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AOG’s version of the Elmer’s number 33 mill engine
« on: July 04, 2018, 06:44:44 PM »
It’s been a while since I posted my last build. I got a little burnt out on model engineering so I decided to take a break for a while. Now I’m back and ready to build my next engine. I haven’t built an Elmer’s engine in a while so I decided to take a stab at his number 33 mill engine.



I started with the base plate. It was squared up and coordinate drilled.



Then the sub base was squared up and drilled. I decided to omit the fake mounting feet because I didn’t think they added anything to the model.



Then I used a 7 degree angled endmill to cut in the draft angles.



Next up was the base. The part was squared up and drilled. I ended up misreading the prints and putting some holes in the wrong place but i plugged them and redrilled. Thankfully the plugs will be hidden under the cylinder.



Next up was to cut the slot for the crank. I didn’t have the right tools to put in the angles called out in the plans so I ended up using a ball endmill to make the slot.



I finished the piece by putting in the draft angles.



That’s all for now

Tony


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Re: AOG’s version of the Elmer’s number 33 mill engine
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2018, 06:48:04 PM »
Excellent start!
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« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2018, 07:11:34 PM »
That will be a bit of fun.  :popcorn:
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Re: AOG’s version of the Elmer’s number 33 mill engine
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2018, 07:51:51 PM »
Good to see you starting on another build Tony.

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« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2018, 04:08:26 PM »
That was one of my favorites of Elmer's engines.

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« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2018, 06:05:18 PM »
Thanks everyone, and now for the next update. The bearing supports. First the small one. A blank was squared up and the mounting holes drilled.



Next the hole for the bearing was drilled for a 10-32 clearance hole. The blank was mounted on the rotary table and the end rounded over.



Then it was back into the vise to square the shoulders.



The mounting holes were tapped and the piece test fit to the base. That’s when I ran into a problem. When I angled the edges of the base I forget to leave an area at full width to support the bearing.



I ended up milling down the support down to fit the available space.



I have some 3/8 bronze on order for the bearings so I step drilled and reamed the hole to size.



Next up was the larger bearing support. I squared up a blank and marked out the general shape.



Then I drilled out the bearing hole and a decorative hole in the blank.



The mounting holes were drilled and tapped. Next the part was mounted on the rotary table and rounded over.



The shoulders were squared off and the bearing hole taken out to 3/8.



Then the sides were milled to the lines.



I’ll end this updated with a family shot.



Till next time

Tony


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« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2018, 10:06:49 PM »
I got a little more work done this weekend. I made the cross slide guide. I started by squaring up two blanks. Then I drilled the mounting holes.



Next the tops were cut from the parent stock and milled to size.



Then I cut the relief in the bottom guides.



The blanks were flipped and the waste stock removed.



I turned up a set of spacers on the lathe.



That leads us to this family shot. (Please excuse it for being slightly out of focus)



Till next time.

Tony


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« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2018, 10:19:10 PM »
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Somehow I missed the previous post. The bearing supports look great.
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« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2018, 05:54:55 PM »
This week I worked on the cylinder. I squared up the blank and offset it in the four jaw chuck. The bore was drilled and reamed.



Then I turned the end to size.



The part was removed from the four jaw, flipped and placed on a mandril. That allowed me to turn the other end concentric with the cylinder bore.



Then it was over to the mill to drill the mounting holes and exhaust passage.



The part was rotated and the exhaust port drilled. The valve ports were milled and drilled. Finally the mounting holes for the valve chest were drilled.




The cylinder was placed on end and the mounting holes for the heads were drilled and tapped.




This next part always makes me nervous. It was time to drill the passages from the valve ports to the ends of the cylinders. For once it went without a hitch.



With that done I milled down the sides to final dimension and cut the round over.



A little work with the files and we end up with this.



Till next time.

Tony



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Re: AOG’s version of the Elmer’s number 33 mill engine
« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2018, 08:13:33 PM »
I missed a few posts too Tony. You have made some nice progress in the meantime. Looking good!!

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« Reply #10 on: August 13, 2018, 12:06:51 AM »
The project for this weekend was cylinder heads. I started with the easy one, the outboard head. The stock was turned down to match the cylinder OD and a register was turned.



Then it was over to the mill where I drilled the mounting holes while the head was still on the parent stock. Did I mention that I love the PCD function on my DRO?.



The head was parted off and faced. Next I turned the inboard head to dimension.



Then it was drilled and tapped to take the gland nut.



The mounting holes were put in on the mill



The head was parted off and the register was turned.



The bronze for the bearings came in and I had some additional time so I decided to make the crankshaft bearings. The bearings were turned to size and parted off with just a center pop in each end.



Then they were pressed into the supports with loctite 638 to hold them in.



The supports were reinstalled onto the base. Then they were drilled and reamed in situ to preserve alignment.



That’s it for this update. Till next time.

Tony


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Re: AOG’s version of the Elmer’s number 33 mill engine
« Reply #11 on: August 13, 2018, 12:52:21 AM »
Great update Tony. Nice pictures too!!

Bill

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« Reply #12 on: August 13, 2018, 01:20:22 AM »
Thanks Bill

Tony

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« Reply #13 on: August 15, 2018, 01:49:38 PM »
Nice looking work and moving along towards the finish line.  :ThumbsUp:

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« Reply #14 on: August 19, 2018, 08:24:55 PM »
I got a lot done this week so let’s get started. First up was the steam chest. After squaring up the blank, I put the part in the four jaw and turned one end round.



Then the part was flipped, turned and the other end rounded over using a round over end mill as a form tool.



The part was then drilled halfway tapping size for the gland nut.



Then it was over to the mill where I drilled the four mounting holes.  I tried to chain drill the interior but I stuffed it up. The holes were to close together and the drill wandered.



Thankful I was able to clean it up with an end mill.



The part was rotated and the intake was drilled and tapped.



At that point I realized that I forgot to drill the valve spindle hole into the far side of the valve chest. I took care of my omission and tapped the valve chest for the gland nut.



Next up were the valve cover and valve plate. They were made together. I superglued the two blanks together and squared them up. Next I drill the four mounting holes.



I separated the parts with my butane torch and drilled the holes in the valve plate.



The last piece I made this weekend was the valve itself. The part was made on the parent stock. I took the end to width and milled the pocket.



Then the stock was flipped and I milled in the channels for the valve rod and nut.



The part was then cut from the parent stock and brought to length.



That’s it for this week. Till next time.

Tony


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