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Re: Lane and Bodley 400hp Corliss
« Reply #60 on: June 23, 2017, 03:46:06 PM »
Nice covers Simon.

In your last photo you have something between the cylinder cover and chuck.  Is that what they call a spider?

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Re: Lane and Bodley 400hp Corliss
« Reply #61 on: June 23, 2017, 09:05:13 PM »
Thanks Kerrin and Vince.

Vince - they are not a spider but four pieces of setup shim that I have recycled from work.

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Re: Lane and Bodley 400hp Corliss
« Reply #62 on: June 24, 2017, 05:11:54 PM »
Hi Simon, I hope these suspension set up shims will have been already in a Parc Ferme.
Very good idea to recycle these parts.
The designers I have met in my life, took every opportunity to change the shape minimum yearly.
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Re: Lane and Bodley 400hp Corliss
« Reply #63 on: July 02, 2017, 09:00:52 PM »
Made a little jig to hold the studding in a vice on the top slide and then used a 0.2mm slitting saw to chop lengths off in short order!

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Re: Lane and Bodley 400hp Corliss
« Reply #64 on: July 02, 2017, 09:06:44 PM »
Next job was the valve rear covers, to try and get them all the same I bonded 4 lengths of plate to a bar and then machined them side by side to the same dimension in the dividing head.  Used a corner rounding end mill to knock the corners off then into the vise to drill the bolt holes.  Tidied up the flange thickness in the lathe and then slightly tapered the boss for visual appeal.

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Re: Lane and Bodley 400hp Corliss
« Reply #65 on: July 03, 2017, 02:02:18 AM »
looking great ,and  it's good to see all of your  setups.

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Re: Lane and Bodley 400hp Corliss
« Reply #66 on: July 03, 2017, 02:11:59 PM »
Hello Simon,
This morning I logged on to MEM for the first time in years and was surprised to find your L&B Corliss project.  Even more surprised at the progress you have made in such a short time.  It seems like it was only last month we shipped the castings to you.

The work in your photos looks excellent, and I really like the extra details you are adding.  I will be logging in more often from now on to follow your progress. 

Thank you for posting your work and sharing your experience with everyone.

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Re: Lane and Bodley 400hp Corliss
« Reply #67 on: July 03, 2017, 09:00:53 PM »
Thanks Dennis - It's great to have you and Jeff following along.  I've been impressed with the quality of the castings - minimal porosity and they machine beautifully.  When I get to the engine frame expect some questions coming your way as I can't work out which end to start from at the moment!

Trust you are enjoying a peaceful retirement, best wishes,

Simon.
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Re: Lane and Bodley 400hp Corliss
« Reply #68 on: July 09, 2017, 09:33:36 PM »
Next is the valve bonnets - plan was to use a similar technique to the rear covers, so drill and shape some plate and then turn a conical boss to be bonded into the plate.  I left a tiny radius at the end of the cone to give a hint of a fillet where the cone blends into the plate.

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Re: Lane and Bodley 400hp Corliss
« Reply #69 on: July 09, 2017, 09:47:52 PM »
Very nice!


How are you bonding the cones in place? Loctite, solder, other?


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Re: Lane and Bodley 400hp Corliss
« Reply #70 on: July 09, 2017, 09:48:36 PM »
I was going to ask the same question.

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Re: Lane and Bodley 400hp Corliss
« Reply #71 on: July 09, 2017, 09:55:36 PM »
Loctite 648.

Did think about solder, again to generate the fillet radii more than anything, but there is much less clean-up with 648 :-)

Simon.
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Re: Lane and Bodley 400hp Corliss
« Reply #72 on: July 09, 2017, 10:45:19 PM »
Hi Simon , I like your approach to machining the various parts for this engine , can't wait to see what you do with the crab claws .Jeff

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Re: Lane and Bodley 400hp Corliss
« Reply #73 on: July 09, 2017, 10:53:38 PM »
How big is this model overall?

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Re: Lane and Bodley 400hp Corliss
« Reply #74 on: July 10, 2017, 07:39:02 AM »
Jeff - I have a couple of ideas for the crab claws, one of which is to cheat and get them wire cut.

Chris - Flywheel is 11.5" diameter, overall model length is 22"

Simon.
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