Mark's Bernay Engine

[Robert Ritchie]

As always you've hit the Mark! Great work looks so clean, job well done!

 

[dnalot]

Cross Head completed. Next up, the Conrods.

Thanks for watching and your comments.

Mark T

 

[Robert Ritchie]

Very interesting, nice work!

 

[dnalot]

I used my CNC router to cut out the Con-rods from a sheet of aluminum plate. A few months ago I upgraded my CNC router table with a R-8 spindle head from Little machine shop. This was my first try at cutting aluminum. My old router spindle was way to fast to cut aluminum and it would melt the material. This new setup works great and I am looking forward to using it on future engine projects. I was a little worried that the slower spindle speeds would not work very well cutting wood. I was pleasantly surprised as it actually works better with no burning of the wood and a lot less mess.

All assembled without a hitch and everything turns nice and smooth. So on to the piston and rod assembles.

Mark T

 

[Richard Hed]

I used my CNC router to cut out the Con-rods from a sheet of aluminum plate. A few months ago I upgraded my CNC router table with a R-8 spindle head from Little machine shop. This was my first try at cutting aluminum. My old router spindle was way to fast to cut aluminum and it would melt the material. This new setup works great and I am looking forward to using it on future engine projects. I was a little worried that the slower spindle speeds would not work very well cutting wood. I was pleasantly surprised as it actually works better with no burning of the wood and a lot less mess.

All assembled without a hitch and everything turns nice and smooth. So on to the piston and rod assembles.

Mark T

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Looking VERY goo.

 

[Robert Ritchie]

Awe yes the projects going well great work!

 

[dnalot]

A few more parts made. Nothing difficult but extreme care was needed to make sure everything was aligning properly. From here I plan to make the steam chests from aluminum. They will be the last aluminum parts and when completed I will anodize all the aluminum parts. The iron parts I hope to use a gun-blue solution on. If that doesn't turn out well I will resort to paint. I hate paint.

Mark T

 

[Robert Ritchie]

Step by step looks amazing, nice work!

 

[Johan Maritz]

Nice indeed.

 

[propclock]

Absolutely beautiful ! Where did you purchase the little pad sander?
I have a praxxon like yours but haven't seen the pad sander.
I noticed you added hold down bolts for the main bearing. It also
looks like the lower cylinder caps are 1 piece, makes sense.
What is the brass circular piece over the main bearing with 3 holes in it?
Oiler for the main , or something to do with the crosshead?
I will be anxiously following your build Thanks.

 

[dnalot]

Where did you purchase the little pad sander?

Amazon, see link below. It comes with 3 pads, I used my belt sander to make one smaller and another one with tapered sides. You can make your own sandpaper disks with a gasket hole punch.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JH5VXDM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

What is the brass circular piece over the main bearing with 3 holes in it?

I think you are referring to the brass bit in the top of the upper head. It provides a bushing for the rod and it holds the o-ring packing in place. Post 20 shows some detail.

I just completed the bluing of the steel and iron parts. Next I will be detailing and anodizing the aluminum parts. So it should be looking rather flashy for my next update.

Mark T

 

[propclock]

Thank you , I will order them. I was looking at page one of this thread and the piston guide/ packing gland was just sitting on the center of the block. I see my mistake now.

 

[dnalot]

Bluing went well. The cast iron doesn't blue as nicely as the steel parts but It is passable. To age the cast iron fly wheel I immersed it in vinegar for a couple of hours. All aluminum parts are now anodized. All brass parts left natural.

So its time to assemble what I have made so far. I cut two sets of gaskets using my computer operated “Silhouette Portrait” paper cutter. I just love this machine, it makes perfect gaskets.

And the cherry on top, a 1.626” ball bearing.

Next step is to make the eccentric and all the linkages for operating the valves. The eccentric and rods will be made of steel and everything else will be brass.

Thanks for watching

Mark T

 

[Robert Ritchie]

Very very nice, looks so cool, well done!

 

[Johan Maritz]

Same from me, very well done, i like the weathering part of the flywheel. Looks neat. Can't wait to see it running

 

[Richard Hed]

Bluing went well. The cast iron doesn't blue as nicely as the steel parts but It is passable. To age the cast iron fly wheel I immersed it in vinegar for a couple of hours. All aluminum parts are now anodized. All brass parts left natural.

So its time to assemble what I have made so far. I cut two sets of gaskets using my computer operated “Silhouette Portrait” paper cutter. I just love this machine, it makes perfect gaskets.

And the cherry on top, a 1.626” ball bearing.

Next step is to make the eccentric and all the linkages for operating the valves. The eccentric and rods will be made of steel and everything else will be brass.

Thanks for watching

Mark T
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Damn! that's nice. If I begged, lickt your boots and howled at the moon, would you give that to me?

 

[dnalot]

If I begged, lickt your boots and howled at the moon, would you give that to me?

No. And shouldn't you be planting corn.

 

[Richard Hed]

No. And shouldn't you be planting corn.

Har har. That's a goo one. The farmer plants the corn, the processor harvests it. I do peas first then corn.

What I really like about that photo is that you got the whole interior of your shop AS WELL AS yourself in that photo. Good job on the photo as well!

 

[dnalot]

The farmer plants the corn, the processor harvests it.

That is what I like about this site. You never know what you might learn

Mark T

 

[Richard Hed]

That is what I like about this site. You never know what you might learn

Mark T

LOL, and this was very relevant to whatever topic it is. (But I don't mind nor do I care.)

BTW, the peas are planted first and harvested, then a second crop is planted in the same field, often corn.