Shed Matters 3

[Stanley]

This morning after a bit of cleaning up I drilled and tapped the eccentric for the 1/4" Whitworth grub screw that will lock the eccentric to the shaft eventually. That was enough time in a cold shed... I retired to the kitchen for breakfast.

[Stanley]

This morning I spent half an hour on the eccentric sleeve. Then I spent another half hour uploading it! Now for breakfast.

[Stanley]

This morning I spent half an hour refining the eccentric strap, milling the remaining surfaces that needed adjusting and drilling the oil hole. It is ready now for fitting the bolts that hold both halves together and then splitting and boring it. But right now I am chasing my breakfast.

[Stanley]

This morning I cut the recess for the eccentric rod, drilled and tapped for the CS screw and fitted the rod. Then I drilled for the bolts that will hold the two halves of the strap when they have been split. Next job is the split and fitting the strap on the eccentric but that's for tomorrow. Right now I want breakfast.

[Stanley]

I finished fitting the bolts and it was slightly more complicated than I expected so I didn't get round to splitting the strap. However, I did remember to give it the witness marks that ensure correct orientation and fitting. Now for breakfast.

[Stanley]

This morning I set the VM up for using a small slitting saw and after measuring and marking I cut the eccentric strap so that it can be mounted on the eccentric. Then I cleaned up the strap, replaced the bolts and set the boring head up for tomorrow. Now for breakfast.

[Stanley]

One simple job.... Bore the eccentric strap out to 1" diameter and fit it to the eccentric. 45 minutes well spent. Now all we need is a governor stand and we can think about finishing this engine. But first, breakfast.

[Stanley]

This morning I dealt with the last casting and definitely the worst to work on as there are no reference faces to measure from. It has to be fettled by eye and that is bad news for a 90 year old bloke with bad eyesight. However I did my best and here's where I ended up after 45 minutes. It's not brilliant but it will do. Now for breakfast.

[Stanley]

One fiddly little task this morning. Mark, drill and tap for the two 5BA studs that hold the Governor stand on the side of the bed. Half an hour of careful error-free work and the last piece of the valve train is in place. From now on it's a matter of final fitting and adjustment but that's for tomorrow. My next job is breakfast.

[Stanley]

That's right. This engine is finished and has moved into the kitchen. Tomorrow I shall start on a new project. You'll have to wait and see! Now for breakfast.

[Stanley]

Unusually, I can post on shed matters before I go in there this morning. Normally I would be tidying up and getting ready to start a new build, I have the castings ready to be unpacked, but this morning is slightly different.
This is an engine I made about two years ago and it got accidentally dropped which didn't do it any good. I suspect it's bent the crankshaft but in order to find out and rectify it I shall have to strip it down and test it leading to a possible repair.
So that's what you have to look forward do!

[Stanley]

This morning I made a good start on stripping the crankshaft out of the damaged engine so that I can accurately assess it. I am fairly certain that this is the problem, the shaft is bent. Now the job is breakfast,