Author Topic: Kearsarge Windlass Engines  (Read 18907 times)

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Re: Kearsarge Windlass Engines
« Reply #540 on: Today at 06:49:21 PM »
Just out of idle curiosity, did you Count the Number of Cranks it took to bring the top down to finished height?  That was some mighty fine CNCing.
The bar was 1" thick to start, finished height was 0.9", so two cranks vertically. Horizontally? Thats a LOT!  Back and forth and back and forth...

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Re: Kearsarge Windlass Engines
« Reply #541 on: Today at 07:24:10 PM »
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Re: Kearsarge Windlass Engines
« Reply #542 on: Today at 07:39:49 PM »
More done on the engine bed, got the side cuts on the first side done. The top ends of the vertical flanges will be cut back, so they are full width at the bottom and taper in to meet the side of the base at the top.


Then got to work on the other side. This is a bit more complex because of the extensions sticking out from the crank web openings. The solid block just left of center in this picture needs to be undercut - that block is there to form the angled holder for a frame post.

So, here is the engine bed so far, mounted back on the base without the plywood spacer. Next steps will be to lay out and cut the bearing block openings, and drill all the holes in the top faces for the frames and bearing caps. Lots to go on this part!

 

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