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Builds, Repairs, Show Your Machines! => Technical Tips, Builds, and Help => Topic started by: Hero on January 21, 2021, 11:39:39 am

Title: Re: My Covid Project
Post by: Hero on January 24, 2021, 11:06:53 am

Bonjour, Raphael.

Ah, bon. Tres intelligent.

Merci.

Bob

Title: Re: My Covid Project
Post by: Raphael on January 24, 2021, 10:51:58 am

Bonjour Bob,
For fun, if you would like to avoid dead points, here is a solution for a 10V : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AasvhDdzG0  ;)

Title: Re: My Covid Project
Post by: Hero on January 24, 2021, 08:15:10 am

Taking a rest from the 10V just now, Wayne, and will return to it at a later date to paint, etc.

Next project is underway; I'm giving my calliope a valve job.

Title: Re: My Covid Project
Post by: komet163b on January 22, 2021, 12:50:42 pm

Nice project that runs well.  When it comes after
a struggle it is all the sweeter.  I like that
look-thru valve chest cover.  So, what's next?

Keep on steamin',
Wayne

Title: Re: My Covid Project
Post by: Hero on January 21, 2021, 02:42:30 pm

Quote from: classixs on January 21, 2021, 02:09:26 pm

Well done !!!

Are you going to paint, ad cylinder cladding, reversing linkage and so forth...or is this first test considered finished now that it runs?

Thanks for the encouraging comments, all.

Yes, Jan, I intend to paint it. I'll also try to add mahogany or teak cylinder cladding, but no reverse (just don't want that).

Title: Re: My Covid Project
Post by: classixs on January 21, 2021, 02:09:26 pm

Well done !!!

Are you going to paint, ad cylinder cladding, reversing linkage and so forth...or is this first test considered finished now that it runs?

Title: Re: My Covid Project
Post by: txlabman on January 21, 2021, 11:49:57 am

Well done!

A great COVID Project.

Title: My Covid Project
Post by: Hero on January 21, 2021, 11:39:39 am

I've been pretty busy around the house during this pandemic, but I have found a bit of time here and there since last September to work on this:

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This is the first engine I have built from castings, and along the way I have committed every conceivable blunder in machining; however, I persevered, fixed things, made three crankshafts, and finally tried to run it a couple of days ago:

https://youtu.be/QYBxCj0m4lQ

Et voila! Ca marche!

Now I can clean it up, lose the bright green gaskets (too flashy), and paint it all nice and purty....