A Wallaby of my own.

[Art K]

Dave,
The Wallaby's looking good. Nice progress.
Art

[steamer]

Where's JO when you need her!      8-)


Time to make 5-40 studs for the oil sump......I need 8 for that.

Dave

[Jo]

While you are at it would you like to do 129 7BA for my triples covers

Jo

[Jasonb]

Dave goes about it the right way making 8 or 10 at the time they are needed then it's not such a boring job as knocking out 100+ at a time. Will you be making them before or after all the square fixings for the B&W

[steamer]

While you are at it would you like to do 129 7BA for my triples covers

Jo

No....what Jason said.....good thing I didn't start the USS Ohio engine.....56 studs in the TOP HP cylinder cover ALONE.  8-)


Dave

[steamer]

While you are at it would you like to do 129 7BA for my triples covers

Jo

Need a turret lathe...


......Oh Yeah ...I have one.....got 7Ba dies? and stud stock?


Dave

[Don1966]

Good looking family shot buddy and glad to see you making some progress.....


 
Don

[steamer]

Sump studs made.   Now to "fettle" the gear train....spacer washer here, a tapered collet for the cam shaft gear  ( I just hardened and honed the taper D bit I made and it cuts very nice)

Goal, get all the gearing mounted with cover on and oil passages operable and totally ready to do work which includes drilling the crank oil passages...something I've been dreading!

I need to cut the cam lobes...which means I need to make the fixture described in the build article.  Similar to Steve Hucks.

Once that is complete....time for connecting rods, pistons, rings and cylinders.   comparatively....these are easy.

Coming together.

Dave

[Tennessee Whiskey]

Ain't nothing wrong with doing a bit of "stud work". After 29 years together yesterday, Lou still seems to enjoy it : just saying 😜🤓😂

Cletus

[steamer]

got the cam shaft gear taper collet made up tonight... I need to co-bore the gear just a bit.    I'll do that tomorrow....progress!...

Dave

[b.lindsey]

Even without pics, that's a better visual than the previous post...Thanks 

Bill

[steamer]

Thanks Bill!

Dave

[steamer]

Finish off the bore of the camshaft gear to fit the taper bush.    Snug fit with a Loctite groove.    It's setting up.   The taper reamer worked awesome!

Having and external 3C collet closer and machine able collets to 41/2 inches is kinda nice!....

Dave

[steamer]

On with the cam shaft fixture!.....

Dave

[b.lindsey]

Progress and pictures both....sweet. Better than I have managed lately 

Bill