Office of Steam Forum for Model & Toy Steam Gas & Hot Air Engines

Builds, Repairs, Show Your Machines! => Technical Tips, Builds, and Help => Topic started by: MasonvilleEngines on March 31, 2019, 10:11:13 am

Title: Re: Homemade crankshaft techniques...anybody have any to share?
Post by: MasonvilleEngines on March 31, 2019, 10:15:58 am

Last post was most recent pic. Here is the first pic I took. Parting 3inch stock on a 9inch southbend, the things you do when your saw is 200 miles away.

Title: Homemade crankshaft techniques...anybody have any to share?
Post by: MasonvilleEngines on March 31, 2019, 10:11:13 am

Hi all,
 Tinkering to improve the governor latch led to a bent pushrod. Further inspection found crankshaft failure as well. Two steps forward 10 back! Looking for  suggestions that might be an improvement on current revision.

Len.