The eccentric noted above was designed as a flat strap on the original plans. The connecting rod was made likewise. They were bent to align with the valve arm and vane arm and had pins on the ends for the pivots. Placing the eccentric outside the support and in line with the valve arm meant that the connecting rod would be moved further away as well. My idea was to offset the end of the rod at the vane arm. The main portion of the rod was cut to length and a small piece soldered to one end. This would form the offset fork at the arm end. Both pivot holes were drilled and reamed to size. The fork was formed in the mill after narrowing the rod slightly. I left the crank end of the rod at the original size of the brass for appearance sake. This just shows in one of the photos. A groove was made in the outside face of the rod, again for appearance. The bearings were made of brass, squared with the spin index and slotted to fit the columns. They were drilled slightly undersized to be reamed at installation. They were parted off and set aside.