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Re: Monitor Steam Engine
« Reply #135 on: January 12, 2016, 12:20:40 AM »
You are really on a roll Zee!!  Lots of pent up shop time you have been waiting to exercise, and doing a fine job of it too.

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Re: Monitor Steam Engine
« Reply #136 on: January 12, 2016, 12:40:56 AM »
Thanks all.

You are really on a roll

Yes. A thou drop per furlong is still a roll.  ;D

Lots of pent up shop time you have been waiting to exercise

Indeed. I just want to vent a little of it. I don't want to fully deflate and lose all pressure.  ;D

Thanks again.

The guys in the white coats left. We need an emoticon of wiping your brow and saying 'whew'.
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Re: Monitor Steam Engine
« Reply #137 on: January 12, 2016, 12:52:19 AM »
Good to see progress in the correct direction.

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Re: Monitor Steam Engine
« Reply #138 on: January 12, 2016, 04:52:20 AM »
Hi Carl, I am bit distracted from several things in real life at the Moment, but I am following your Monitor build quietly too.
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Re: Monitor Steam Engine
« Reply #139 on: January 12, 2016, 01:43:30 PM »




We need an emoticon of wiping your brow and saying 'whew'.
Or is it 'phew'?
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 Depends on which end it comes out of doesn't it?     ;D ;D ;D

Watching as always.

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Re: Monitor Steam Engine
« Reply #140 on: January 12, 2016, 10:20:24 PM »
We need an emoticon of wiping your brow and saying 'whew'.
Or is it 'phew'?

 Depends on which end it comes out of doesn't it?     ;D ;D ;D
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I guess that's why I'm confused.  ;D

Thanks Ron and Achim for watching.
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Re: Monitor Steam Engine
« Reply #141 on: January 12, 2016, 11:52:39 PM »
Chain drilling.
I took Marv's suggestion.
What could go wrong?
(Okay, maybe it wasn't really his suggestion. But he did mention it!)

I spotted first. I don't know if I had to but it gave me some security.



Then drilled every other hole.
You can see the problem I was going to run up against.



Then went back around.
Seems to me doing every other hole was better than when I chain drilled the slot.
Seems like there's a little more meat to keep the drill bit 'straight'. When I chain drilled the slot you could tell the drill bit wanted to shy away.
As you can see, because of the holes I'd drilled for clamping I couldn't get all the way around.



So I put an end mill on, came into the big hole, and knocked off the remaining parts.
I think it went well.



Now I've started milling around to get to size.



You can tell by the outline I have a way to go. I probably could have gotten closer to the outline with the chain drilling. But better safe than sorry.
Once done I'll put a clamp through it, remove the little clamp I made for the other one (it's behind the bigger clamp to the left), and have a go at it.

But I've been called to dinner.
Russian Vegetable Pie!  :pinkelephant:
One of my favorites and she knows it's an easy way to get me to stop what I'm doing.
She has several tricks like that.  :naughty: Fooey.
Delicious. Well worth the fun in a day or two due to the cabbage.


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Re: Monitor Steam Engine
« Reply #142 on: January 13, 2016, 12:03:12 AM »
Zee can I ask a question regarding cutting the slot. Did you take a datum off the sides or are you just relying on the marks you placed around before chain drilling? The reason I asked is because you have to know where your mill is locating itself to cut the slot accurately. Looking good buddy and I am just asking mind you......... :cheers:

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Re: Monitor Steam Engine
« Reply #143 on: January 13, 2016, 12:04:41 AM »
Milling a slug in a blind hole free can, if not careful, get overly exciting if one isn't careful.  Picture the slug coming free and jamming against the endmill and slot side = messy.  Try to arrange the chain drilling so you can free the slug before the milling starts.  If you have a way of removing and reinserting the workpiece, a cold chisel will make short work of freeing the slug.  If not, maybe a Dremel with a cutoff disk and do it in situ.

Just a little item to add to your precut planning.  I'm glad all went well for you.
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Re: Monitor Steam Engine
« Reply #144 on: January 13, 2016, 12:35:15 AM »
Another successful step done Zee. And well done too!!

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Re: Monitor Steam Engine
« Reply #145 on: January 13, 2016, 02:11:14 AM »
Zee can I ask a question regarding cutting the slot. Did you take a datum off the sides or are you just relying on the marks you placed around before chain drilling? The reason I asked is because you have to know where your mill is locating itself to cut the slot accurately. Looking good buddy and I am just asking mind you......... :cheers:

Eh? Surely you're not worried about calling me out. This is me learning. And if I can't take a question from this forum...then I don't deserve to be here.
I'm not sure what you're asking. I did rely on my marks. I wasn't too worried as the slots are non-functional - just for looks (or saving material in an industrial sense). My only concern is that both slots look the same relative to what's around them.

Marv...  ;D ;D I figured invoking your name would get a response.  ;D
What do you mean by 'slug'? The part I was chain drilling out?
Yes...I was concerned about having that bit drop out or fly out as I milled along. Just to be clear...that step of milling was just to get rid of the waste. I took it pretty slow...but confess I don't know if there's a slow enough.

I may not have been clear. I got rid of the waste and then started milling to size. (Yet to be completed.)

Thanks Bill!
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Re: Monitor Steam Engine
« Reply #146 on: January 13, 2016, 01:22:51 PM »
Zee is correct. This forum is how we learn. I think too many people are reluctant to show something (or even do a build log) for fear that they will look inept. I've gotten a bit more "ept" by posting and learning from the responses of people who have been doing this much longer than I.
BTW, pay attention to the ZR (Zee Ratio). Has anyone noticed that anytime Zee does a build, there are generally 2 pages in the post for every completed part? :lolb:
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Re: Monitor Steam Engine
« Reply #147 on: January 13, 2016, 01:38:54 PM »
BTW, pay attention to the ZR (Zee Ratio). Has anyone noticed that anytime Zee does a build, there are generally 2 pages in the post for every completed part? :lolb:

I hope you are not accusing the young lad of being a chatterbox  :facepalm2:. He is way behind on the number of posts stakes  :mischief:

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Monitor Steam Engine
« Reply #148 on: January 13, 2016, 07:35:44 PM »
BTW, pay attention to the ZR (Zee Ratio). Has anyone noticed that anytime Zee does a build, there are generally 2 pages in the post for every completed part? :lolb:


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Re: Monitor Steam Engine
« Reply #149 on: January 13, 2016, 08:40:57 PM »
 :lolb: Yeah but you gotta love it still.

Bill

 

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