and assembled in a crude jig.



And silver soldered together, the spokes are way too long at this point



Not the tidiest silver soldering ever, but sound jointsd with good fillets

 

[kellswaterri]

Tel, I LIke your thinking... 8)

 

[ksouers]

Nice cheat on the curved spokes, Tel.

The soldering jig looks like it would come in handy for whittling the spokes down to size, too.

 

[Philjoe5]

It's entertaining watching you work Tel. I believe I can almost smell the torch fumes . Looking forward to the finished flywheel.

Cheers,
Phil

 

[bearcar1]

Nice cheat on the curved spokes, Tel.

The soldering jig looks like it would come in handy for whittling the spokes down to size, too.

You know I was just thinking the very same thing K'.

Tel, that is going to be so cool when you get done. Terrific thinking outside the box. Well done.

BC1
Jim

 

[tel]

;D Wet today, so got a bit more progress made. Turned the big ring (rim) down to size, with a 0.005" deep seating recess in the ID. Rough trimmed the spokes, then set 'em on the mandrel and turned down to a close fit in the rim.

A dry fit.



Hung on the engine for a look-see - I think the proportions are about right.

 

[PaulG]

The flywheel looks nice Tel. Did you heat the rim to get spokes in ?

Paul

 

[tel]

No Paul, I turned it to a very close fit (I actually took a truing skim of the od of the rim with it assembled dry) then filed shallow grooves in the tops of the four spokes and put it together with retaining compound.