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Engines => From Kits/Castings => Topic started by: deltatango on January 01, 2019, 11:38:15 AM

Title: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on January 01, 2019, 11:38:15 AM
Hi everyone and I hope you all have a very happy and useful 2019!

Now that Mastiff is running (not really finished, but nothing here ever is) its time to make a start on the next project. It is also the 1st January 2019 which sounds like a good time to start anything.

Making Mastiff generated a lot of swarf and all that metal carving has, at least temporarily, satisfied my need for machining from the solid. This time around I have a set of castings and materials for E. T. Westbury's "Wyvern". Once again I've modelled the engine based on the original Westbury drawings (plus hints from this forum and others) using the Alibre 3D CAD package. With Mastiff I made 2D drawings as and when needed, this time I've created a full set before starting to cut metal. No doubt I'll find out the problems with these as I go along.

Many of you will already know what Wyvern looks like but here it is for those who don't:

(https://gydxrq.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mEMt0mfse_IZzbkkKoVI2kTosYOxahjzvCGLHh1Yv-uofiiijz7lGtxX3unHZkp2loOIQSflG8xvWjSJywRFOUaOXdAhfj1eos2QQJf72D_ohLRAvOjIuSOkbAjtA3y1LqOum4G3VO6P5bskb6oOTVO-NXyCBPEtOU3eGoRCUyB2fe_Dy1gBUVEZMHnwGqtaN-PKhmcNX7MF2glB9LlWUjA?width=1316&height=987&cropmode=none)

The PDF of the GA drawing is at :

https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21AJ%5FpFM1IAFxp8q4&cid=2272D9130B9B6673&id=2272D9130B9B6673%212741&parId=2272D9130B9B6673%212733&o=OneUp

It is too big to attach and I'm not sure just how to add a hyperlink to a file, hope it works. If not I guess someone will put me straight.

The casting set from Hemingway Kits looks like:

(https://h4e8oa.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mXG_0PiWJtoVXcRwbQSLLFlWErcd32kBQ2Y2KyYkd3F2OOcTXqDVXzQgE9FmmXk4MbJTkWw67qeThVdTpvMYrBSG1NyEcdqT0fNREn5E0-SY8J5DMsjzhRojeBokG5TzKIYTqi3yx348qQE3Y6qkdC-eHAX4MrF2u7TopN78IMIptpIUbRd_HO3fZMpBgaMAiMINy2ZEZrH6-RanEDP_KXg?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

Only the flywheels are in CI.

I made a start on machining the sub-base this pm, pictures in the next post.

Regards, David

Edit 2019-03-28: Drawing .pdf and .jpg files updated - see later post DT
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Jo on January 01, 2019, 12:00:32 PM
:thinking: Nice set of castings David. We just checked our set and the flywheels are the only CI parts in that set as well. Our carb is Ali... Have you thought about the skew gears


Looking forward to watching your build.

Jo

P.S. I fixed both links  ;)

Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Alyn Foundry on January 01, 2019, 01:51:16 PM
Like these?

 ;)
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Jasonb on January 01, 2019, 03:04:01 PM
Ideal if you are going for the "barn find" look :LittleDevil:

Nice job on the drawings though the link does not work for me either. Lookforward to following your build.
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Alyn Foundry on January 01, 2019, 03:59:29 PM
Ideal if you are going for the "barn find" look :LittleDevil:


Hi Jason.

The " special " coating isn't just for castings, you know!!   :lolb:

Ten sets were cut for my Hornsby Akroyd quarter scale replica. Half inch crankshaft 5/16" sideshaft.
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: b.lindsey on January 01, 2019, 04:18:13 PM
David, I think the link is fixed now.

Bill
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Jasonb on January 01, 2019, 04:20:35 PM
link works now though it only goes to an image and not a pdf but we have lost the image of the drawing from the post :headscratch:
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: b.lindsey on January 01, 2019, 05:45:58 PM
I didn't mess with the other link that I know of. Maybe David can edit that one since it worked the first time.

Bill
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Jasonb on January 01, 2019, 06:31:46 PM
Both correct now.
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Art K on January 01, 2019, 11:05:18 PM
David,
That looks like an interesting project. Must admit to not having built from castings despite having a set of Galloway 1/6 scale.
Art
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on January 01, 2019, 11:49:50 PM
Hi Jo, Jason and Bill,
Thanks for sorting out the link, I think I now know the format, will find out for sure shortly.

The skew gears I have came without the protective brown coating:

(https://jidxrq.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mIYLQiMT9pJv3mHFeTOgh7g-yNrSiA-qODHmI3ttjdVF-NoAR8kgJMz-TyhzbP3pKOCDKJhqyvF4FUsgOCPP1tC_9YUApHiSejjy8cSGBl3JmXABC0x5wueVXjRlGYtf8XrDGyf_7_Z2g3PYbg4a4mN_rsVcW8Q3CrTHfZ2VdYp5l-Z4gkRXTLra07vN4Nl8FmgVnGYLdkZlOTN0gcD0LGg?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

Unlike soggier parts of the globe I can store things and have them stay dry. The downside is the occasional "warmer" day - Friday's forecast is for 42 C.

The first bit of machining was on the sub-base. After filing and using wet-or-dry on the surface plate to flatten off the bottom the casting was brought to height on the mill:

(https://hydxrq.sn.files.1drv.com/y4m0vcnXFgqEev7N2gY0PNqsv_TGNPw1Cq72l82OyRwwcO_KUO0rdP8z3Ac6wZWywf1Z4biuqRKnoAZkmVUDHkUakjZtt8kv4W6GPmeA6SDI-emLsJM1fhp_OIQkjreooSJYY0cyw5Ta6puIN-yomgPAPr5vAX9rDV75mestbG2mRyj7-gNijX3AqF3FKVeMbLtOH5x9pcqIex3pE-95Le0Ag?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

The alloy was horrible to file, even a sharp file filled with chalk picked up and scored the surface, but the AGPT tips on the facing cutter left a really good finish.

The drawing shows the height as 2.75", the casting cleaned up to this with ~0.030 to spare; a warning to check and set up all castings carefully and remove the minimum of metal:

(https://h4dxrq.sn.files.1drv.com/y4meaQ-pCdRl0v3huatSgLIqe-UE5ZnBG80FVHBLaz8HaDg4KWC11mEOZvi1IFofUc6jl6ovushlT65n-PzCI--No4IruEDfK60UwLT530Uu3mM5LTHqNszdGd8aUPns5d2Xe8ohI2WczR8c-yykJVvKFk8gbLL1OxSd4h8tNXkP0Mi-4dIFkx66gxTaZbOeRlr2oAdaGcWNRWKqqAoem9unA?width=1316&height=987&cropmode=none)

The PDF of the drawing is, I hope, at:

https://1drv.ms/b/s!AnNmmwsT2XIilTCcfiNHmMoajmAv (https://1drv.ms/b/s!AnNmmwsT2XIilTCcfiNHmMoajmAv)

A 3D PDF (generated by Alibre so it will be free from any nasties) of the whole engine model is at:

https://1drv.ms/b/s!AnNmmwsT2XIilTQ0E39PkE9RAM1T (https://1drv.ms/b/s!AnNmmwsT2XIilTQ0E39PkE9RAM1T)

If anyone wants info on using the 3D PDF format, please let me know and I'll try to help. There is a lot you can do with these (e.g. cut sections).

David

OK, had to edit the URL for the drawing - I'd put in the .jpg in error. DT

Edit 2019-03-28: Drawing .pdf and .jpg file updated - see later post.
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: simplyloco on January 02, 2019, 12:28:04 AM

Unlike soggier parts of the globe I can store things and have them stay dry. The downside is the occasional "warmer" day - Friday's forecast is for 42 C.
SNIP
David

I know how you feel. I lived in Doha, Qatar for over a year in the late 80's: 48C during the summer... :hellno:
John
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Jasonb on January 02, 2019, 07:24:26 AM
3D file is working OK.
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on January 02, 2019, 07:50:43 AM
Thanks for confirming that Jason.
David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Dave Otto on January 02, 2019, 11:50:10 PM
Nice work on the CAD model David.
I will be looking forward to following along with your build.

Dave
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Roger B on January 03, 2019, 11:02:55 AM
Another interesting build to follow  :ThumbsUp:  :ThumbsUp:  :wine1:
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on January 03, 2019, 08:51:32 PM
Thanks Dave and Roger, it's good to have you along.

Summer may slow down progress for a while (e.g. fishing, beach and the garden) so please be patient!

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on January 18, 2019, 01:19:46 AM
Right - back from the beach and into the workshop.

Getting the bed plate squared up and to size looks like it's critical and everyone here tell me that these casting thingies aren't always quite what they should be. A careful check was needed:

(https://jxv2nq.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mIOvIoVV0tlED_vXsJyzoinHpTu06vMgFLGJsfrWjh9TuytTITVNUhyh2v5DmGJcaF2JKirQokFD-UOGGmsSbAxiNJhC7xJ9_vHyzA2tBe4RN-r7AF528fxsoI8B5vKdLgDg85tIX00yi-g6LnQPNttXjGk8L5pjv3WKHxm_5K4kKc1KtMFzlcru3A3KHVj-mL7-N_00CaFXGZXunQsFAuQ?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

Everything looked close to right and had enough (just) metal to get the part out of it, I missed seeing the only bit that was misplaced until later. The datum faces are going to be the underside and two edges of the bottom flange:

(https://lhv2nq.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mgLtv1Azt31qoQyu-uuFc9W-6ADsMvzt3R-gOibuNeUrkVXmxKK0dZ39xjSKeSdoLHLAGg83uOvmfbKv2oDwOq0tKYuaryPDsQ9qzwH7aHf0k5z6GYtmdXHKpsKiRJonsjPrmNZrwe_PODZBNPRhd11AzdWP8lDkKdmw9b6ln3k5SxEXZOTCI9sCBurv_ic7JIG2cOBVh_GyhumChJTBWDw?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

which involved a lot of careful clamp-juggling to keep the casting secure and get access for the cutter:

(https://lrv2nq.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mdcL3Zz_mcXMad0YGplw364gSMsh7k0MYmACgeOOjGVIib8JTkAII41K7TOGwU3JJqWMv0pXohvSDCsUdO8OpCVASguZv_CGUWdsTlEmw2WLSbbLHW5nlYzbJIk1aBWEFWpNazOPHfErg-dc94QRPNxAXWIPgucqBBAIZaPknO6PvnDT5IHlGgJI28LXHMbAdprHLtqlTMLZrzyxggAV6yg?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

after turning the part over I could machine much more stable clamping surfaces on the top:

(https://mhurqg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4m5W0_maD0mdCLGFQWR_FcafK8Ix5yAUZctNPXcZyluA9H8jhALvxSnVGJtgfe2fh5jN5AueB7gSV3MiLTAxfd2dZKs3mICyi2dEd4hKoLW4qMMoifnkozCB22VK_nQoFisz5o29zx3-tt9jkZWcTDjbd42NO3Kh-V-E5AHUaXt9WBoOUWO-2_Idw_j6idLbG6s7CrE81c6GeJkx-Xkabvjg?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

which allowed me to drill the securing stud holes - including one in the wrong place and the JBW'd plug is just visible here:

(https://mhv2nq.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mS7RMV3l38jBofgosYOl98p56QEGmaFTAGG8a997jy8uVYEC7-7-0ElkhcbAyN1P-CvBaNs2v_5akcIZKdxRIY8gBjo5MwyE4RZcFTmdCpm55FbCCSeyMNOxTgrgwzBJkfv8UDEoCvH0_UHaCuo_8nHAT2cmWvL_Uk-zaOeMOYSaTOjXA_tOKn6hLmmH21bpQFnvCnp7iEKlFjwALAVHOnQ?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

with the casting nested against a parallel clamped to the angle plate (it all has to be this way 'round to get the Y-axis travel needed, must look at a more flexible clamping system sometime) the cylinder mounting face was machined - note the bit of JBW where some of the earlier clamp-juggling failed:

(https://khurqg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mgIIVqybNkSGkj5JiOQ98YmpIw4F5FpuPCJFsLE0V2K1Qi1bIe4SG0uslDGCG3Hub5AALA0pkpTXyS3TFj3438ochg8tVkDWHc2Gvt0EWNjI9YShSk1gllFXZEPMVbtWK5oQL4ua8rFzRf7iZ3ILfh4pE45dz2-cXFIXe0HVnvQo9jRdS4LFPWPOPQfIqcU2RUkjpviZ4K2XaxpzCLjNCig?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

Turned over yet again, but this time with stable and secure clamping surfaces available, I could clean up the inside edges. In an ideal world this would just be a quick filing job but the first error in the original drawings comes into play here. The width of this slot in the bed plate is shown as 1.5", exactly the width of the crank webs that have to turn in the slot (the original GA has the slot drawn with some useful clearance), so I opened this up to 1.625" with a boring head and then the cutter here:

(https://lhurqg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mSLcQzfbsg9e2Rw9C1Zz68QlzOi3Da90xz5GjflroFGhfzKT76ZR23vqrO2pxZ_QMaqOAhxoHf6RE2QPfkK1wi1ZHZ4p2kwWZhi5ycavjHfxvzm-sDeFNszHA9phc6zmunociZnj0jUaRuyh87_R-gkF2ZowMTWECuDroenRPiA-PtAy1M4GMq6a3vQxw_hjJDWOxScpxmjITPDvPMBpLmA?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

Yet another inversion allows the sides of the main bearing flanges to be brought to size and here I found the only "error" in the casting - one side was displaced ~1/16" towards the centre line and the far side didn't clean up completely. This doesn't look like causing any real problems with the bearing's lateral location, if it does then it's back to the JBW and a bit more machining. Dental mirrors can be very useful things as well:

(https://khwshg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mJvDLiHWNt5ETSoX8LHkjflhEMA08eMdzhZBZhYUnFU2_2axxtqNHbTzgeGclDq8zfimJa36q8phY9s5kwuc2pO3kZ7i6IwRBwyH8WLmIIq2wAIzlthX-xJbgnBJnV_7ntNOZue-z3IVQn_pY-zbKCg2Yjnlb1ASDl7dDVV3dqkRp504hd4df_xxGEnV2Ni6zcomFWtGi8gUm6pCCjLq9fQ?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

The last operation (for this post) was to face off the main bearing split line ready to fit the bearing caps. I thought the setting the 30 degree angle by the scale on the Aciera table was sufficiently precise:

(https://mrurqg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mhbS_Qn8_gAV5MhZ_JnwZH7T53L0UyQidHUqtzswZEjT8GDcpObWh1K324w9LpLzd76h_mimqv4LbybYiJWwG6nSROpKZPffiDUU3hrQ_nZM4pF9lyW6Yp38OWZw_ZXFg5mnmYTbu2IbWHwVW394GhJwEOlMos3zPMtIe65busPIjSFUcKTzwOd9KBpxcqWHn0D3aAV4RB_1D9cPW3JzXmw?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

If I'd thought this through properly I'd have clamped up the part before tilting the table, otherwise you need four hands to fiddle everything into place. This stays set up until the holes are drilled for the bearing caps.

David


Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: b.lindsey on January 18, 2019, 02:27:48 AM
Hope the beach was enjoyable David. Nice to have you back too though and in the shop again.

Bill
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on January 18, 2019, 03:08:59 AM
Thanks Bill, it was. My late father-in-law bought the land around 1955 and he and a couple of mates built the house over the next few years. There's a dirt road across the front then the creek and beach (below at sunset):

(https://krwshg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mCI_xlb1AZnfdoA8ZCwQGPMchBJ0ldAxVsxKwHLGCbNzAfLpyerjovBWAo6qgD0POgi3o75P3rPpEDUWhkklaSB7t3LOrLQ-QklLsv0AmVyQzibZQi-8SJlRAthyETBFnXHsxe5RHSPsc4XpwmylkjU0qAtFukUKkCQxDbXtBVurRVZXzbpPMqqCIN79vY8n4M63MZCq8_eG6_A3TNWVTDA?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: steamer on January 18, 2019, 03:55:53 AM
Nice Set ups!    Gotta love the Aciera!

Dave
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on January 27, 2019, 11:02:08 AM
Yes Dave, the F3 is going to star again a bit later!

The main bearing caps come as a single casting and I did as much machining as I could with them still together. After a quick clean-up with a file they were fixed upside down on parallels to mill a clean under surface:

(https://krurqg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mEBiBSCdzNo4xWAKqTCNRT8PinmgSqTbWD6Fsu0eySy3izS9IqmpZCcJKuWM5ujyt9gCduq2j422dRgouiVFqBvtvl17hDg9kBXhlFPRopdrJuQeVpKAVaZDzoVsFbE7e828P7MJxuE58xsMfuYqA7djA6sUaHC07pPA4ogaVi8Kg-KKmxcOs2jwKyTqddXllmyD6pyBCwq6hS05muEw0mg?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

then turned over and the surfaces for the securing nuts milled to thickness:

(https://kburqg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mQ9V5VJlzpGFXm0AIHavdbRLw2iXNXuudiG6BitmPp-dutug8KtkGkPYPfcxS0SdaQz2jZe24Q35RJo_3aF9vRutxj74T7kRcc0GA4DXb_76sm9JLUqo6EZ5tkcfi1Qm9PEtvQMMrRIef9t5-6GXlnT-hCZdFZ7nZzSFlA7rDPR6dCiOnEJ15jmhZZ3wBUG1upfrjgFnuj3botYUTvx23RA?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

followed by one end as a reference face (still well outside the finished dimension):

(https://lrurqg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mjocDrPERry8t2zvBBOc0eR1lImwT5vxJAw-3otavYOozVHChrYBHHtuNNhFq4zExcOtjvnJdcsN7hoJuYzEPdeQsoKbwButhkqvvPa0UEMPJlEAhCFrtX8tGOTkmCr-CcZ--E5eTPl5bP5tAIfz-lESMcS_CEmAKd0kenfqCReBkJNfH6J0GQUKo5PuqIqaurdS0x1SGT0jOqLl9yAT5wg?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

the fore-and-aft centre lines of the lubricator bosses were found by eye and the fixing holes drilled and counter bored on those:

(https://lburqg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mlP2_D1ctZsqmPmUrCx0hwcGcIIHkucpEKs4_8T2IhQZ35f17jr57O2OQmufJZOesDzMSBcFSG-D5rsIFTTMSGXhUddmNikuzSihtylAQBcofUJJ12jtKbcb6JrUnGtUVqq7_2dpahjrzT7Gw7sWgpg1sH1amaMNXIV7kudtrDWPghw_WiGqUGSEsF5daJ2pyDCXZulFpeZD_qfEm1Y9BlQ?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

Now the caps were sawn apart, fixed to the baseplate and carefully machined to width. One of the critical bits of alignment in the whole build comes next - getting the crankshaft centre line bang on to the bearing split line and also getting the cylinder mounting hole centre at the same height. Here is another of the Aciera's many clever features, it's easy to turn the vertical head through 90 degrees and use the X-direction power feed for drilling and boring:

(https://mhwshg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mH4i9HotBHOKHhmMykLRJBkx0b3kPcUA_xbAgux9hJ8BrL40oA52vyZdX2rM6xl3W2MbfjS83tpNf6KOXpXccsuy22chpnMoV3f1vfbnTtA_WXJYhoC83eCQN--HQfUEMPEb7U3NjExbp5L2xlCsbYBPP9qLqutGWSu_xXuC4e6hh9mAeBrfKDQRq7nv7RlxZz2MlE3GPiy4yTnUUNV-rLQ?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

After marking out on the surface plate I used a needle and magnifier to pick up the CL of the crankshaft using the Y- and Z-feeds to adjust the position. The sine vice is just there because, for once, its height is an advantage and gives some necessary vertical clearance. Turn the vice through 90 degrees and the cylinder mounting hole can be drilled and bored:

(https://krvhkw.sn.files.1drv.com/y4m_OfEMLgFjDsREsWmGW5VRVoLlPRSAUQHMgUOpQtyGrUg9L037uuOGQ7mhO_DxJXf2_wokve5MvLOGvD3bpAgOsCznAUli71q8zdsBXWcc41KaazhVaE9WStuHlPqBFaPk01AEJhKrBtXLQB0LI4e1Lzbt8Y3UTPAdyEBBA2Bebw9TaGWRFQNvGkyH34LGNQ6p5rj63j5vYe4A_gUGTlMmg?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

(https://khvhkw.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mU_-Kuuubjv9RV-VZpoEz-o1J67Eja82di7e9bHQkqUk6BQZkV-MNnU9UGW_nbAMfw8luG1h8RySMx6HvAuHUJY7bKBYzfgnHCRD5Y3YLYK1L0NuIDadTdZbAOWYsWQxp8vs7xq3_fJhKMnS4e-ROEMlayLz8SQuDf9FrtZsjMtyy0dp7A5qh9g-4WYPcQ6URNVrH-AVEMD_5syAnGyDbTw?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

Dave's right:
Gotta love the Aciera!

With everything back to "normal" the tops of the lubricator bosses were milled off flat:

(https://lrwshg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mxPmfFbSnGk_ZdlZZiQCT2kbcVw3h7rQGI-RbeXch3zlbSOB_OFN5kgmZMt1xMXlNI_VZAKXawpsw_EhgQ37qg1rGxL_wTa3CPPyYrAftW5pcTEdpFQefjDU_wOTArtl4fiLou2pYylIKCgbz6oqsWHtiBlP1KausqTPpcIZVc-gQgxHdb1nFlK3yX7gU-6lNc8Si-iAjVkhOtst7r4JrSw?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

Now I have to comment on the quality of the four alli castings that I've machined from this set so far. All have had a lot of small pores right through them, not enough to affect the strength but irritating all the same. Here is a macro shot of the main bearing stand bore:

(https://kbvhkw.sn.files.1drv.com/y4m5J2KMmfm76SAcUN31kx9X0vA-hUeksiROY4n67paM8oasx_B5gfqnWxDLIa699ymeMdrl7U9H1zTt2-5ntIIj_rFxOyJyqmHPSUJhpqT-cQU_aY8hYc1oD6YedEPN38evwtH-KHJgg72ffzW5MWUO-WhY2Ctl8dQjnIhPpKsfTLTnA_CFgwx4LUTb_XsHjB9PX9wqs152fSMb7KSajsLVg?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

While boring the cylinder mounting hole the freshly re-ground carbide tip went blunt (couldn't believe it at first and scratched my head for a while wonder what the heck was going wrong). I think now that some of those pores must have had sand in them - OK it was a cheap boring bare but these deal easily with cast iron...
I don't have much experience (almost none) with castings and I'd like to know how common this is guys?

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Jasonb on January 27, 2019, 12:32:03 PM
Graham is the one to know but could be oxide rather than sand, if you can dig some out and the grains are much finer than you would expect for sand then it is Oxide. As you know Aluminium Oxide is used as an abrasive.

I recently had some phosphor oxide in some bronze castings that instantly took the edge off an HSS tool and I don't think my bandsaw is cutting as well since cutting the casting in two >:(
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: RayW on January 27, 2019, 03:23:12 PM
Hi David,

I definitely can't recall having that problem when I built my Wyvern. I think there may have been the odd minor imperfection in the castings, but nothing that caused me any problems. Looks like you may have just been unlucky and got a rogue casting.

Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on January 31, 2019, 10:46:49 AM
Thanks Jason, your suggestion of aluminium oxide in the casting makes more sense than simple casting sand. I haven't been able to find anything in the pores but there are a heck of a lot of of them. If another tool goes blunt I'll stop and take a good look.

Hopefully the rest of the castings are more like Ray's batch!

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on February 17, 2019, 07:34:33 AM
The next bits of the Wyvern are the crankshaft and main bearings. The bearings are plain turning from bronze bar - no pictures of the set-ups but the bits will appear in later shots. The crank webs were turned from 3" FCMS blank, first brought to thickness and the central hole drilled, bored and reamed. The outside diameters were finished with the webs on an expanding mandrel:

(https://lbv9fa.sn.files.1drv.com/y4m0KUI4CXwne41ScvMbwX1vuG_r998pnaWR9eONI_KYpUZzJWRKFRHMCbCf28BGWA4iQHFNMcM7MAa1mD9D1gn4TwQIh8kE8wAwJnmgQ9DCSB0Rh3TpgpBvXm_6rngVSIsX5R0kRRQJixOKgopB5sxq4t8tOme6sNwyN2_YgeJ77LoY0GGeafVuRmaAli1r1ywmADNhw7dkT1DA24kSTErKQ?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

The 2" - 3" micrometer doesn't come out of the box very often but it allowed me to get the two parts very close to the same size.

With the two webs stacked up, located by two V-blocks, and the central hole aligned to the mill axis the pair were offset for the crank throw and the crank pin holes reamed:

(https://kxv9fa.sn.files.1drv.com/y4m_5VyNkYSsocZTHery578Zdy5vrlkda2p6fKgFHxBrxDESc7hCbtWB-lSZd7sZ9xV1HaWsAXBWs3-R-SYeJA6n0s9ABTBfuRgYBLaEJcKCG84yySlHrRncfDItmKC_CDqbhjsXMaFDJpRFuXxcoR8sRd-rkEqqUfZkkgD7n35oCM5VuLkovfOcB8wG6nebCAyZf5pA_lCtHL3PAqMgFg7Qw?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

Web drawings were printed 1:1 and stuck to the blanks with spray adhesive so the shapes could be roughed out on the bandsaw. Bits of 1/2" PGMS served to align things in the vice and the faces cleaned up:

(https://mrv9fa.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mZ33-ef6FJccxvbgn4OJnfVVGjwSxmKqBFwCVnJWUUdIhkNpRRCntV-k9RxTwoMHQMbO4owp339uk-0BJtBoHJgB-riLNQ9irhsQHBnGNs_nk54y3OAlEd7O-yzhRkjLwVmb3V4YZ3Z2LwzwWcj4y4hW6utrtQjVbIHrOejhR6lDV-DA6lCPNm_vNmsK2xAAHnYOz7TFAwul2CK2qjc_Pdw?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)
(https://mhv9fa.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mhyxrbhsJsE8n14LqjM6MTcq5BratVrecooXQm6nYPMYinSxLzpzdZw9nk6wVXzMVZoA3qPA0gkiElMMAdhw2MC6kyzq52oRhM1j6OegRNRNqF7lnqQ2jm7uW9xvLWWZijUdm5i83c62Cxnl_xxKYLqusgnPI2upf59I3VroE6_Lp1OSBDchu8jEDjAXC7VM8QYJ8rc9aObyssKk8U4y_iw?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

OK, a ruler dimension might have been good enough for the shaft length but I'm fussy. My slide calipers are only 6" capacity so another way was needed and this made me think (always useful) but for longer than it should have - once you have a DRO then you can measure anything up to the machine travel lengths. Zero the X display with the bit of bar against the top of the angle plate then off you go:

(https://kruy8q.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mbPUFy7xvKzFYeRVyeR3JHgT_iIMYqIA8lTSRfSY4qb52aGmZAMq8P5fR3d-h-GlMAhTWz97unXf6kbI4UPdGBycwlcuxnx9V30i7FyCHuGrDcrudMBzj22RGBheq4YFvpqIQIJULjJUvikHnLXyrZMPqrOgq3_PeLa54LxA5rosKd8msF5SweTWsiBbqSeaHmK0dVGPbewAarGIllXvgaQ?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

The crank pin is plain turning and the ends of the shaft needed reducing to 3/8" and threading:

(https://kbuy8q.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mVcqMnAYbwt30WVfdka-ZdgaNsBuJgkJrh5gqRQosYqje18fhHy9qlbejQH6hay-xG9GV5j5oriAZnq81hI_cLq36RjBf4uj_y57u04kOjnj2tV_bTMlvtisvuEhZ1XkRt_l_IWQQosRxEVj8ZVsUPeLt9mGYP1d60uOaIeVpB_UwzWo3SJuTX2oa4ma1sIt5DqG1xotdrFgYgC8K4an3DQ?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

Before getting out the Loctite 638 the bits were:

(https://khuy8q.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mHDyyxBlJqAiwJ61u_cV9UwVj-YXaLoYavJUV5mDvl6Bl-ql4HObl1HYQa6XfCKsRkI68pFU3bBs_hZ_9JkMkgIkeUkuloH4Dh1v407wcv1nijULz3nNi6_nO05JDp7UhTHa2PqYU5lD9Bq7bYolsL3gaqcjsv5SLtVTCt3mM5dJf-Gc9KxdujNnZzIVtq2mxUrNzVfQwWbEiEXb7GV65LQ?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

and the finished part looks like:

(https://lhuy8q.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mwAf8hjgA3fW033wssQZmVLxqWuIF2yWk6UGH3EQFDurwSBXcwu0On4Ac6C0hYH6S-gL1aSOIoQCaeejpJcJ_Ve-Fdw-CBwAlGivbhg6cAPhmGxjFTzWoo2274UmK3-kYzTVr6P82h4boqsSVpJeKKLz3NUN5Pb6ylmW6KzKe6ZwCAez7UdahFV9Ep8E2CZQTorGRABAGRAuLaiNbMUgg_g?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

I'd spent a lot of time filling, rubbing down and painting (rattle can enamel called "Indian Red") and the project now looks like:

(https://jxuy8q.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mu-Ut67-c4zZUY2zoeMk5dSaJO4F-bwBPpyeSjLjtJ07YwPAjLuHrHYcRF29OPhYz6qiFkDkmx5-ZW3uWNwps6UvMpHN6TqFkZxZJZ7F3excVJ9ZBlvugdCbgaY02XPhllvVSJqHmcK74MEY-KYYzH67AnWNWUN78FlQBdYmy2ihoztF1049B7KgKZne0XqtR0lfuPNIL9fwsl9wt_F9F9g?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

I copied tangler's idea and prevented the main bearings from rotating in the housings with 6BA CH screws and you can see that I also made the studs for the base:

(https://lruy8q.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mfEXNAVHy68fUfCFFtOFB4Pn3i3XxbwtvUXIlJQvkkXb6QUb3ZDv5NG8UyzwFfPpxWROETidUPqGDcgy5O4_ko2KRZGvZPqvloMRpGxTuypBbgMe3VZOPpfRKj2nrm86lf8CADqg3yXNd-priX8QO9QO4y1biwB-kTwmJseN4DNMZmXSX5ZhbFV9yqfwXygJ8aa6JwGtae1OcFMg248Z0wg?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

I guess the cylinder liner and water jacket are next...

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Johnmcc69 on February 17, 2019, 10:47:42 AM
 :ThumbsUp:
Looking good David!
 A great build thread to follow.

 John
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: b.lindsey on February 17, 2019, 02:20:37 PM
That crankshaft is beautiful David. The whole project is coming along well!!

Bill
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on February 24, 2019, 12:35:06 AM
Bill and John, Thanks for the encouragement!

The crankshaft needs two nuts and washers, 17 mm AF hex and 3/8 x 26 thread. I was going to make the thread M10x1.0 but that meant that the core of the crankshaft timing gear would be rather thin so I went back to the Imperial thread. First I needed some hex bar the right size:

(https://lrwzzq.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mcQ2mSYA2n7GaSkhw2UelaM8pwOiJK70BAQYe2P1sYQ14ecQq1ZpnP7oFl4XnuUB4gSYFdicPP4eOgDs-1pKn1nK9ajDHYrQTaWZtz9O274wx5rK7GmvOm9hreTCvnI1_a4PSgH1MrU3hzAcyhKL0C5xoj8rEY0IAizO4nlPcRhFsL9mb3qSeXyC81WSpjjNkSaKM9VXiQAKu0zSzbmpztw?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

The washers and nuts were plain turning and there was enough material for spare nuts so I made four of those:

(https://mrvo2g.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mKgdKFhxp465mQ2QywMwb-q4iccQIybv2i6i6V7CMdiUluknsod_Ju6-JA2lPoZuuYduI0B1ZxekbU1PDEr8jKKtzlv9D1NsYzpW9_QRhr2L3hRB8vUOk6rwnCXS0_7fFMrwQ9VGOJiXny5-GHgbqtezh7GO8SBSSH7fqkAULUtpzOFwqmAfOIhhSe6BhfBbnsB4jLAwnWsrR14wgIizccw?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

I'll describe the cylinder liner and water jacket in the next post, right now the water jacket and bed plate are ready for their next coat of paint - "after 1 hour and before 2" are the instructions on the rattle can for re-coating.

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on February 24, 2019, 08:03:52 AM
Next drawing:

(https://godxrq.bn.files.1drv.com/y4mTHFa66K54L1d47qH761y312JizJxtjzUUbNMQFcNe16d-CewIvsUCdJ1kNxMWYbSNiIK_6bC0ELlm8KOhAWMFq3OEs4XUfps9lk9AE1BmKWdu_6TtvnUZ_dHof85lG6SFinGDRFPDwzwoFbCKwx-fgxyUsRaEhRbg8ebDFMMuHK-S9DbrWvWedJJWWoVwq2W7O7oNlT8N7CLOH1V2ir34w?width=1325&height=987&cropmode=none)

and a link to the .pdf of this: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AnNmmwsT2XIilTYKTFN2ID3Ndlbz (https://1drv.ms/u/s!AnNmmwsT2XIilTYKTFN2ID3Ndlbz)

The cylinder liner was from a length of continuously-cast iron, lovely stuff to machine if you don't mind the mess. The outside diameter and one end were finish machined, the OD being made a close sliding fit in the water jacket (next post):

(https://krwzzq.sn.files.1drv.com/y4m3gqn6ONsYRcozbkNyVsaLIBNlnNvapNmprIb_DI7gM2LCvr1chMfEuHiXWt4ko8MT0J8tAJGikfRVs_DLUejz1dC6d7_qo1iHVYg1d5XsrbsGWnTaMfpwNrhOcOjvMbjoTsS0ydYdZadGfe597vlKwe-Ju0mosmP8nAHoOAt9e-4qWNFfK3KdeOQFTGeNH1DLr-mRs8Nry3FWbfhm8Y8Fw?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

Then, with the material supported by a fixed steady, an extra-long series drill used to start the bore (the extreme length obviously isn't needed, I just don't have anything in between):

(https://khwzzq.sn.files.1drv.com/y4meAchwfPK4i_vYxQFUyyhjX8Ag2XKCdrxTRIIA30mfck6PyQa-k_kcGHGsIg4ePmj4klPGItpA_dbSP59Q2QFjOdeWdg5NKK5ZxlwrFAMNnl9yFWw5m_rIYCftAQwTS7sjhKfrWNr5-wrBFAwQBswKEv8WeH-aX7BrNf4TS_7vHl938c10yVlsvrVtSB4i5TQXB5W959ZtmY8qdJmd2QaFA?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

followed up with my largest drill (21 mm):

(https://lhwzzq.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mZvbzCy3zBsN8dwDAVk1nbzz5RYx31bSMwyeVHnyHXrsApCWkfc77tr2ifrwg4dXViZ2Di7GFbtHUxbj4_6Dj7dJQZnwKK8nW7VVfEA1XJc022l6y5taw8DjYjYqOf74gfggvCFmAR_3oqahMCaRjfFA9gjSI2UAMmAEEcRAGUGsh4IFpJSYW_48pw-biuAeYDqGr7DnFzivx-EdPBxLZKw?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

which made lots of swarf in little curls that were interesting shapes:

(https://lbwzzq.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mXAkkaZU4NY0VUv15zX-44dC8Y3tvmyu8BkJIKrYWod1L5dWWga2tCZH427uiLd0wy-p42yEMqKTHbD8pyWyddNz1GZJGdSovIFmXKY439tR-CTUTlAh33ZWpJmAHncLYf4rcHrNJg4qTUzek5G8KZAX8rfeJkYci6hs5RW1GZ1Uvt_a667TU1MpSN4V1iJ8rSKsoBM-6U_cUiSNefpLRjw?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

I thought that these deserved a closer look:

(https://mhuy8q.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mAj5kQimPRzmh9H4qrqgiBEdbAV8bFrm9AM6zipfJcsSIi-iOoPVld6Cn3DB5WTJ2UyMILMdkwx1HzOQ1ujpig5kHy6lSPpkkwfZs23jMEF3SjLrDuZ-3O5d-eWQVg4bjsk_DqJKe9lU2OMG05GvGlncB6qufl1_thiZV1_fizmaZdBkV4cgB9NEOZQNnWOGVZt7Dr6GaK-MQhqKjO4f1kg?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

and

(https://mruy8q.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mUemf7gn7lnSfYhWzbpjZCRSqVEbIjqUlpKR93oRTJr2assbTl6FJzzZD6I3l81Z5QPV2t7VvvLn5Yugatgxsr8Og9RY21co4A44onaH6T5gZpkWOVQPooKLa3a3dGfSHBI6_gDreltEj-sw_U4722BVcFj54JxqlaB72sIPaw3Pv3orxeOq2GOPLIyQwrQ9mw45JGd4vDsFasWckO3w33g?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

Boring the liner to finished size was a nightmare; cast iron steady tips running on the cast surface generated a surprising (to me...) amount of heat and I changed from  ordinary lube oil to a moly-disulphide grease that solved the problem. At first there was no combination of tip, feed and speed that didn't result in horrible chatter. As the bore got bigger I added layers of lead sheet to deaden the boring bar (16 mm diameter) and after four layers this had the necessary effect. The result is ugly but effective:

(https://kxwzzq.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mvXMqOFvJWTGSWHkDRIrAEzD4xKH9OFsjI1pDwrRQtMt753TPHVoKsubwL4Qouz-2Q8EKQpdHA703rJ61hnZ9FCuBdlyk7jxHqEUuAvagUKvzFaoI8VqcWP4XaMFWCzQx6JC3YjHNFnlhz5t9M38-rAXSKE5xcZfb3jBe5D0SiKnh6P0zVE-7SNPEYfoMZd171nz2wYNYYboyqpvyPus4Sw?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

and gave an acceptable finish which feels better than it looks (original image was 1:1 with a macro lens on a camera with 4032 pixels across):

(https://kbwzzq.sn.files.1drv.com/y4miml2zTK-7q_CSOZphOmqN5S_h2kyYShBvGoaFbUpMkIqYBT86Qy49chbiVtW_iT_XfS5cKPvMiCiI4kCGV48HX8YAK0isA_D6kIvXzTYSXvTS9ENRKYgyn7D5UQjSZO0xCmRyUujAAoXTD1c_3YqM4VPAgp0bYBtq_KojRMqi_PV65TPZTGppPD1_mtU4pWfkW0JTUmCbPTg_N3FX4e5NQ?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

With the steady removed the parting-off was easy:

(https://khvo2g.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mlDn09tjvCnUmC4cRFaVfhIWFNpS2MdcFT2nSJrV6Ry092uedzZARrqN-f550VZM1XPtkhPLwtHJ_DOJ948SdgFvL-Q6j_KS6-8C5kyYNCfWNEpZ5xOS3d0gmqQgF8YdvRr7aprQV6-m5ay8tLEMLGTyPStsz_JTRA5swdJHy-9OL-IeB189g1IBzPxDkjEiIxEgZSasreFf9FxUSCkYMxg?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

The stub of CI  in the chuck was turned and bored to size for piston rings and I got three out of the bit:

(https://mrwzzq.sn.files.1drv.com/y4m6gaEI5m9aBDO4kP32Ok4z9jbfMAEb8MRj3w0xpzCaPxmyWUruM2sjsviycDUzL-RZDEauIuAKmCBIbYVnFOvUG82MzA4GVb_37rGzRAm7LgOroptiXqxXtqIWNz--mJmUTHTw3e4Qr7nLPJo-rtX_7MYDxRtL-Vdy_STfYK4sCvkUCA_6kB-BgYs6QHfB1CRgci8Cva9xYNwLvaR_Na-GA?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

I've run a small cylinder hone through and this smoothed off the finish to the feel without apparently changing its appearance but I'm reluctant to do much more for fear of affecting the diameter which is parallel to as well as I can measure it.

Next the water jacket which was actually machined in parallel with the liner but that makes the story way too complicated.

Regards, David

Edit 2019-03-28: Added missing drawing and links DT
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: MJM460 on February 24, 2019, 08:42:40 AM
More great progress David, enjoying following along.

What did you make of those interesting chips?

MJM460

Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on February 24, 2019, 10:24:03 AM
Hi MJM,
My initial reaction was aesthetic - they made a good B&W picture. I have lots of images of bits of tree bark, moss, paint surfaces etc that I've collected over the years when I saw something that appealed to me.

More technically the chips were in a small range of sizes, many with 2 to 4 turns which suggests that the material is very consistent throughout. Also the big drill still cuts well which is good as I would have to improvise a way to sharpen it (or find someone with gear big enough to do it for me). The chips aren't as brittle as they look, quite springy in fact.

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: sco on February 24, 2019, 01:10:22 PM
Nice work David, enjoying following your progress,

Simon.
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Admiral_dk on February 24, 2019, 08:58:13 PM
Looks like a perfect cylinder / ring finish on parts that aren't "broken in yet" to me :ThumbsUp:

Though I must admit that a photo can fool you when taken close up  :thinking:
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Art K on February 25, 2019, 12:25:46 AM
David,
Despite the problems with juggling the base and all that came out well. It looks great with paint. How long is the cylinder liner (no not the drill)? The liners I have made were for an air cooled engines and pressed into the cooling fin portion of the cylinder. I bored it first and turned the OD with a disposable glove stuffed inside to kill the chatter. Great work!
Art
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on February 25, 2019, 06:39:46 AM
Admiral - at least I can't see any chatter! I'll try to remember to take another picture after the engine has run for a while.

Art, Some times I don't see the obvious until it's pointed out - next time I'm making a liner I'll bore it first then turn the outside, possibly on an expanding mandrel which should keep everything stiff enough not to chatter. Stuffing a glove (or a rag?) inside the bore was another good idea. The Wyvern liner is 3.75" long and the bore 1.25".

Thanks David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Ramon Wilson on February 25, 2019, 08:06:39 AM
Hello David - apologies for being late to the party ::)

Just been through your thread - looks like you have another nice project here  ;) Some very nice machining on the base and a really lovely job on that crank :ThumbsUp:

Re the cylinder I've always found doing the bore first keeping the od as stock (or as cast) is much the better way to get a good bore first and then bringing the outside to it. Expanding mandrels will hold so securely (and rigidly) with little force required to distort anything - something I'm sure you are aware of anyway :D

Looking forwards to the rest of the build and a nice runner at the end

Regards - Tug



Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: john mills on February 25, 2019, 08:47:21 AM
when using the fixed steady try a lesses pressure a light delicate feel is required the difference from too much to not enough is not much and slight adjustment can be needed while machining progresses.if you do the bore first
you can use a pipe centre ,alive centre with a cone big enough to fit the bore.while you turn the OD.Ihave done that with 10" long sleeves 4" dia and 1/8 wall thickness.even 1/16 wall.
looks like your progressing well.
  John
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on February 26, 2019, 09:57:30 AM
John, Thanks for the tips on using the fixed steady. I almost certainly pressed too hard on the fingers when I was setting them, didn't want to have the work able to move. I've seen fixed steadies with ball races fitted to the fingers which might make setting easier but I'm not too sure about the effectiveness.

Ramon, it's good to hear from you again - have you had more "distractions"?
Thanks for the comments! The finish on the crank is partly down to Garryflex (your advice lead to buying a bunch of Garryflex blocks) and partly to draw filing. You reinforce the previous advice re boring first then turning the outside for machining thin shells like cylinder liners. This to me is one of those things that is "obvious" once someone else has pointed it out. I'll try to add notes to my drawings with bits of advice like this. Kozo Hiraoka was the master of including advice like this with drawings. On this forum I sometimes feel that I'm serving an apprenticeship with masters spread all around the world! The next project is still sitting in a box on a farm near Huntingdon and I have to make some plans for retrieving these bits later this year - Forncett?

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: john mills on February 26, 2019, 10:15:22 AM
I have used fixed steadies with ball races one on a imported lathe has ones with rollers with radius on the rolling surface with only worked like a pipe cutter cut or rolled a lovely groove to get bigger dia in i made bronze tips with i get to work well.I have seen rollers used with worked well too and on big diameters and heavy probably  the best for that work ,such as pulley or rollers 780mm dia 2 meters long or shaft 350mm dia   3 meters long.   
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on February 26, 2019, 11:09:29 PM
The cylinder water jacket is a cored casting and this turned out to be close to being square across the ends with the cored hole close to running true in the centre. A bit of work on one end with a file trued it up enough to allow me to mount the casting in the 4-jaw and true the other end:

(https://krvo2g.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mvSSxuaylt9tOBxy0GbbHlcwR3TJXmN_pUsHFDhSX5mqGLp3fzOeuH-bUMTyQIEhNyYECRF6-SrP4tvkYsx2j34Bn12iOAd-x7FCbyWcsrVT8IirzYwsvCUG52OrYGA1GpO3in4GuOLIrc3MwBcj7Pm6rF7Nz6EszVoMjQJvwXj0Shz47Pt18HSYqeoDGM54dK_OBv1hXcAb35bTTLtlSZw?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

I bored the cored hole out to diameter without a hint of chatter (I was so focused that I forgot to take a picture) then opened up the water space with a shop made grooving tool. Despite trying different tool heights and two re-grinds this produced probably the worst surface finish I've ever put on a piece of metal but it will serve the purpose:

(https://lbvo2g.sn.files.1drv.com/y4my0_gvvFtLmEPJpp5kInaa5t45gQrnuCXS3zBPcpWL4ya-nnxMaOPDLKdgyAnZSj1x8DHqeg_sJ60WqeBD_lq2eK_xt-foVNaRaryJu5hBPML7Ln1zwzDfhBsd5Ao5JZfwTUW33s-tQg8GwhRszw4iKK19fGexL2P-wstfADMyIZR7OBePrCHPvw07raMwWhBMIjcvKvySmTMklFM2D-Htg?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

With a clean bore at each end the piece went on to an expanding mandrel and both ends were given a truing cut and the piece brought to length:

(https://kbvo2g.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mCRWF6s-_K5I8eT3b7gFk1VAOzUA88qd40tFQJkcUGkTdqw_9j1FE0D-8T3kysraeCApfP0p2TQ_TeTzWDeZ02A4vYxNpBJi-oIcIPOwl9Sy1UTMShaacKqhC0R22Iaq5ViHBR_rexHCQYYAjd9WC3O0H8rPxPugaGIe7lmvoFglacQJdwcWQMtLVE98y1bsWepFs7PhssUZ7sDuDYIn9LQ?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

and the bottom flange cleaned up on the surface that will take the nuts:

(https://lrvo2g.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mep8g0dA11KuFjxylDSOVIsRXv1q0I0JMrly8fuUz8E1dyn7Dk7LubjCS-zpTh_ut4ZAlVM-dERiF_yx9cMeiLXY59F5l5oH7GQYt9hk2S81r9xnwhPkUMIVBsTVtF4slBSnANi9RG4-bydMMRI4XR6KAzTaddOEyjziUSIo23BHTtkBMCI6LqMXw0MEac4PWcCg2qrdHNhEcjEe-LgWVig?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

This probably should have been spot-faced but that needed a tool making and once painted and with nuts and washers in place the appearance will be OK.
Clamped to an angle plate the water inlet and outlet bosses were milled flat and the water holes drilled:

(https://mhvo2g.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mJ7xdOO9BFUdX03jupy64H1zZjP9iXXr03VNkTJx90mxYgZg_n13Cp5KCwToKoK2_ewR8W0tAGYDgGyIgbFpp_9QXKCpu_w6p7Gtr5fDvMOZpXftZ1pNQJou-SP5lf0O4d60qKShXHhjZbJrgRJm7Aik-HKU0BJeY28l8SF_DSFPwDFQ5VJDVSJnp2oIiW3UELvWsPWxfVvTZa5IWALKc0w?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

I wanted to get the water jacket and baseplate painted before moving on so the last work on the baseplate was to drill the oiler holes in the bearing caps. The way these work out is that the oil holes hit the bearing bushes on a tangent :

(https://kxvo2g.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mDyXVhlKc-_R3H1YOEVQl7QZqVijB59LfisJhUccKLFjI0rMtyJFwdjB8K6acmgg8-mGqglvmR8pmuOBWF-55biIWp6yzFepYW8bA4Baw4_LEeub33d5bgtf10r4FNMeIeekyJt7sUMZbj4zc1uIWUO9ga2hrLU5U4X-C-gi9veKXCsCJBJu0PE_krsYgpQSug8gKyWqfnoT-2SnhtWrbwA?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

Once the paint dries I can fit some studs and start to assemble something looking like an engine.

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Chipswitheverything on February 27, 2019, 01:10:42 PM
Somehow had missed this log of the Wyvern, so Just been enjoying looking through the build log from the introduction a couple of months ago: great photos of the machining sequences, fine drawings, and very nice progress on the build itself.   Your Aciera mill is a beauty...       Cheers, Dave
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on February 27, 2019, 08:40:30 PM
Thanks Dave! Pleased to have you along for the story.

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on February 27, 2019, 11:20:22 PM
Here is a family shot of the progress to date:

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I took this in the bright sun to give a better idea of the colour. Summer is nearly over - officially - but we have four more days of high 30s and too warm nights to contend with.

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on March 07, 2019, 01:05:40 AM
I've had more workshop time in the last week and finished the piston and most of the cylinder head so it's time to write up some more of the progress. I have also been working on the drawings as I find errors and omissions and I'll post a new set soon.

The piston started as a rough alli casting and fortunately I had Rod's (tangler) experience, and Jason B's advice, to forewarn me of the problems and provide the solutions. In the picture the boring bar is only there as a pointer while I line up the cored inside of the piston casting to run close to true with the mounting stub in the 4-jaw:

(https://kbxptg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mdwe0f2OMFwnGEqwoyjB4HqTqe2VU0rap6oRdx6FHBdo9gzZGLDA3cpsaYN4WdT00RoQjfYdScmjPsZFFEtmCbLFGQjJBDhbK9wsKPFwLMCDBX0wPWxU04J8qIB_SevMFw7ZxjqLQ-kkUNtilmtZa9_FINcYeJQ0GcxqgUJDeK6eb-8iNCnMGApGBKPq0XjB2TtSZjQPoRajoZy2P-au2VA?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

the outside was around 2 mm off centre and starting with that would have led to problems with the piston skirt. With that setting I turned the outside true but still well over finished size:

(https://jxxptg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mCd780lpzQR-5nZdYHcykgcJfuyYQ0XkRVK7nZ5Yx5ihUZa65WDCCzFPp2OH4LEKg2EpyXmyFe-ONYPR47blbZCR0OOhuUk_bQiyhVGxJbINAuhmHzmHRHI4Sn1BKMnJ4b_CsOU_Qmk2ojqKnuy8u0MQrug0hkUCdAMSiwjS1rI_gdGhW3MG0honJjWbfEDN7OwauUHpn_LFhSPgl1_fqkg?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

then reversed and held in the 3-jaw to turn the mounting stub true:

(https://lrxptg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mN8jJOesbm-42xoGOTqkw02JvQMCNpI6yN8Pv9mqHFrwNn7Ii7heC-HoMioxrV63rnNyXrXdiDFn-w6VuUC4McvSGyHGS7ZwFt3sepach2VvTdgym4Su9Tdsl_wUdvgsBgAOG2SoL9Q0aI-EfJLcyTOtZuKGIuWhSdsyp86CLoIWBkXklGR6r94ZhKBeaLVouEdF4D4aRpa5Td5tSJ_wJuw?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

so that the part could go into a collet for the rest of the machining. Starting with truing the inside of the skirt up as far as the gudgeon pin bosses and you can see that this failed to clean up properly to drawing diameter, think I'll have to live with that:

(https://lhxptg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4m93vgs4-3cmnisdoIHUjwiMVtkBfJQNAnebbzX7nL0wG1dsyQEA9taY20lnnmJxWSwdnriyFagjr61aaMLr5T10GJGxzFy0lI-ArFmmSbrUiMn8aGcRzDepHKGJk169PLDSJz5L34EW0OzECfYGgANP75I4RxkvI_BOTbN6dOuJOS6jX2v5qjFsP-cU6vNxVNjg5UxWMiZh6CP54znZ1Jaw?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)
(https://mhxptg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mt81_ykR5K7kWO1YfI4CF5EdgrXVZ67_3Gu8mssMp8sE1Pvmp3ScER-gBNrG1TbTpw4J6XN-Yif6ahDT3wzcZOZCaE64fQv9zCMdvErTEQjUvU_zS5hQYKbMg6rwV7d38CgA3L7TLIxrY-oJnEhXJDAqfE6xMl84C8XuyMELtYAvGDGyyuXwAjIk_NMEQSluysOtMt0B8MCOWwIV6NG8uxg?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

The outside was turned to finished size and the piston ring grooves cut in:

(https://kxxptg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mgFtcd9sfYq2gYsSWKWyPao5tfd9j5ERM-IsKWwUFgdLHF7xwyWzK3j3cY9EEgr9Jtbj82vnOeVFTUh_vPssWvzBn6Sv0PSVTf9cqWObIjO8ch0b-RCKHbNk2VdqawvfhdNCdm-WJE3k7zirgptH3AFreL6WR0dsl0UpPEqIt_bVxV2U63VF8SG4_MgKZbc2lCzweXmYDiY3wBeBuafK-pA?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

I aligned the as-cast slot between the inside bosses with the y axis of the mill using a bit of metal (no picture) and used a long end mill to clean up the gap:

(https://mrxptg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4m-vDKL6Y590Q6j-JYB0-w-BfKhKp2Yzjqyij8YNnZy-gR4KL02AmB_6g6C4uzbnBT8qJqwuylkB2CCOyILP_CyIlXGBdQpX4XAdo6CO5phTVymYfPnAhJsvgNsnAspk7lFNVSh7fWITCQcs8OUrNzcEw-cepNnLmsFNhPB7FORR_g1G4BkO_i5RjPhnMsYkiQTRFJMpk7-hnTfyvGGlnU7Q?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

then turned the part round, aligned it using the same method and drilled and reamed the gudgeon pin hole:

(https://vexawg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mWO7i-KQjQ_KatvyjHpo2Y6kzfSCM2SHPi1ZtKvLj-MsNEpqcS0sITWFwoPc9vi-GAKTWPuzw87UCA9sVnpbvChqsBl8SF8BlgzRv_E-SQmvC25M5gjyIWYQTzRsuNj1Hd-9zoYKbj9oSjtFvp7UsgGfPoI4QtyAjAd-vML-XhdLRjgewUju00u8AE_ceu3UUX1fv12OcIhwHqU1XubISzg?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

and parted off the piston from the stub:

(https://voxawg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mtPN6z0dCOwhyeCw38CHFbg1CjeOsL6n0gTIYomXSLx34X2noKvSolSbkak3ZAI9n8IMwtlqchGSzeEF9ax5tJ05adUFWPaJx8ByUGIpJkCyR4XMfJ8IReDEbiDYbRAgZy_cHEc75arbFLJ4Y6gt8EDvOBqHC0G3WdiAc4TfT1rr1R59ySaesYieXnQlNfwYQBE9tWSMt2ATJEdMZqQKf8w?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

Back in the 3-jaw chuck with some thick paper for protection the piston was finished to drawing length:

(https://upxawg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mfRS0GOFnqarTmP3XQRq6O2533h9MWpXpbc8Skccln8N2Jv7nnPKavR6JhaOsHwgIMEiksI7mPoBw4uF65L0aKMGnY_MEfumBYwpZWVuKhCH_rqC6xpNIGHfGPHELHHy6UdG59h2VdMTRKV-1cp-i8eKm__wr_EHuG-LTB4bUoiTA60GY2b3NENvfRmSxQa6EzxfvR59H8_2yxq7J1b7lSA?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

I got a bit nervous here about the thickness of the piston crown but this actually worked out close to the drawn 1/16" perhaps more by good luck than anything when you consider the quality of the casting seen at the start. Like the other alli castings in the set this one has a lot of ugly small pores, I'll find out when the engine runs if these weaken the crown enough for it to fail. For anyone else building Wyvern it would be worth thinking about ignoring the casting and making the piston from bar stock, probably simpler and certainly better looking than this one.

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Admiral_dk on March 07, 2019, 11:20:07 AM
Nice family shot and the piston looks good too - keep up the fine work  :cheers:
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Roger B on March 13, 2019, 02:31:09 PM
Excellent progress  :praise2:  :wine1:

Tjark had a problem with a porous piston crown on his Kiwi that leaked sufficiently to lose compression. Hopefully yours is not so bad.
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: b.lindsey on March 13, 2019, 02:39:26 PM
Still following along here too David. Had missed a few posts so nice to see the excellent progress being made.

Bill
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Tjark on March 13, 2019, 06:33:27 PM
Roger is right, i had problems with a casted piston.
One small inclusion, almost not visible caused a lot off problems.
Have made one out off solid bar and this worked well.
David, by the way the engine is very good looking so far.
Hoop you will have no trouble running the engine.


    Tjark.
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on March 14, 2019, 12:03:31 PM
Thanks everyone! Particularly for the info re Tjark's problem piston. I hadn't considered that a pore, or a series of connected pores, might make a track through the crown. A layer of JB Weld on the inside of the piston crown might prevent leaks and add strength, wouldn't be hard to do either.

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: derekwarner on March 15, 2019, 04:50:01 AM
David....simple open poured casting in aluminium is prone for defect due to porosity [entrapped air bubble during the pour]

This is not so important with structural or mechanical components, yes where a localisation plastic metal repair be effected

Having said this, any defect [in a component subjected to any pressure] established during preliminary machining should best render the casting as defective

Return to manufacturer or machine from Grade quality referenced bar stock which has far higher mechanical strength and machinability

Would be terrible to progress a piston with a defect.......add plastic metal to the piston internals underneath the  crown.......only to have a steam bypass  :zap: some time after completion of the engine

Derek
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on March 17, 2019, 01:09:54 AM
Thanks Derek, I've put away the JBW! Without any guarantee that a new casting would be any better, machining from the solid will be the way to go.

Next drawing:

(https://hodxrq.dm.files.1drv.com/y4mUChRO0n-Ym76K7xes4ydlEM-UFSbIN3-Dow635axdA-rSDk7zEwLHvMojJKnj4iKh75iINKIRg7tEQlZqizaK1JGQnxOFAVpnU5_k34xjAdZdRgQN8zkcyHfhwfth4nQKg3RdbJc5LjhPlfW787ROUqQP_bebwDnvxcU3bYt36IJixJoL0sRyLIOVn2f1JOpf_AjnIEbEWzThmbGYknyKw?width=1325&height=987&cropmode=none)

and the .pdf is at: https://1drv.ms/b/s!AnNmmwsT2XIilTND5H63TKsxS3t6 (https://1drv.ms/b/s!AnNmmwsT2XIilTND5H63TKsxS3t6)

The next part is the cylinder head which is a complex shape with a lot of surfaces to machine. The casting had a rough finish with small bits of the fins missing so the first job was filling (JBW) and filing to removed the worst of the surface defects. Then I gripped the chucking stub in a my biggest tailstock drill chuck and presented it to the 4-jaw for clamping:

(https://vuxawg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4maWcdRfLImZohAKFKqj6pO3YE1GoZ93O2w3gIc5KNKKYr6SxmHG-IWmD0ChBHVROWP85Tcc60P4zIm2cTTUvCb6xcTFiL4bKk-5yJIwzJkj_wC6Grzz8VAmuIIOXIFCBF525znu0orNvqWkJYghZJkj0L33n3HSLF18dohRI2sH2lQv9JCgDkr1FqiKai2pyErMcQOmgzTUSzSGbmQa_pGw?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

and cleaned up the chucking stub:

(https://vpxawg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mKLmcRCnSvPmeDRCqjibgiVNY19xzpwbzlkhGHP-SbW-P7Aq-Dve1qq1vtRbbZHjkYkUB5elNiKZf4tN21llsHrEoflGpJ4O_jd4jwE2DR1GJ3-OR4P02ry2jbdmfriYg-G5f6Dv7Vj7_cXs-0JMz43edaXnE0FvFF1OCeHtnrZ7BGLbNnuSDby3TbBDm-0H8GLvE4iPrlXYXbfg5a0RhYw?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

so that the casting could be held in a collet to level the underside and machine out the combustion chamber as well as forming the important recess that clamps and seals to the top of the cylinder liner to dimension:

(https://xoxawg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mEKbTsNMbnv6y3h7kxTSC12xN7c1Cie2NEPU2Wq6ZdYJ8QqjI-IZl19vjl65RKKyGKzn4EbxD7rnteTG5iU9tVXOvwSYYAXdta0kECUBbXNU3eqN2Gu10WYl3Za5J2-_tzj_2hfgL-bSQc9iZl4UmBB-Hx-vEufDKziVxLg4xCYIQ4Wo6o-UKlu4NmFfHJyVspc0AFdKx0MWRikrZ3hAHWA?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

With the underside machined this was pressed down onto parallels and the stud holes drilled and counterbored:

(https://vevbnw.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mjsAD66NBOpRFLmejlpWGnK7cQ5mGrslBcK2HNmO4FKaxjwr3kcm6hnk5LFTIKW82idGItoSab-pg0J_5nv51GMLvcFT9nT2G_YFiNPnRWY3zzF8I1-9NrD2YWKgqv049rTta7QkuD40i8pe6sfl55fPi2YFMWDeRC0l0UzNDtV5hPMVVBLgdKg68FKHRnGuzaTDQadghlJquSw2EuTwm7g?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

I then made the studs and checked the fit of those and that the recess was just shallow enough to seal:

(https://upvbnw.sn.files.1drv.com/y4maZt9s7vGBzfqQXQ88zPrQLmRT1lXQkEp9imqX-xp4DNAaB7NXbFG4MUY7K9ljcEnxTsZDOaxZV8sIDkjbHLDO6W6F-CcLc-BbPAFw5WaaYVNeiCdNR5ZaTLJEfLkc6er3ccmXwSX_x15UkAmki8sCi1LdYGWqBSpD2iMvNkM67SjhxZcPt5D3k5Gw6Q44utVESDTWtQTP2LP_wVN5nGyxw?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

The paint on the water jacket turned out to be slightly soft (too thick a coat, probably) and picked up bits of swarf, a rub down and re-spray will fix that. The chucking stub was used again to mount the part in the dividing head to machine the three side faces and drill the holes for the valve cages and the inlet and exhaust passages. The fourth side is just a small flat to take the camshaft bearing:

(https://uuvbnw.sn.files.1drv.com/y4m9cOIY3idPQEKz1Xxe_hfTnE9CLpP3CXjmtV0oG05-pg_FGltn45oFAmYAoo-gz_4x5ezkHvZjmzJUZ9lEcBOsSWxY3_pCA_3_KzvJIF8TToCn0etI64sC4FnTSXtvnyshe9mjYO1RCgoCC3fjapsE2MMTl0YNw_olSL3vcbLgUweDtXO2B6gzA0m3VMuM4Ku-cwIajHkUYRo6UKVlKaVFw?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

The bottoms of the ports to take the valve cages have to be bored flat and for this I backed up the grip from the collet with an angle plate:

(https://vpvbnw.sn.files.1drv.com/y4m_V15WkQyGCgNtsQH8w8tnVjo2El29S_pEOroxc22-WuzGg2M3m-hWEr0uT7dfazZRlx1F8aoCINOupNsu49dhslAFHL0qOFLJaKQioRqnQK8nWrPfhR7V4GK1cYOSXvD5MXxhau2kATyQaLZPZ41yTTKlGktSwfkUsqMpcmje1TVDbgcfpyt0IqO8xhyQXYyECBII8bY5PgM31_OMuVR5A?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

Setting up this way makes drilling the inlet and exhaust tracts to the correct depth easy:

(https://wevbnw.sn.files.1drv.com/y4m60vcTrDMl1bTCVC8VJBeZlAFwciT4v2EjZoP5n2tanZCVI0YoObeAgHhPbyhHwHA8lny-uPeXOvXjmA2lSz93z52cF1AHkirBIC_QiT3tNVDvYXWr-u3vl0mQBT1K_iQzqEsR_ogjL8xL0rLHMqawFJIx0s4zYHyOX6BhbF4oMeHUKmTmALxE6HW-pECGwRAvJMq-9AcA5S_IsZRMfE9qA?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

The last surfaces in the combustion chamber were formed with a 5/16" round nose slot drill:

(https://vuvbnw.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mARsES0bExJyx373zB_TBAoJCsY2SUUFxunu2vdzvj_HpkL_LlOzaYWAM0rr2oBcK7-SuDg0iGTuZtvYOrDs-iAhFlCEFhLuI04NihOyJB1jz0_g05AE3RUAw3rjmEqgbQRQAZ8eO0Lq8knI8ya3hLwjTKdBOtoE8Dkl6e0m-i-w6i422MetfVKRFj26ZsUkGUppR1RfUsjLsqjM_-C3P_Q?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

The chucking stub was cut off and the head clamped down to machine and drill the rocker arm mountings and drill and tap for the spark plug:

(https://xevbnw.sn.files.1drv.com/y4muvWMrZ6qeuquAoSFizsOoHI5MeGBqsZcP9fNFKvLOw2Duzvdk4imC_ImiBOwT59aTNEulFGxsUQ0WVdpASvAtwOxVni5ZKu77XXj78_VF1sLB3EC9XlKIe91On6HSROsK0Rm4x0A16N4oK5NYltHbV4Lv0jQd--mCzDFIf4hisZ8EhWqeIqqhn9UtMzER4mWXPQDLn3JBIaA0_pCb0vxLA?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

I had to juggle a compromise between the correct coordinates for the rocker arm pivots and the centres of the bosses on the casting, there may be some adjustments needed to the arms when these are made. The head now just needs a few studs making and a coat of paint (matt black stove paint I think) and it will be ready to assemble.

David

Edit 2019-03-28: Added .jpg and link to .pdf of next drawing - DT
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: scc on March 17, 2019, 09:33:33 AM
Very nicely done :ThumbsUp:                            Terry
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on March 17, 2019, 11:29:35 AM
Thanks Terry!

Looking at the last picture in the previous post I can see that I forgot to say that I've changed the design to use a bronze insert for the exhaust valve and not to seat the valve in the head as drawn by ETW. For this I tapped the head M12 x 1.0 and cut a 5/8" hex on the body of the insert. The inlet valve housing could easily have been made the same but I'd already bought the casting so I machined that. Pictures next time.

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Roger B on March 17, 2019, 05:25:21 PM
That cylinder head looks quite a tricky thing to hold and machine  ::) You seem to have got it sorted  :ThumbsUp:  :ThumbsUp:  :wine1:
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Muddy Rutter on March 18, 2019, 01:54:42 PM
It's good to see your progress David.
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on March 26, 2019, 11:02:28 AM
Having a nearly finished cylinder head it's time to make some of the bits to attached to it, this time the valves and housings. Like other people I've modified the design to have both valves in inserted seatings rather than have the exhaust seating directly in the alli of the head (probably left over from having the head cast in iron). These could both be the same from bronze bar stock but as I'd already paid for the inlet side casting I might as well machine this as a start. There was a lot of extra metal on the raw casting so no worries regarding finding the finished part inside it. Mounted in the 4-jaw I turned the valve seat end to fit the hole in the head:

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which could then be held in a collet to rough down the other end:

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and drill and bore this to take the valve spring:

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The flange was filed to shape using a steel guide made from the drawing. The exhaust housing was very much the same apart from the M12x1.0 thread and a 5/8" hex milled on to give a spanner something to get hold of:

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After the 45 degree seatings were machined (see later), the final operation on both parts was to put a 2 degree taper on the outer end to improve the appearance:

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The two valves were turned back-to-back from stainless steel (grade unknown but it may not have been free-cutting!). SS is a poor conductor of heat and flood coolant was necessary for running down the stem to 1/8", first with a Crobalt bit in the Diamond Tool Holder, then finishing with a sharp carbide bit:

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Getting the lathe set up to turn the valve seating faces was tricky as its necessary to machine the valve faces and the bronze seatings at the same setting. The top-slide was set over to 45 degrees and the lathe run in reverse to machine the valves:

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I was concentrating hard to avoid mistakes on the bronze bits and forgot to take a picture - sorry! Before separating the two valves looked like:

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The springs were supplied in the kit of bits from Hemingway, I made two spring collars and 5BA nuts from MS and at this stage the finished set of bits looked like:

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The final nerve-racking op was to fit the bronze seatings into the head and drill through for the inlet and exhaust tracts. All went well and the bits all fit together:

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and into the head:

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Currently the family looks like:

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David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: MJM460 on March 26, 2019, 11:13:20 AM
Great progress David.  The family is really coming together.

MJM460

Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Muddy Rutter on March 26, 2019, 11:55:46 AM
Looking good David and really useful to follow.

Nick
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on March 28, 2019, 02:54:18 AM
Hi everyone,
I've created a new version of the Wyvern CAD model and drawings. These incorporate the errors, omissions and modifications that have been needed as the build has gone on. The exhaust valve bronze housing now has a 5/8" hex for tightening rather than tommy bar holes and the timing gears are close to correct sizes. The flywheels hubs have been modified (again) to clear the crankshaft timing gear. A bunch of useful or omitted dimensions have been added.

I've edited the previous posts where there were pictures or links and added missing drawings to two other posts. Hope all these work OK.

When the timing gears, camshaft and valve gear and the con-rod are done then it will be on to the last sheet of drawings (ignition and carby).

At the end of next week we are going to Japan for two weeks so progress will stop until the end of April.

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Muddy Rutter on March 28, 2019, 06:45:43 AM
Thank you David for the updated drawings - they are really useful. Hoping to get some pictures up soon of my progress to date and meanwhile I hope you enjoy your trip to Japan, assuming it’s a holiday of course. Nick.
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on March 28, 2019, 10:13:10 AM
Hi Nick, I and probably the rest of the forum are looking forward to seeing some more Wyvern pictures.

Japan is holiday. While I was working I went there regularly from 2000 to 2015 but didn't have much time for tourism, this time I get to travel for myself. Sue is going for the first time and is apprehensive of the very big differences (e.g. being effectively illiterate). I hope to convince her that it's a great place to visit and not really all that difficult a place to be.

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on May 19, 2019, 08:24:58 AM
OK, after two weeks holiday and a three-week "welcome home" dose of 'flu its back to work on the Wyvern. I did do a bit of shopping in Tokyo, places like this tool stall in Akihabara are hard to resist:

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The other places worth a visit are a chain of stores called "Tokyu Hands", high quality small tools (a very fine file; replacement tips for soft-jaw pliers; packets of carborundum powder; really sharp, but reasonably cheap, taps and dies all came home with me).

Ah, yes, Wyvern - the next bits are the conrod and bearings. The rod could be carved from the solid but I chose to have a go at fabricating it. The shaft was found inside a part of the hoard:

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The shallow taper was turned by offsetting the tailstock - the first time I've tried doing this - and this worked well. The little end and flange for the big end were from odds-and-ends. The brain fog induced by the 'flu had two effects firstly I forgot to take pictures and, more importantly I failed to think about how I was going to hold the finished taper shank for the rest of the machining. Starting again was probably the easy way but instead I tried 3D printing a fixture in ABS and the final version looked like:

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Each half of the hole up the middle is tapered to match the measured shaft. The first attempt left a gap between the two halves into which the jaws of the four-jaw SCC slipped (that brain fog again) so when I came to use the fixture I had to pack it with metal strips. Here the big end flange is being cleaned up after silver soldering:

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and the other end being scalloped before attaching the little end:

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The oil hole drilled (should have left this until the bronze bush had been fitted):

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then it was time to dig out the GM casting for the big end:

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this was milled to length then thickness:

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hacksawed in two (there was a lot of spare metal so this wasn't stressful) and milled to thickness:

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The halves were fixed together with superglue and the crankpin hole drilled and reamed. If you look too closely at this picture you can see that I didn't even up the milling and the sides won't clean up to circular - still learning about dealing with castings:

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More superglue (with screws for safety) stuck the part to a 1/2" mandrel and the sides cleaned up to width:

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The new version of the ABS fixture held the shaft to drill and ream the little end for the bush:

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and the flange milled to width:

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The final use for the fixture was drilling the stud holes in the flange:

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Two made-to-measure 4BA studs, plus a bit of polishing, finished off the job:

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The 3D printed fixture did what was asked of it but I wouldn't use the method for any task requiring precision. An improvement would be to use a harder material than ABS (e.g. polycarbonate) as I could feel distortion when clamping up. The superglue worked well as an alternative to soft solder for holding the bearing halves together but I did make a point of leaving it overnight to cure fully.

David



Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Roger B on May 19, 2019, 09:30:36 AM
That's an interesting take on making a conrod   :ThumbsUp:  :ThumbsUp: Nicely done  :praise2:
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Ye-Ole Steam Dude on May 19, 2019, 09:41:43 AM
Hello David,

Coming along nicely :ThumbsUp:

Have a great day,
Thomas
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on May 19, 2019, 10:03:15 AM
Thanks, Roger and Thomas - what time is it in Texas??

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Ye-Ole Steam Dude on May 19, 2019, 11:20:15 AM
Thanks, Roger and Thomas - what time is it in Texas??

David

Hey again David,

I am on Central Daylight Time for the US and it is now 5:19 am Sunday morning.

Have a great day,
Thomas
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on May 19, 2019, 12:00:33 PM
Hi Thomas, I thought you must have been up early! Thanks again for looking in on Wyvern.
David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: gbritnell on May 19, 2019, 12:06:56 PM
Hi David,
Very nice fabrication log on the connecting rod.
gbritnell
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on May 19, 2019, 12:38:15 PM
Thanks George,
If this version breaks and I have to make another one then the big end flange will have a collar on the shaft side to increase the surface for the solder. It would look better as well! It should also be possible to build up a part like this using adhesives, maybe I'll give that a try when the engine is running and I feel like tidying it up.

Cheers, David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on June 22, 2019, 10:09:04 AM
The Wyvern camshaft is simply a length of 1/4" silver steel running in two bronze brackets and driven by 1:2 skew gears from the crankshaft.With the help of some small calipers I more-or-less just eyeballed and centre-popped the centers of the bosses on the two brackets:

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then fixed them in the 4-jaw and lined up the centres with a needle:

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then faced off, drilled and reamed 1/4":

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With both brackets at this stage they were super-glued to a bit of 1/4" rod and held in a pair of V-blocks in the milling vice to machine off the bolting faces. I'd used a straight edge to measure the difference in height between bolting pads on the cylinder head and bearing stand on the engine and the hope here was that this difference could be reproduced precisely with the DRO:

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The stub of 1/4" and super-glue were also used to hold the parts in a collet to clean up the other faces:

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The 8 tooth driver and 16 tooth driven skew gears were supplied with the kit of bits from Hemingway and just needed drilling, reaming and finish turning:

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The alignment wasn't exact and a very thin shim at the head end was needed to get the camshaft to run freely but the shaft is now in place:

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Progress has been slow due to two weeks a way, three weeks with the flu and another month trying to get rid of a bacterial infection - just love getting older in winter, don't we?

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: RayW on June 22, 2019, 10:46:43 AM
You are making great progress David. It's really beginning to look like an engine now! Watching your thread with interest as a fellow Wyvern man.
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on June 22, 2019, 12:02:42 PM
Thanks Ray, I'm pleased you are following along.

Regards, David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on July 10, 2019, 12:15:27 PM
Having the flywheels fitted would make turning the engine over while setting up the valve gear much easier so these came next. The two iron castings had been poured with the two halves well out of line so there was a lot of filing work to (mostly) smooth off the parting line on the inside of the rim and the sides of the spokes. Coarse emery tape took down a lot of the rest of the surface roughness, hopefully to the point where a little primer/surfacer and a couple of coats of primer will give an appropriate finish. The castings were still irregular and it wasn't obvious how to hold them to machine the rims. I fiddled around for over an hour with first the 4-jaw and then on the faceplate, without being convinced I could make them secure enough to machine. Drilling and tapping some extra holes in the faceplate and fitting some packing to lift the rims clear of the surface looked like the best option until I remembered seeing pictures of using a wood sub-surface for the faceplate when you can then put in wood screws wherever they are needed. A bit of hardwood was dug out of the piling system, roughly sawn to size, bolted to the faceplate and given a light skim to true it up. Once it has been kiln dried Aussie hardwood (commonly Mountain Ash or Messmate around here I think) is very hard and stable and machines quite well if with a lot of dust:

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A sacrificial layer of 1cm ply stood the castings away from the face and gave enough thickness for some existing brass screws to be used for clamping. I chose to have the inside of the rim running as true as possible as the slippage between the two halves was very pronounced on the outer edge:

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As you can see in the picture the QC tool post had to be turned around to get a tool far enough out to turn the rim faces and edge:

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The clamps over the spokes were replaced one by one so the hub was clear for facing and drilling:

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and the 5* taper bored with an inverted tool at the back of the hole:

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This arrangement, which allows the taper collets to be turned the conventional way was easier, I think, than the other way around. The flywheel was then reversed, trued off the turned rim and the other faces turned. With all the holes for the clamping screws already there and the procedures worked out then the second casting went quickly. More proof, I think, that it is always worthwhile pausing to make jigs or fixtures to help with holding work.

The taper collets were simple turning jobs from FCMS:

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then slit in the mill and parted off:

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The project really is now starting to look like an engine :

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Lots of little fiddly bits left in the valve gear and carbie but the end is getting much closer. Painting will have to wait until the weather warms up a bit as I don't have any heated space where spray painting is possible, then the really hard decision - should the rims be painted or not?

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: crueby on July 10, 2019, 02:30:14 PM
Great setup for doing the flywheel!   :ThumbsUp:
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Ye-Ole Steam Dude on July 10, 2019, 02:30:52 PM
Hello David,

Nice job on the flywheel and your project is looking good.

Have a great day,
Thomas
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Muddy Rutter on July 12, 2019, 08:56:49 AM
Hi David,

That's really looking good and you have made a lot of progress since I last logged in. I really like the colour of the main casting.

We moved about two months ago to Sussex so the machinery is packed away and sprayed in preservative pending the day I can convert a very damp garage into a decent workshop.

Hope you had a good time in Japan.

Must go - I have lots of wallpaper to strip before the plasterer comes!

Best wishes,

Nick
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on July 13, 2019, 07:57:55 AM
Chris and Thomas - many thanks for the comments!

Nick, thanks, the rattle can colour is labelled "Indian Red" but in the poor lighting it looks more "chocolate" than anything. Japan is a great place to visit with lovely tool shops! It is July so shouldn't the damp have dried up? :)
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on August 04, 2019, 02:39:31 AM
Carrying on with the valve gear the rocker castings came next. The two rockers are supplied as a single casting and the bosses on each side are the same height for both parts so the pair could be milled to thickness together:

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and the holes drilled, reamed and threaded:

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The two rockers were then sawn apart and I started to think about shaping the ends and outline. This could be done to the drawings but, being cautious, I left them rough until the rocker pivots, cams and cam rollers were made. The rocker pivots have a 0.01" eccentricity (which I guess is for adjusting valve clearance) and this was somewhere where the 4- jaw SC chuck came in handy - a bit of packing between one jaw and the work made setting this up easy:

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The cams and cam rollers come next and then the whole lot can be assembled and the rockers finished off.

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on August 10, 2019, 05:12:30 AM
The cams themselves started out as short lengths of 3/4" silver steel. Most of the length was reduced to 16 mm to go in the largest collet I have for the Aciera dividing head, the other end was reduced to diameter for the collar on the cam. A groove was turned in the 16 mm portion down to the 1/2" base circle of the cam and the bore drilled letter "D" for later reaming to 1/4":

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The cam profiles were formed by machining successive small flats on the 3/4" blank at 3 degree intervals. The inlet cam has an opening angle of120 degrees and the exhaust has 130. As described a few times before on MEM the size of the steps was calculated using a version of the CamCalc program (.xlsx files with the values are attached below). The 3 degree steps result in visible, but small, flats that are easily smoothed out with a fine file:

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I chose to use two M2 grub screws at 90 degrees apart in the collar to secure the cams to the shaft and the holes for these were drilled and tapped last. The cams were parted off and then held in a collet by the collar, turned to thickness and reamed 1/4" for the camshaft:

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The cam profiles are pretty distinctive but I stamped then anyway before hardening (and leaving hard):

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I've been in hurrying lately and failed to take pictures of the cam rollers and a few other simple bits but these all show up in the "family shot":

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Now I have something to play with properly and turning the flywheels makes the valves work - great! The clearance in the camshaft drive gears becomes obvious when I do this as there is a click as each cam follower starts down the closing flank of the cam.  With the force from this the shaft slides to take up the clearance. I may have to adjust the meshing of the gears to close up the clearance but this can never be zero so a small movement seems inevitable.

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: tangler on August 10, 2019, 10:35:56 AM
Looking great.  Not too much left to do now.

Rod
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Roger B on August 10, 2019, 05:34:30 PM
Excellent, as Rod says not long now  :ThumbsUp:  :ThumbsUp:  :wine1:
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on August 14, 2019, 05:15:28 AM
Thank you Roger and Rod! I'm making more progress now that I can see the end ahead (hear the first pops?).

The contact breaker bracket is a rather messy and complex casting:

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that looked hard to hold. As it turned out it wasn't too bad, after a bit of filing it was held quite firmly in the 4-jaw chuck to turn the handle:

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With two bits of thin card to help the grip two faces were machined at the same setting:

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which allowed the part to be held properly in the vice, with a bit of sacrificial brass, for drilling the three holes for the moving blade, pin and fixed contact:

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and the bosses trimmed smooth to drawing:

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An old 0.020" feeler gauge provided the material for the contact spring and the tungsten tips provided in the kit from Hemingway were super-glued to the spring and to a bit of 6BA thread. With electronic ignition the tips should stay plenty cool enough not to soften the glue (I hope...). The cam was simple turning and fixed to the camshaft with two M2 grub screws in holes at 90* as I did for the other cams. The operating pin was turned from PTFE rod and the spring insulators from SRBP:

(https://t54wcg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mTnP6MQAbZTgusM_qMGHnliFinwxlMSdoMcIje8VdqxLefl-5PNc99vszQiiqLy-6hoLCg8hRb_6Vl-MlSZfxG2xCrIVm92pqxAXLkiT4NROGMza4J3sKvs4mbUB_8YS8ix-LNST7_p1-v1iP0mh1KAPZ2GrC4XDsDUIexAfeQAC3c6wATtbcsVJk9RwI8fLfZqj_yXdZQQr7gMLIWdwAhQ?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)
(https://uz4wcg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mfliTiCJp_HDJ8BHnaJ2XFdcu1XN1y8hDialnh4zYdg1OWcBJ12EUjnt9MXOqokENyDZM43TXHdcoB7s8-5TKh-SBd99TtU6BP_y83d9jrHHJzSo_rQF2P2tK2f4qBOV9cGIxBon5AJ9LgzBohBv0QuSAvNN25eOfO_t8y8xXRbb9CKKta2vSIZNQnF1lfSl-mm7VGG4lqtzfwfml-KFKgw?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

Now for the lubricators and carbie and then...

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Roger B on August 14, 2019, 11:18:35 AM
Have you checked that there is an electrical connection between the tungsten tips and the spring/screw? Superglue is an insulator.
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on August 14, 2019, 12:51:27 PM
I have now Roger! Thanks for the warning - there is conduction on the moving side but the resistance is much too high. On the fixed contact no connection at all.

It's getting late here but I just quickly tried to tin one of the the tungsten tips using resin flux without success, will I need an acid flux for this?

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: RayW on August 14, 2019, 03:57:09 PM
Hi David,

Your engine is looking really good now and the paint job sets it off nicely.

As far as I can recall on my Wyvern, I silver soldered the tungsten contact to the spring. With such a small tip and thin spring, you won't need too much heat to do the job. I can't remember what flux I used but I favour Tenacity No.5 as a good one for silver soldering.
As Roger says, there needs to be good contact between the tip and the spring.
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on August 15, 2019, 01:24:38 PM
Thanks to Roger for pointing out what should have been the obvious! I can confirm that super-glue is an insulator :facepalm: . Thanks also to Ray for the soldering advice. Because I'd already failed to soft solder the tip to the moving contact there was flux and solder over the end, rather than trying to clean that off I put a dab of SBA245 on the back of the tip and the soft solder stuck to that with no trouble. The fixed contact tip I silver soldered to its 6BA screw. As predicted by Ray, very little heat was needed.

I've made a start on the three lubricators which are turned brass fabrications. On the original drawings the bodies were detailed at 3/4" diameter which made them likely to interfere with the crank webs so these were reduced to 11/16". The base was given a nice curve using one tooth of a radius cutter as a form tool which worked very well, perhaps better than I should have expected:

(https://tp6xfg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mTV_nPBC7ZcO5OmL-de7LSKw9NcnXNwH0LrhMCN8gJeqfPcpef5ZjZq4-mWoN3BeVcpvGV_Z8JdkXcrsT_FE7ngIzqCGYmfpsOcEUpaaU3avr37hiX9EozeDM3N0-YK2JZ8rkbpFDqQD1ZCTQaVR6FS-_nkmRxIi3oXv-YmrInIcmCPeTr0RtOERVsN7HNIkpQrMR2gqEZwtB2X37w4bhpA?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

and the inner surface produced by drilling and boring to a plug gauge, this should allow the lids to be interchangeable. The three bodies didn't take very long at all to make:

(https://tz6xfg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mdxnTmqMrKbQafVyfX1cAK-CmkLwOEQvDlVPx0huvbb6pVo-ZZMN3XpOWMt_lsRUDAJAFWSqB1KDgMbVejdiDsVTZJWirEYwyg1rHOdPpIfS_GjzucelFzgpuVgW6p7AStlTkRpD3kIffxWZTI5T3FUDOLn1goE3Vy06PEUuWr4L-ASjUpEs25OEC4nrXT9bTjXt9HSkt_C5SnrxYkE5d5Q?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

The wick holders were turned to 9 mm, a 5 mm thread formed on one end and parted off:

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then an 8 mm hex milled:

(https://s56xfg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mbQTrGJBwRphY8R3VzxHW6ob756e2Gt0Gi4XPRO8PYkppkSUZs5RWB24CNaTaXYm76WlfwzhDjXmtJKXSDFjH022B8bxox2B09hu9Vd9P5Ai6-7fa24FKkvTaS-x5UahJd1kKGNQYwaapGEH_K6WQBiQ0iRk-vt7FeP-kCMxbcPR-e5mbezHUNdyb4h2WV-VxOTLd8NYY_3ol1mcg5mSPSg?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

There is one more operation of these to bring them to diameter, then on to the lids.

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: b.lindsey on August 15, 2019, 02:48:44 PM
Have missed a few updates David but am caught up again now as you get near to the end of the build. What a fine looking engine it is too! Should be a nice runner soon!!

Bill
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on August 18, 2019, 04:06:58 AM
Thanks Bill! It won't be long now and the castings for the next project are waiting for me in the UK.

The lubricators were quickly finished off with the cores held in a mandrel threaded M5 in order to take the outside to dimension:

(https://up6xfg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mcK_xt-lpNf6g4VFI20CgJnTDgG6o6Vk57cFvzR3w6s2skb3wFP0TTCvC4WVOUuPpLbIfQMgePPzhJnSxbOZuflnJ4OhK4uWR-S7wzspMgc13RwzpDWdwfIYU6NUCR9D2RJkfWjVpwqxExnEoeNQQK8H47BK9K9dlvqVVo9m3Yr01vO_sc3OA1NfSSKvlwjOXqfJBMe5e1-x-biQ7QtGy-A?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

For the caps a length of 3/4" brass was given a fine diamond knurl the inside and outside turned to size:

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and each cap parted off in turn.  The cores were soft soldered in place but I didn't get a picture before adding the wicks, fitting the parts to the engine and filling with oil:

(https://t56xfg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mP2vE2mzzRSYZPseswr2EjxmFJj0-kOP9w2kw-VV-SeJnF_FyVIp0s4THdQyHzT-EWaxRkpKE6oBRZe-bow5JD7DiKLtoPbc68JXZiuIut4t3WgToTOwiRJwBuMY51dehTn2tFO04Ib0TadelQakXFsxV1925tZxdoKkka3qpjbA7NpoKQKoiYyAo_bJl0Hvy9PhPfhhl9g2Yxl9dJJ77cQ?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

Fitted to the main bearing caps the lubricators look the part to me:

(https://uj6xfg.sn.files.1drv.com/y4mo727x-w4GKw3EyjjnXj1UZ-EVjinvjWFdu23Yw19ck84f_G7gyaOJje_ZuNXMNq11Z7H_N8ofWI6vjhgmRCE1Ow4ecpB2Le0_W2l2E9jOCNG8Im4SSQONxOENzQiaKwhnvBAT64NFmhUzvJf3SQ0fCbwREJhnKbK1tF2uCaFyHRqyp8k2y8RHDjYXFuNoZKim0LgwkSniGg3vFvI16RcLQ?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on August 18, 2019, 04:29:29 AM
Here is the drawing that I should have put a the start of the "Lubricators" posts just to make the structure of the things clearer:

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DT
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: sco on August 18, 2019, 09:37:55 AM
Those lubricators look mighty dandy and match the rest of the engine, nice work David!

Did I understand right and you will be at Forncett in October - if so you need to put this engine in your hand luggage.

Simon.
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on August 18, 2019, 12:29:09 PM
Thanks Simon!

Yes, I intend to be at Forncett again in October. Flights are booked and we will be in the UK for nearly three weeks. We'll be staying for a few days with a friend in Cambridge so an early morning start from there should see me getting lost in the wilds of Norfolk in time to catch up at the Steam Museum.

There are two problems with bringing an engine in my luggage. The first is the amount of work that has to be done to prepare the engine in terms of de-fueling/de-oiling (I've looked at the necessary paperwork) and being certain that at check-in no one smells the slightest hint of petrol or you don't go (it's entirely possible that I smell slightly of petrol, not sure what happens then  :-[). The second, particular to this trip, is that there are 23.5 kg of castings being stored for me to bring back, any extra weight would be too much. When I was at Forncett two years ago I saw Tug's Throp/Southworth Corliss valve engine and thought that one of those would be a good idea so we can blame that one on Ramon.

Regards, David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Roger B on August 18, 2019, 07:47:53 PM
I've never flown with an engine, I was planning to take my Huff and Puff to the USA earlier this year but chickened out. I've had too many problems with the USA borders to take any risks  :(
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: sco on August 18, 2019, 07:55:31 PM
David,

Understood on the issues with flying and petrol smells - looking forward to catching up with you again at Forncett,

Best wishes,

Simon.
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on September 13, 2019, 02:01:55 PM
Wyvern has been essentially complete for a couple of weeks but difficulties with getting the inserted valve guides/seats to seal to the head have held up any actual running. I've been so focused on my attempts to get this right and on organising our visit to the UK that I've failed to take any pictures. The problem turned out to be that I'd drilled the ports from the carbie and exhaust to the guides slightly too close to the combustion chamber and there was a thin patch in the metal of the inserts that was distorting under tightening and pressure loads and failing to seal.The cure was to make an entirely new exhaust valve insert in bronze, machine out the old seating in the head and make an Al insert that was then JB welded in place. For the inlet valve, the seating in the head was OK and a plug of brass was silver soldered in and the port hole re-machined in the insert.

Setting the valve and ignition timing turned out not to be too difficult (cams will still need a bit of tweaking) and we have a runner:

[youtube1]<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_YUHFhS3xE iframe>[/youtube1]


The engine isn't as smooth running as I'd like but we are visiting the UK for three weeks, starting next Tuesday, so it will be a month before I get back to trying to sort this out. By then the weather should have warmed up and outdoor spray painting should be possible again. I'll update this thread when the engine looks more finished but apart from that it's time to move on to a new project (after a massive workshop clean out and re-organise, that is...).

Many thanks to all the MEM members who have followed along and helped!

Regards, David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Ye-Ole Steam Dude on September 13, 2019, 02:21:29 PM
Hello David,

Boy what a beautiful engine and such a great runner.

Have a great day,
Thomas
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: tangler on September 13, 2019, 02:54:17 PM
David,

That's great, really impressive.

Hope to meet you at Forncett

Cheers,
Rod
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: RayW on September 13, 2019, 07:09:59 PM
Nice job David. Great to see another Wyvern up and running nicely. I too had problems getting the valves to seal initially and had to re-make the valve inserts, but after a couple of runs compression increased to the point where there is really strong kick back.
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Admiral_dk on September 13, 2019, 09:18:36 PM
Seeing it running like that would certainly have put a big smile on my face - but I do agree that we usually are out own biggest critics  :cheers:

Looks and sounds good to me  :ThumbsUp:

Enjoy the trip to Old Blighty.
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on September 14, 2019, 01:18:15 AM
Thank you Thomas, Rod, Ray and Admiral_dk!

The first runs certainly made me grin, after all the earlier frustrations (I didn't mention the Loctite failing in the crankshaft - now it is pinned as well) but there is always room for improvement! Looking at videos on-line the engines seem to be able to run regularly if a bit out of balance so this one has room for improvement - maybe more running?

Rod, I'll send a PM.

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: sco on September 14, 2019, 07:26:17 PM
That runs just fine and dandy - got to be pleased with that!

See you in a few weeks at Forncett,

Simon
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: MJM460 on September 16, 2019, 01:11:13 AM
Hi David, congratulations an another runner, it looks and sounds great.

Have a great trip.

MJM460


Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on September 16, 2019, 01:21:43 AM
Thank you Simon and MJM - I intend to enjoy the UK and the catch-up at Forncett. the Wyvern continues to improve with running and adjustment, less rough now and, sometimes, revving freely.

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Art K on September 16, 2019, 02:43:35 AM
David,
The Wyvern sounds good, and I have no doubt that it will run better as it breaks in. Have a great trip.
Art
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Muddy Rutter on September 16, 2019, 07:29:38 AM
The Wyvern looks really good David!  Hope you enjoy your stay in the UK. Autumn can often be one of the loveliest seasons here. Nick.
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Roger B on September 20, 2019, 11:44:48 AM
Splendid, sounds great  :praise2:  :praise2: you should be proud of that  :wine1:
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on September 20, 2019, 02:21:29 PM
Thanks everyone, the more I run the Wyvern, the happier I become with it. A small generator would make a good load for the little engine, any suggestions?

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Roger B on September 22, 2019, 06:33:52 PM
I have used small DC motors from the model making world as generators. My 25cc horizontal engine, a bit smaller than yours, has a model boat motor geared up 4-1with a toothed belt that will deliver 120W and will start the engine with a 12V battery. There is some stuff around here:

http://www.modelenginemaker.com/index.php/topic,2821.255.html

I am always happy to supply any more details that I can.

Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on September 04, 2021, 06:57:08 AM
A very belated thank you to Roger for the generator info!

The Wyvern (along with the Mastiff) sat on a shelf for a long time and, whilst it was complete and working, it was a pain to get out and show running. This state also made the engines more likely to be discarded when I'm no longer around to run them  (I have to think about this more at my age as I've lost three friends in the last three years and now there's another with cancer of the pancreas). The task then was to take the bare engine and package it up with its own ignition, fuel and coolant on a stable, portable, base

As an addition there was a clear need for better balancing which I'll describe first. The kit of bits from Hemingway included a copy of a letter from Model Engineer for July 1966 from Roland V. Hutchinson of Michigan where he described the need to increase the size of the flywheel rims (which I did during the build) and to add to the crankshaft balance weight. The letter gives dimensions for the extra weights but it was worth checking if only to learn more about balancing, something I hadn't done before. I stripped out the conn rod and piston, weighed them as described in many places and came up with a calculated balance weight a good bit less than that found by Mr Hutchinson. This needed checking so I made up two arcs of steel to my weight and superglued them to the crankshaft:

(https://snz04pap002files.storage.live.com/y4mMBXRIoShx6HWTZexl_3W7tywGzOXp6i1tYwvOFtlpnEbqKMMi8B1uyEh0xN2rUN3zOmpUIWmvUgNmvEmJsfKO565IE4UR9qTfkkt29RoIE1eJPYIsQgOny_-LDVUwCe07azCaULdFdZf2opQRjNv9QosiWa6U4x5pcYzom9k68yFvrheWhe6w4o-8O7Ky9iv?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

The "knife edges" were improvised from box-cutter blades, magnets and a drilling vice.
The weights checked out nicely and all I can think is that Mr Hutchinson was working with a cast iron piston - a weight estimate from Alibre (not always reliable...) for a CI piston showed that this was likely so I drilled and tapped for securing screws:

(https://snz04pap002files.storage.live.com/y4mP7O1BGINjyZ4GWlIH-mUD6omqz45Z9GpTswW-PXabo6NXV56aV8KC1uOhniWDqkeL8UdWBfmWOYgts5tlGGPGn8ELVy7HSGay9t1aV6hwz4ua4baomHPw8SEZVn9KnfTFSBm0r_dPa6Rhvk1jz38TgTdnqPWuvVFfRfIJqpvGJlcxiI1wNTBJ_pd43xnqQp6?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)
and put it all back together.

The finishing off included a simple hardwood and thick ply base, Minimag ignition and battery. Fuel and coolant tanks were fabricated and put on 3D printed stands:

(https://snz04pap002files.storage.live.com/y4mfl_85uyIQpoQ7f-xzR4hD9apvVbOBYHF74zh4jfRpcySUPVGjqO0WYZh5xuFRx3pg5OYM-Nq9YV9RWUci53WfvDcoTnxMqVZYuziei0opaVkgKJZuoSuvqQbQmh64crO-95sPK5tjwGvXl-xgc0_nuxex7L8ZB23xy7lri58JvzdOpkJkoSf5hejqKEWqytn?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

(https://snz04pap002files.storage.live.com/y4m4SLTUNmivwLjWaIT5-8yIcjXN60k8HBoMdEWdmEHT4SzrwuoWUQvR5lqc5rIEMcl4ckYqcdwB9FMH0Q9wuVtY6RAaPcIx_2RpOUG_UiDKDr1kX0gcaQ36A_D9HLhpyyugq_ytLjRsDFeftB-p3tDrj2lUyijr3m7UEDgqqUVN2lbuO0LqPQysLUuyfoLCS3w?width=800&height=600&cropmode=none)

The tool kit now has a starter to go in a cordless drill and fuel measure and funnel printed in PETG which seems to hold up well with use.

The balancing, helped by the extra mass of the timber base, has made to engine much easier to keep in one place. Only at higher revs does it start to move about:

[youtube1]https://youtu.be/lHORT2W_Ol4[/youtube1]

I've shown our daughter how to get it running (she's living with us while her house is being altered) and, if we ever get out of this damn lockdown, I'll show the two boys as well. After that its over to that generation.

Thanks for following along and for all the help!

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: john mills on September 04, 2021, 09:33:50 AM
the engine looks and runs great.
I know the lock down is dragging on but i guess it is better locked down as hard as it can be is better than getting
out and about and coming in contact with this virus and catching it .it seams it is about in lots of places now it has been close to my place.
stay as safe as you can hopefully it will get better before long.
John   
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: cnr6400 on September 04, 2021, 12:07:43 PM
Your engine's looking great David! Beautifully made and finished. Base and info plates are top notch too. Congratulations.  :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp: :cheers:
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: MJM460 on September 04, 2021, 01:29:39 PM
Hi David, that really nicely done.  Those finishing touches really make a difference.  I like the timber base and the inclusion of a battery voltage meter.

It sounds like the balancing was also an improvement.   Part of the issue is that the balance weight not only has to be appropriate mass, but also the right distance from the crankshaft centre line.  Also, any attempt to balance the reciprocating forces due to the piston is only achieved at the expense of introducing a reciprocating vertical force, so the result involves a compromise.  As you mentioned, at least the mass of the timber base helps reduce the vibration amplitude due to the vertical force.   It sounds like you achieved a good result.

A very productive use of some lockdown time.

MJM460

Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Admiral_dk on September 04, 2021, 07:40:46 PM
Fantastic end result - looks, sounds and runs well  :cheers:
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Don1966 on September 06, 2021, 01:04:51 AM
Great finish and runner….. :cheers:


Don
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on September 06, 2021, 12:13:20 PM
Thank you all,
john, Don and admiral for the encouraging comments, I'll show something similar for the Mastiff engine soon hope you like that as well.

 cnr: I'm not really a woodworker so I'm quite pleased that the plinth worked out as well as it did. The engraved brass plates were made on a home-brewed CNC mini-mill, getting that working took far more hours than it may ever actually be used :noidea: .

MJM: It isn't possible to get "perfect" balance in a single (at least without using an auxiliary balance shaft) so there is always a compromise. Before the balancing effort, and just clamped to a piece of ply, Wyvern dithered all over the place at any RPM; now it stays in one place until it gets to higher revs. I tried to use my smartphone accelerometers to measure the difference in vibration but I don't know how to work out the properties of a suitable substrate, or how to couple the 'phone to the engine. It would be really cool to see the z component start to rise as the balance weight gets too large. This would be worth pursuing, but not right now!

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: steamer on September 06, 2021, 12:25:26 PM
I'm late to the show Dave, but that is a wonderful presentation of a great running little engine.   Nicely done sir!

Dave
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on September 06, 2021, 11:30:06 PM
Thank you Dave,
I'm pleased you like it.
Next stop is to finish off the Mastiff the same way ans make progress with the big Corliss engine.

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: MJM460 on September 08, 2021, 11:56:40 AM
Apologies, David, you clearly didn’t need extra information from me on balancing.

Do you have an Ap that allows you to read those accelerometers?

For coupling to the accelerometers, I wonder if some variation of the old “ screw driver (handle) in the ear” trick would work.  So many possibilities with the sensors available in these phones.

MJM460

Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on September 09, 2021, 05:28:03 AM
MJM, extra information is always welcome!

The app is called "Physics Toolbox Suite" and will display x,y,z accelerations, angles, sound pressure levels, measure sound frequency, generate tones, has an audio spectrum analyser, light and colour measurements, magnetic fields and others. It's great fun and occasionally useful.

Attaching the 'phone to the engine bed just needs a well made and secure clamp. The problem with measuring the accelerations in three axes is minimising the noise generated by the engine+block moving around. Clearly it has to be able move else there are no accelerations but if it can rattle against anything (e.g the bench underneath) then this creates unwanted noise. Maybe a sheet of rubber/plastic underneath? Absolute measurements may not be necessary, relative numbers for comparison may be all that is needed - or possible.

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Charles Lamont on September 09, 2021, 08:38:24 AM
+1 on the Physics Toolbox Suite phone app.
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: derekwarner on September 10, 2021, 11:38:23 AM
Seriously.....you could consider

1. constraining the mobile handset between two angle iron brackets in T slots, with a wooden coffee stirrer at each end of the handset/bracket
2. secure the base of the handset to the table with a few beads of silicone to the machine table

This could kill 2 or more birds at once & provide a stable harm-free method of securing the devices accelerometers without damage to the restraining machine or device :facepalm2:

Derek
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: deltatango on September 12, 2021, 04:31:51 AM
Thanks Derek,
When I get back to trying to measure the vibrations I'll try making some sort of mounting along those lines for the 'phone. Silicone mounting pads might be just the job for keeping the engine in place without stopping it moving completely.

David
Title: Re: Another Westbury Wyvern build
Post by: Roger B on September 12, 2021, 02:14:41 PM
Interesting thoughts on balance. There are all sorts of smartphone clips/clamps available for fitting to tripods.
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