Onward, ever onward

[tel]

OK, with the double diagonal stabled, awaiting paint and polish, it's time to move along. I have an idea festering in my brain cell, but not ready to commit to it yet, so as a 'filler' I've started on Mogens' side beam engine, albeit at 1.5 scale and with modifications.

Base and columns



Column top



Bottom section of main bearings



Partly done mains, with a bit of crankshaft material shoved through



A closer look at the mains

 

[tel]

Which brings us up to this afternoon, when I started on the flywheel - my usual 3 piece construction



And hung it in the mains for a look-see!

 

[lazylathe]

Wish i had time for "filler" projects like this!!

Starting to look very good Tel!
Love the flywheel!

 

[zeeprogrammer]

That looks great Tel. How did you make the columns?

 

[hitandmissman]

That looks like a great start. I will be following along as I do on a lot of others and add this to my list of things to do. Thanks for posting it.

 

[4156df]

I started on the flywheel - my usual 3 piece construction

Tel,
Have you told us about this? I've been looking through your posts hoping to find something, but I must be missing it. Can you show a link, or tell me which project you talked about it on?
Regards,
Dennis

P.S. Great start on the "filler" project. Looking forward to seeing more.

 

[tel]

I did post the below on the Double Diagonal thread, but didn't really go into the making of it. Might be worth doing a short thread on the matter.

Zee, I just bolted two short pieces of hex to the ends for indexing purposes, grabbed 'em, in turn, in the vise, and ran along 'em with a ball nosed end mill.

 

[4156df]

Tel,
I for one, wouldn't mind seeing a short thread on your flywheel. Now that I see the picture I can see I already made a couple of incorrect assumptions on your method. Flywheels and different ways of making them are always of interest.
Dennis

 

[tel]

We had company today, so no chance to do much on the engine, other than start on the clean up of the flywheel

 

[tel]

Not a lot of progress today either. but I did get a pair of oil cups made and fitted to the mains

 

[Artie]

Saw the thread, duly noted and filed (uhm... might need prompting as to exactly WHERE it is filed ... but...) Tah mate... well received as need similar soon...

R

 

[tel]

Today's progress pic

 

[JimN]

Looks good Tel, really nice job on the flywheel.

 

[CrewCab]

You really do make it look easy Tel ;D

Top class feller 8)

CC

 

[ttrikalin]

Not a lot of progress today either. but I did get a pair of oil cups made and fitted to the mains

So that is what the freaking oil cups do! And I was scratching my head scratch.gif over your previous post :hDe: ...

 

[tel]

The beams roughed out



.. and hung on the engine for a look.

 

[Artie]

Looking good bloke... but.... the bush fire isnt a problem for you is it?

 

[tel]

No fire problem yet, but they are bad to the West, North and East of us. Closed big fire is probably 50 km away, tho' we've had some little ones locally

 

[Artie]

;D Good luck mate.... loks like its a bad year already.....

 

[JimN]

Looks really good Tel. After I finish the project I am working on would love to build one of these. Just have to change it all to imp measurements. To old to change to metric now.

JimN