03/09/06 - 03/12/06
Here in photo #1 you can see I have changed to a different carbide bit. I wasn't happy how the smaller
bit was working. Photos #2 & #3 show taking a finish pass on the first top rail...
The second crosshead top rail was loaded into the fixture and the first pass was taken. These next
(3) photos are of the first pass...
Photo #1 is a shot taken looking down parallel to the rail showing the clamping. Photo #2 shows the
pass just finishing up...
With the crosshead top rails machined on the bottom surface, they are flipped over for machining where
the nuts will mount to hold the top rail to the engine bed plate. Photo #1 shows the top rail all
mounted and ready for machining. Photo #2 shows the 4" diameter shell mill taking the first pass.
Photos #3 & #4 show the first top rail completed...
The piston rings came in for the 12 HP Bessemer cylinder. Photo #1 shows (3) of the new piston rings.
Photo #2 shows getting the piston ready for the new piston rings. Photo #3 shows gapping the new
piston rings. Photo #4 shows how I hold the piston rings for filing to get the proper end gap...
Photos #1 & #2 show drilling and milling the keeper pin holes in the new piston rings after
gapping them. Photo #3 shows the piston rings completed and ready for assembly onto the piston.
Photo #4 shows the new piston rings all installed on the piston...
Here in these next (3) photos I started making (4) 1" diameter studs for the Swan crosshead project.
Photo #1 shows starting to cut the 1-8 thread. Photo #2 shows trying a 1-8 nut on the freshly cut
threads. Photo #3 shows the completed 1-8 threads...
03/16/06 - 03/19/06
In Photo #1 you can see the crown being turned on the new stud. Photo #2 shows the 1"-8 threads cut.
Photo #3 shows the completed stud. Photo #4 shows all (4) of the Swan crosshead studs completed and
ready for installation...
My son Christopher has been wanting to make himself a new barrel (custom) for his paint ball gun.
Photo #1 shows Chris starting to drill a .250 diameter hole in a piece of aluminum. This is gonig to
be a long hole. Photo #2 shows half the stock out of the collet during the drilling operation...
After all the machine work on the Swan crosshead and crosshead top rails, the oiling tree is all out
of alignment. Photo #1 shows this. Photos #2 & #3 show what the oiling tree looks like after shortening
and replacing some of the components...
03/21/06 - 03/26/06
After completing some more welding on the water jacket and cleaning the bore, the 10 HP Bovaird &
Seyfang single valve cylinder is put back up on the Lucas HBM...
This is the last part of the Swan crosshead project to be finished. After doing some mig welding on
the exterior surfaces and then grinding and sanding, the connecting rod nut was brought back to original
condition. It was beat up pretty good with chisel marks and pits. It's a special size thread so that's
why the effort was made to save it...
In these next (3) photos Christopher continues work on his paint ball gun barrel. Photo #1 shows drilling
the bore, getting closer to the final diameter. Photo #2 shows reaming the bore. Photo #3 shows how we
turned down the end of the reamer and made an extension locking the reamer in with (2) set screws...
Photo #1 shows the B&S cylinder cleaned up and ready for measuring. Photo #2 is a close up of a pair
of scratches on the bottom of the bore. Photo #3 shows how the cylinder is clamped to the HBM table.
Photo #4 shows starting to indicate the existing bore...
In photos #1 & #2 Chris has moved the barrel back in the collect for facing and chamfering the new
bore. Photo #3 shows the barrel set up for turning the OD. Photo #4 shows the OD of the barrel starting
to take shape...
Photos #1 & #2 show more indicating of the B&S cylinder bore. This is a time consuming task.
Once the cylinder is setup and tightened down, the machine spindle is then put on center of the bore.
Photo #3 shows this being done with a coaxial indicator...
03/29/06 - 04/02/06
On Saturday, April 01, 2006 with the weather getting better, a few of my friends gathered at my place
to run the 25 HP Columbus. Saturday was a cloudy day but a great day for running engines. This would
be the first running of the Columbus since my December 2005 Christmas get together. In the first (2) photos
we are getting the engine ready to start. Photo #3 shows Wayne tripping the ignition as we back kick
the engine...
In Photo #1 Wayne is adjusting things to keep the Columbus running as it was first started. In photo #2
I naturally had to get my hands on things and make adjustments. The above photos were taken by Woody Sins
and Wayne Grenning. Thanks for the photos guys. Stiles Bradley, Ron Polle, Bruce Lauson, Howard Weaver,
and Ken Fish were here for running the Columbus too. Thanks a million for coming guys...
These next group of (8) photos were taken on Sunday, April 2nd, 2006. As I was getting the Columbus
cleaned up from the running the day before, I just thought I would click off a few photos of the
engine...
Photo #1 shows the last cutting head I made for boring a few months back. To bore the 10 HP B&S
cylinder a new tool holder will have to be made for the cutting head to fit in the 8" bore. That's
just the plate part of the tool. Photo #2 shows starting to set up the outboard bearing...
Below is a video of the 25 HP Columbus running. The video is approximately 3 minutes long and about
32 MEG in size. Hope you enjoy the video... 25 HP Columbus Running, Video
04/04/06 - 04/09/06
In these first (3) photos I started working on a new tool holder for the boring head. Photo #1 shows
center drilling the 1" X 8" diameter stock. Photos #2 & #3 show drilling a hole through the center
for boring to size...
Photo #1 shows facing the first side of the tool holder. Photo #2 shows the first side all faced...
In photo #1 the center hole is being bored to size. Photo #2 shows both sides faced and the center hole
completed...
Here in photo #1 after marking the drive hub and the new tool holder, the mounting holes are transfered
to the tool holder. Photo #2 shows drilling the holes for a 3/8-16 thread. Photo #3 shows starting the
tap so everything is true...
Photos #1 & #2 show drilling and tapping the rest of the holes. Photo #3 shows the tapped holes
completed in the tool holder plate...
In photo #1 a 2.000" diameter bar is put in the lathe and indicated in. Photos #1 & #2 show
starting to turn the OD to rough size...
A friend of mine needed a belt pulley bored out to fit one of his engines that he is going to power
a pump jack with.
Photo #1 shows the belt pulley being indicated in for boring the hub. Photo #2 shows boring the hole
to size. Photo #3 shows the completed hole with photo #4 showing the pulley mounted on the engine...
Another friend needed an oil hole drilled in a valve guide he made. Photo #1 shows drilling the oil
hole in the valve guide. Photo #2 shows the completed valve guide...
Here in photo #1 I am back to turning the rough OD of the tool holder plate while it's mounted to the
drive hub on the 2.000" diameter bar. Photo #2 shows the OD completed with .125 of stock left for final
turning...
This photo shows cutting some 1.00" X 1.00" bar stock to length in the power hacksaw. This material
will be used to clamp the tool bit in the holder. They get welded to the new tool holder plate...