Author Topic: Big Marine Steam Engine (Read 87713 times)

Stilldrillin · « **Reply #50 on:** August 18, 2011, 01:38:21 AM »

Well done John!

You two Lads Up North, produce some beautiful pattern work......

Also, the production castings!

David D

doubleboost · « **Reply #51 on:** August 25, 2011, 04:46:54 PM »

Got a little bit more done
I need some bronze so i can cast the cylinder lower cover
The price of scrap bronze has gone through the roof

Made the lids for the main bearing oil boxes instead
Replaced the cap heads with studs & nuts

John

saw · « **Reply #52 on:** August 25, 2011, 05:29:29 PM »

This project off your'e is coming along very nice. I follow this with the greatest intresst.

doubleboost · « **Reply #53 on:** August 29, 2011, 05:23:03 PM »

Hi
Lads
Got a bit of casting done this week end
Lower cylinder cover
Its going to be a propper pain to machine

The first one back in to the pot

Looking not bad

Being an enviromentalist i always try to use the waste energy
John

saw · « **Reply #54 on:** August 29, 2011, 06:42:21 PM »

I don't know what I like best, the bacon or the cylindercover

doubleboost · « **Reply #55 on:** August 29, 2011, 06:49:30 PM »

needed mushrooms really

but it was still not bad
casting will do the job

John

DaveH · « **Reply #56 on:** August 30, 2011, 01:17:29 PM »

Cor smashing, just going crispy the way I like it.

Nicely cast.

Now I'm hungry!

DaveH

Bernd · « **Reply #57 on:** August 30, 2011, 02:07:52 PM »

Nice photo's of the pour.

Thanks.

I like my bacon a bit more crispy. Were are the eggs?

Bernd

doubleboost · « **Reply #58 on:** August 30, 2011, 04:26:42 PM »

The wife was less impressed
It took the teflon off her wok

John

dsquire · « **Reply #59 on:** August 30, 2011, 08:06:01 PM »

Quote from: doubleboost on August 30, 2011, 04:26:42 PM

The wife was less impressed
It took the teflon off her wok
John

Guess you now have a fry pan dedicated to casting and bacon.

Cheers

Don

Brass_Machine · « **Reply #60 on:** August 31, 2011, 01:38:49 AM »

Very nice work, as always. Great pictures and good reading.

Eric

Stilldrillin · « **Reply #61 on:** August 31, 2011, 03:07:12 AM »

Quote from: doubleboost on August 30, 2011, 04:26:42 PM

The wife was less impressed
It took the teflon off her wok
John

Blummin' Wimmin!

They can never see the good we've done...... Always find a little niggle, to grumble about!

That's good work well shown, John!

David D

doubleboost · « **Reply #62 on:** September 04, 2011, 04:06:16 PM »

Got a bit more done
Bottom cylinder cover machined

Faced the gland side bored it then made a mandrell

Milled off the middle bit but left a register for the cylinder

I had a lesson in marking out as the hole centers for the colums are very critical

Starting to look like a engine now

John

saw · « **Reply #63 on:** September 04, 2011, 05:00:29 PM »

You have done a fantastic good job, keep up whith the good work.

DaveH · « **Reply #64 on:** September 06, 2011, 01:36:50 PM »

John,

It just keeps on getting bigger!

Sure does look good

DaveH

doubleboost · « **Reply #65 on:** September 16, 2011, 05:24:59 PM »

Hi
Got a big bit done it is nearly a runner
Time for a fly wheel
I had a 8 inch disc with a hole in it about the size i wanted but a bit thin
A centre boss was turned up on my boxford
The big bit was possible for me to machine but it would have taken a long time
Rob Wilson kindly offerd to rough it out for me on his referbished cub lathe
(Robs idea of roughing out is different from mine) needless to say it turned out perfect.

Time to cut a key way in the crank

The proportions are just right

Could not resist making it spin around
Click the picture

Just a ecentric strap and some linkage should have it running

John

saw · « **Reply #66 on:** September 16, 2011, 05:56:58 PM »

Wow

You have done a greate work her, and soon you have a runner

sbwhart · « **Reply #67 on:** September 17, 2011, 01:48:17 AM »

Looking real good John.

Stew

Stilldrillin · « **Reply #68 on:** September 17, 2011, 04:13:13 AM »

Well done John!

It's a great step forward when parts can be "oscillated".......

David D

arnoldb · « **Reply #69 on:** September 17, 2011, 01:29:23 PM »

Good going John

Makes the right sound as well

Kind regards, Arnold

doubleboost · « **Reply #70 on:** September 24, 2011, 04:58:10 PM »

Hi
Had a good day in the shop
First a bit of casting

Patern for ecentric strap

Nice solid casting

Using body filler to mark out the centre is a great idea (not mine) Any one care to guess who
John

saw · « **Reply #71 on:** September 24, 2011, 05:05:05 PM »

I'll do the same thing

Good work

Stilldrillin · « **Reply #72 on:** September 25, 2011, 02:10:04 AM »

John.
What do they have in the water, "up there"?

You and the "Other Lad" are full of good good ideas, giving great results......

David D

doubleboost · « **Reply #73 on:** September 26, 2011, 04:41:05 PM »

Hi
I managed to bore the exentric casting with out going to big
I cobbled a valve rod together and a temp valve cover
A blast of ar and it trundled in to life
No rings packing or gaskets at all
Valve timing set very near

click the picture

A very happy
John

saw · « **Reply #74 on:** September 26, 2011, 04:47:08 PM »

Wow

I am very inpressed. You have done such a fine work here, I must ask you what are you going do with this engine. Put it in a boat?

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