Finished modeling up engine, now time to build.

[doc1955]

Well got out into the shop Sunday after noon for a while. Just got the few pics I took off the camera. I've got most everything made just a matter of getting everything put together and adjusted. These are the last of the links pieces I made. I went out and purchased a small cabinet blaster I want to blast some of the parts and get them painted. I haven't decided on a color scheme I'm thinking black but gloss or flat :

turned up link end piece.

http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac331/doc0455/Beam Engine/link15.jpg
There are two bell cranks in there some where.

Finished pieces.


I hope to get all the pieces put together soon and try for a run and if things work out start with blasting the parts I want to paint.
I have had better luck getting a good paint job on aluminum if I blast first with some fine grit to put a satin finish on them before I paint.

 

[Deanofid]

Good progress, Doc. Little pieces like these seem to take a disproportionate amount of time.
Glad you're getting near the finish line. It's been a good build.

Dean

 

[ksouers]

Hey Doc. I like that rounding fixture. Nice solution.

The end is near. Hope it's not too finicky to get dialed in.

 

[BigBore]

I enjoy following this one. The PDF file is caught up and awaiting the finish. Very helpful to me. Thanks.

Ed

 

[doc1955]

Well got timing set right and she took right off the second one is being polished and painted.
Now that the first one is running I am going to tear down and do some polishing on it to. Not sure if I will go with paint on it though I'll wait and see how number two looks first.
I uploaded a video to youtube I'll post here as soon as it gets processed.

I spent the day with number one running while polishing and painting number two.
Out of the whole build the part I do not care for is polishing just have to do it and quit complaining. :big:
When I first set the timing I had it wrong and she would just set and tremble actually looked like it was running but when you looked close it was making a quarter turn back and forth I retarded the timing about 40 degrees and to my surprise turned the air on and away she went.

 

[doc1955]

Video as promised
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS8K1A3-FaI[/ame]

 

[Deanofid]

Runs great! Looks great!
'Nuf said, I reckon.

Thanks for the vid, Doc.

Dean

 

[kustomkb]

Sweet job!

Looks and runs great!

came together very nice.

 

[doc1955]

Thanks guys once I get them all polished up and put on some type of mount I'll go through all my notes and get my drawing put together with the corrections and get them in pdf format and posted.
I find I need to order some more felt polishing bobs I've started polishing some of the small parts from number two but need to get a couple more polishing bobs.

 

[BigBore]

Nice! I love this engine!

The PDF file of this entire build is in the download section.

http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/index.php?action=tpmod;dl=item249

Ed

 

[joe d]

Doc

I really like beam engines, and yours is a really fine example of the type! :bow: :bow:

Thanks for bringing us along, enjoyed following your build.

Cheers, Joe

 

[zeeprogrammer]

Great looking engine and thanks for the video. Very nice.

(Nifty round-over jig too).

 

[putputman]

Terrific looking engine and probably the fastest I have ever seen a beam engine run.

Have you given the Droid a ride on it yet?

 

[doc1955]

Terrific looking engine and probably the fastest I have ever seen a beam engine run.

Have you given the Droid a ride on it yet?

No but I turned my back for one minute and look what those two were up to! :big: :big: :big:






[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lBsMqKadks[/ame]







I couldn't resist.

 

[Deanofid]

I keep tellin' people, "Don't wear gloves around machinery!".

Seeee?

Dean

 

[doc1955]

You should of heard him scream :big: :big:
Noid didn't know what to do and froze in his tracks good thing I was there. :big: :big: :big:
I can still hear him screaming st st st sto stop. :big: :big:

 

[rake60]

I missed this somehow.

Great design and build Doc! :bow:

Rick

 

[vlmarshall]

I missed this one too, I kept skipping it because of the title!

Great build, thanks for sharing it! :bow:

 

[Maryak]

Doc,

That beam ain't walking it's running like hell

Great Stuff. Thm:

Best Regards
Bob

 

[doc1955]

Thanks guys!
I'm in the process of painting and buffing on engine number two hope to get it put together this coming weekend.
That will be the one that will be going to my father-in-law for a gift a little late but I think he will be happy with it.
After that I'll tear number one apart and buff and paint it I have to say that little baby will turn some rpm's the lowest psi and still keep running is some where between 10 and 5 psi my pressure regulator seems to hang up around 7psi so not sure. The revved up video was at 40 psi. Hope number two runs as good, it should they were both machined the same or very close to the same.