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Offline gjhelst

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A modest start: Elmer's Opposed #30
« on: March 19, 2014, 12:21:33 PM »
Yesterday evening I had time to descend in the cellar, where my workshop is.
Now you have all seen aluminium sawed, milled, drilled and tapped, so I give no pictures of that.
Here's what came up with:

The macro lens reveals what I didn't see with my naked eye (non enim est aliquid absconditum quod non manifestetur).
There is a lot more to do on these two pieces!  :o
Lunchtime is over, so back to my duties.

See you next time,

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Re: A modest start: Elmer's Opposed #30
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2014, 12:44:12 PM »
Well that a nice start Gert. Always nice to see a new Elmer's build starting up!!

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Re: A modest start: Elmer's Opposed #30
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2014, 09:36:21 AM »
Thanks Bill,

Last night I made the bearing and the rocker arms.

At assembly the arms were 3 mm too short  :( Some mistake in adding up.
Well, no disaster here. I'll make a correct pair soon.

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Re: A modest start: Elmer's Opposed #30
« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2014, 09:39:59 PM »
Some progress:
The cylinder was made out of 30mm roundstock. It was the worst aluminium I ever encountered. Soft and gummy. I had to clean my drills and mills every few millimeters.
I used lamp oil and denaturated alcohol.  :stir:
The bearing and the shaft went well.
The rocker arms are now the correct length but need shaping.

 All the best,

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Re: A modest start: Elmer's Opposed #30
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2014, 09:51:19 PM »
Some progress:

 :ThumbsUp:

Looks like good progress.
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Re: A modest start: Elmer's Opposed #30
« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2014, 11:19:33 PM »
That's some nice progress Gert. Can you do us all a favor and resize your pictures in future posts to either 640x 480 or 800 X 600. These mega sized pictures are hard for many to download and for others to see without having to scroll around the screen. Thanks in advance.

Bill

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Re: A modest start: Elmer's Opposed #30
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2014, 11:54:54 PM »
Here's a picture of the engine as it is today.
I finished the new rocker arms, the screws, the pistons and the connecting rods.
The connecting rods are not very well made, so I will make new ones.

I remember a buildlog of this engine by Metalbutcher on another forum, but I can't find it. Does anyone have a link?

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Re: A modest start: Elmer's Opposed #30
« Reply #7 on: March 22, 2014, 11:56:54 PM »
This one should have been added as well



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Re: A modest start: Elmer's Opposed #30
« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2014, 12:01:25 AM »
Looking good!
Do me a favor...put a coin nearby for scale.  ;D
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Re: A modest start: Elmer's Opposed #30
« Reply #9 on: March 23, 2014, 12:02:23 AM »
You are moving right along Gert. Its starting to look like the engine its supposed to be too. Nice work!!!

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Re: A modest start: Elmer's Opposed #30
« Reply #10 on: March 23, 2014, 04:12:47 PM »
A coin... Where are my foreign coins? At last I found some.
As Zee lives in the USA, it will be an one cent coin, left over from my daughter's half year in Riverside University California.
Do I have to provide an Euro coin or a Pound coin as well/ ;D ?

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Re: A modest start: Elmer's Opposed #30
« Reply #11 on: March 23, 2014, 05:15:35 PM »
Thanks. Helps a lot.
Euro works well too.

No need for the funny money.  ;D
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Re: A modest start: Elmer's Opposed #30
« Reply #12 on: March 24, 2014, 10:43:21 AM »
Ah you seem to have the same toilet paper as me! Those are some really small parts, great work so far, I'm enjoying watching this!

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Re: A modest start: Elmer's Opposed #30
« Reply #13 on: March 25, 2014, 11:20:54 PM »
Looking good!
Do me a favor...put a coin nearby for scale.  ;D

NO
use a rule or a ruler or whatever you want to call it
everyone has one.
not everyone has a coin from every country to be able to work out how big something is !


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Re: A modest start: Elmer's Opposed #30
« Reply #14 on: March 28, 2014, 10:32:36 PM »
Thanks for the remarks.
The eccentric and the arms were made.
Something went wrong, as nothing moves now. :shrug:
I hope to figure out what, because I made every part according to drawing and measures.
A good nights sleep will make things better!
But first a  :smokin2:


All the best,

GertJan
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