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Re: Flyboy Jim's PM Research #5
« Reply #225 on: November 20, 2020, 03:23:49 AM »
Hey Jim, great to see you back at this engine!   Nice results on the crankshaft.   :popcorn: :popcorn:

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Re: Flyboy Jim's PM Research #5
« Reply #226 on: November 20, 2020, 03:31:42 AM »
Nice work Jim. Good to see you back in the shop.
Stuart

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Re: Flyboy Jim's PM Research #5
« Reply #227 on: November 20, 2020, 02:54:07 PM »
Thanks Chris and Stuart. Hopefully I can get out to the shop for a while each day and get this project finished up. I've been getting caught up on both of your build threads, which really helped me get going again.

Jim
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Re: Flyboy Jim's PM Research #5
« Reply #228 on: November 24, 2020, 04:23:53 PM »
Got started on the Connecting Rod.















Still finish work to do, but it's now capable of doing what a Connecting Rod does best...............connect one thing to another thing.  :)

Jim
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Re: Flyboy Jim's PM Research #5
« Reply #229 on: November 24, 2020, 04:44:15 PM »
That's looking great Jim, nice work.  :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp:
Stuart

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Re: Flyboy Jim's PM Research #5
« Reply #230 on: November 24, 2020, 07:33:07 PM »
Looking good  :cheers:.

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Re: Flyboy Jim's PM Research #5
« Reply #231 on: November 24, 2020, 07:37:15 PM »
 :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

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Re: Flyboy Jim's PM Research #5
« Reply #232 on: November 24, 2020, 10:33:23 PM »
Nice work on that conrod.

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Re: Flyboy Jim's PM Research #5
« Reply #233 on: November 25, 2020, 12:27:23 AM »
Good to see progress Jim!
The crank and rod look great!

Dave

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Re: Flyboy Jim's PM Research #5
« Reply #234 on: November 25, 2020, 03:01:35 AM »
Thanks guys. It feels good to make some forward movement before I completely forgot everything.

Jim
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Re: Flyboy Jim's PM Research #5
« Reply #235 on: November 25, 2020, 05:25:45 PM »
Got started on the Eccentric casting.









Went back and forth milling each piece until it had something that resembled a round opening when assembled.





Next up is to mill the sides to proper thickness and bore the opening.

Jim

PS: The plans call this the "Eccentric" and what I thought was the Eccentric, they call the "Eccentric Hub". Isn't this actually the "Eccentric Follower"? Color me confused.  :-\
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Re: Flyboy Jim's PM Research #5
« Reply #236 on: November 25, 2020, 05:55:18 PM »
 :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
Uh oh, gotta go pick up more popcorn!

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Re: Flyboy Jim's PM Research #5
« Reply #237 on: November 25, 2020, 06:30:54 PM »
Mr Jim, did you clean up the sides of that eccentric in some way before mounting in the vice for drilling, and also, what size milling cutter / face mill / fly cutter is that please thank you please?
Stuart

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Re: Flyboy Jim's PM Research #5
« Reply #238 on: November 25, 2020, 07:06:45 PM »
Mr Jim, did you clean up the sides of that eccentric in some way before mounting in the vice for drilling, and also, what size milling cutter / face mill / fly cutter is that please thank you please?

The sides of the casting were quite flat. I just sanded them a little on my surface plate and they clamped just fine. In retrospect......I should of milled them flat, not necessarily to final thickness, before clamping. One of those things that slipped through the cracks. I will mill them flat before boring.

All the milling operations were done with my Sherline flycutter: https://www.sherline.com/product/7620-single-flute-insert-fly-cutter/
I use the fly cutter whenever I can since using the end of an end mill doesn't give as good of results with the Sherline mill.

Jim
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Re: Flyboy Jim's PM Research #5
« Reply #239 on: November 25, 2020, 07:17:04 PM »
Excellent. Yes, seems like prepping the sides is a good idea. I was thinking through that because I’m coming up on these parts myself. Seemed like sanding one side flat was a good way to go. Looks like it has worked out well. I lije that flycutter and I remember asking you about that before now. Nice - good results.
Stuart

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