Lister 6/1 Diesel

[HobbyNut]

I made the cover look fancy.

[HobbyNut]

I also cut out and welded the waterjacket, cut the Alum shapes I need for the bearing housings etc. and machined up the cam bearing cover.

[steamer]

Looks great from here Hobbynut!

Dave

[HobbyNut]

I made a .dxf of the con rod and cut it from 3/4" 6061 T6. Now onto machining.

[Don1966]

Looking good from here also, keep it up Hobbynut.

Don

[HobbyNut]

 
Thanks Don. I am also building an 0-4-0 5" gauge steam loco out of MEM. I work on either or both of an evening. I also do some other work on the race car team.
So now that spring/summer is here I will be busy!!
I ground the welds on the waterjacket last night, and also added a few doublers to it for cosmetics!

[HobbyNut]

 
Since my last post, I have had my car rear ended and written off. I have had to find new wheels, and have Dr.s visits etc. I am fine, and so now it is back to hobbies!
 

[b.lindsey]

Sorry to hear about the mishap Pat, great to hear you are ok though. The wheels can be replaced.  The project is coming along great and happy to hear you will be back in the shop soon.

Bill

[Don1966]

Glad to here you are OK Pat.

Don

[steamer]

Go easy Pat....The metal and plastic is easy to replace....the flesh ...not so much

Be glad it's just metal and plastic...

Glad your here too!

Dave

[Jo]

Pleased to hear you are ok.

As Dave said cars are replacable: Model Engineers are not.

Jo

[HobbyNut]

Thanks guys. I made an effort last night and line bored the case for the crank and cam. Now I can get onto the bearing housings and the crank and cam etc.

[HobbyNut]

Back at it last night. Cut the blank from some 100,000psi tensile 3/4" plate. Marked the 3 required centers on each end, center drilled and set in 4 jaw. Used the dial indicator to true with lathe in 2 planes.
Machined the crank pin, reset and machined the webs.
Will make a spacer and reset and machine shafts.
Pat.

[HobbyNut]

Finished off the lathe work last night, just have the keyways to cut now.

[HobbyNut]

OK, so I have progressed a little further on the bottom end of the Lister.
I machined up the alum bearing housings, made up the 2 bushings and trial fitted them all together, and they worked, even with the crank installed!
Please excuse the the lack of blow by blow pics, as most of what I have done so far is basic machining.