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Hello Jim,Very nice layout, is this a part of your hanger.Have a great day,Thomas
Thanks that worked thanks Jim Surus is now busy comparing your castings with his so hopefully my life will become a little quieter and I will be allowed to make some swarf. Looks like you have more castings in the set than I thought The quality looks good. I'm interested to hear about how you might tackle your castings... As you can see we will have some of our own to do one day and if someone thinks he wants a particular engine done I may even be allowed to take them into the workshop to make it Jo
By the way what is the engine you show in the picture? Looks really interesting.
That Model Bottle engine is a 1890's Bottle Frame Engine as drawn up by C J Stilson and marketed by Precision Service Company. I am not sure if they actually went into production as my Supplier was commissioned to make the prototypes and to check the drawings out. There were two basic types and the drawings included a few possible personalisations to confuse the builder The flange on the bottom of the castings look a bit small for gripping in a chuck. What do others think? At least Jim your bottle is made of something solid. Surus' one is made of Cast Bronze so will mark if you even think of touching it, then he'll know I touched it I'd start with the base and see how you get on with sitting at the machines JoP.S. I can just about get at those castings as Surus is pre-occupied waiting to pounce on the long suffering postman as he is expecting more castings
JimThat is a very nice looking shop, just needs a bit of swarf to make it look right. I like the wood floor. I put wood in my shop a few years ago because concrete is so hard on the feet. A nice side benefit is that when I drop a small part, which I do frequently, it makes a much louder sound hitting the wood and I can even follow the second and third bounce to help find it!I resorted to a rolling chair several years ago because of leg, back and foot pain, and because of the general fatigue that comes with age. Now, if I feel good enough to make the short walk to the shop, I can stay there all day. My shop is not as compact as yours so I have to scoot around a bit from lathe to mill to grinder. I found that the standard 1 1/2 inch casters had a hard time with even a small chip on the floor. I was able to replace them with larger diameter wheels with a soft tire. It makes travel much better. It raised the seat height a bit and that worked out well for me. My 9x20 lathe is mounted on the standard base and and the raised casters made a much better fit.Leaning over in a chair to pick up a dropped part or tool can be a challenge so I make sure that there is a pair of long nose pliers at each work station.Congratulations on the nice shop and getting back to it. Jerry