Monitor Steam Engine

[Dave Otto]

I'm sure that you are at the very top of the list Carl.  Then again, you could be at the very bottom.  Depends on the list.

Bottom.

Best place. Easier to work up than to stay at the top.
Once at the top..where do you go?

Is that a bad/poor philosophy?

Sometimes when you are in the bottom 10% they tend to get rid of you.   We certainly wouldn't want that to happen. 

Enjoying your progress Zee.

Dave

[sco]

Enjoying your progress Zee.

Dave

Progress - has there been some progress? 

Simon.

[Jo]

He has made it to page 49 of this thread

Jo

[Pete49]

The question Jo, is it going to reach the ton?  I'm guessing 98-100 But hey I'm enjoying the banter mixed with a bit of metal work 
Pete

[crueby]

Been 30 posts, well, 31 with this one, since a engine part picture.

Okay, does that keep me on a list?

Off for a cookie...

[b.lindsey]

They're counting Zee...are you feeling the pressure    The post count is now 32  since last engine part pic. 

Bill

[Don1966]

Now it's 33 since last part.......

Don

[bruedney]

34 and counting

[crueby]

Oh great, now he's going to have a cargo plane drop a ton of swarf on my house...

35

[zeeprogrammer]

We have proof now. It's not just me. 

Not counting this post...since the last part, there's 8 posts from me, 27 from you lot.
And all of mine are in response to you people. (Think about that.  )
Should we discuss quality of posts? 

All I've managed is to drill two holes. You really want to see that? A picture of a hole? Isn't this thread hole enough?

Actually, it would be a picture of a hole within a hole. Yes Marv - a hole within a hole.
Stupid hole broke into another hole. Thought I'd broken into the cylinder bore but it turned out to be a mounting hole.

[sco]

Zee,

Progress or not your threads are always an enjoyable read.

Simon.

[crueby]

You are ze leader of ze mob... 

[90LX_Notch]

The post count is high because this is an interesting thread to "monitor".

-Bob

[zeeprogrammer]

Thanks Simon. It means a lot that people are enjoying the banter. Feels good!
Funny Bob.
Chris...'mob' is right.

And now in an attempt to appease ze mob...

Like I'd said...just holes...

I was wondering how I was going to find center but it turned out the edge finder had enough reach.



Drilled and tapped the mounting holes for one of the cylinders. Also put in the holes for the frame that holds the cylinders and a hole for an oil cup.
But rats...



1) You can barely see the tiny hole at the bottom of the cylinder mounting holes. That's where I broke into the holes for the cover bolts. The holes for the mounting bolts are actually way deeper than they needed to be.
2) The distance between the mounting holes on the cylinder is supposed to 1.188 but is closer to 1.22. Drat. But I can either enlarge or slightly slot one of the holes on the frame.

I'll have to pull a Cletus and say "I haven't got a clue how that happened."
But I'd be lying. Like him. 

Just holes. Is ze mob happy? If not, I know a guy with some some cookies you can jump on. Also a dude who likes brass. Some teacher with a Sherline. A fellow with good nuts. A red-neck. I don't mean to leave any one out. You, and everyone else, knows who you are. Oh yeah, and a fellow who keeps coming up with 'rules' that we need to write down on index cards with crayons.

 

But leave Jo alone. 

[mklotz]

...
The distance between the mounting holes on the cylinder is supposed to 1.188 but is closer to 1.22.
...
Oh yeah, and a fellow who keeps coming up with 'rules' that we need to write down on index cards with crayons.

A better use of your crayons than using them to mark out hole spacings.