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Offline Pete49

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Stews Horizontal Mill Engine
« on: March 04, 2013, 02:37:08 AM »
over the last few weeks I have been making parts for Stews Horizontal mill engine and re-learning all about hand filing....(I miss my mill :'( )...and have a pic of the parts to date. Still need to find some suitable metal for the flywheel and 1 part to finish ..the joiner for the valve rods.
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Re: Stews Horizontal Mill Engine
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2013, 07:17:32 AM »
Wow thats great work  :ThumbsUp: you're the first I know to have taken the chalenge hope you found everything OK with the drawings, I like the shaped base for the cylinder.

I've just bought a load of material at the Manchester ME show to tackle this design it will be a few months before I start though, you'rs will be well finished by then looking forward to next progress report.

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Re: Stews Horizontal Mill Engine
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2013, 08:08:53 AM »
Looking good Pete and a nice engine design Stew.

So what happened to your mill Pete? Or shouldn't I ask?

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« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2013, 10:52:28 AM »
That's great, Pete. And amazing file work! Look forward to the next installment.

Hugh.

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« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2013, 11:31:03 AM »
Nice 1 Pete, I'll be watching. How did the cylinder go as I have designed my mine engine cyl on the same concept - no offset turning and no angled drilling!

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Re: Stews Horizontal Mill Engine
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2013, 11:36:04 AM »
Looks good from here Pete!   You have been busy!

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Re: Stews Horizontal Mill Engine
« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2013, 11:46:50 AM »
Stew I haven't found a problem in the drawing and all is going good. I shaped the base as I felt a block didn't do justice to the engine ..glad you don't mind :).  Just trying to find some thing for the flywheel but will assemble it as far as I can. Steve my mill is down due to the switch breaking down. I have a replacement but can't afford the sparky to fix it yet. I got some help here but I couldn't get it to work and don't like stuff I can't see and can kill. Already got 1 tingle from it so called it a day... wussy but still breathing. Cylinder worked a treat NickG and didn't present any probs.
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« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2013, 11:47:11 AM »
Nice progress and looking good Pete.
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Re: Stews Horizontal Mill Engine
« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2013, 01:37:10 PM »
Very nice Pete, will be looking forward to the continuation of yoru progress and the final engine .

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« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2013, 01:42:58 PM »
Nice handwork Pete, keep it up. Hope you get your mill fixed soon.

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Re: Stews Horizontal Mill Engine
« Reply #10 on: March 23, 2013, 03:39:04 AM »
well things have been a bit slow here lately mainly due to all the hand filing required for the flywheel and then a puter crash  :zap: which is still on going as the pics etc are on the backup which win 7 now won't recognise :Mad:. I will take another set of pics so y'all  :LittleDevil:(Carl et al) can see where I am up to.
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Re: Stews Horizontal Mill Engine
« Reply #11 on: March 23, 2013, 07:02:25 AM »
Pete, It sounds like you might not be using the files correctly, you shouldn't get achy :o. Are you pressing too hard? Like hacksawing let the tool do the cutting don't put additional pressure.

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Re: Stews Horizontal Mill Engine
« Reply #12 on: March 23, 2013, 12:49:37 PM »
Jo can't press too hard as I have serious arthritis problems. That's why its taking so long. The sparky was coming to fix the mill for over a week now ...must be busy :headscratch: or something.
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Re: Stews Horizontal Mill Engine
« Reply #13 on: March 27, 2013, 01:57:24 AM »
Just to update this thread a little. I just added the pics of making the flywheel with a couple bits missed. I started with a lump of steel I had laying around, marked it out then into the bandsaw to cut to size and width and knock off the corners, into the lathe and make it round. Then marked out the spokes, drilled, removed excess then filed ....and filed ...and filed :censored: and ended up with a round thingy with spokes. Its now nearly ready for assembly once I get the base ready.
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Stews Horizontal Mill Engine
« Reply #14 on: March 27, 2013, 02:59:20 AM »
You're a very brave man. I guess you must live in a one sparky town?

Hugh.

 

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