Member postings for Jens Eirik Skogstad

I has digital caliber with imperial both in 1/1000" and fractional imperial (button with mm, 1/1000", fractional imperial). Learned out the fractional imperial measure is not to rely on at the digital caliber. There is a gap in fractional imperial measuring when i compared with 1/1000" in the digital caliber. Better to use 1/1000" or use caliber without electronic digital measure when fractional imperial is used to get exact measure of the product. For each measure, set at zero before use to be sure the measure is correct as possible. Remove dirt from measure jaws before measuring at the product.

Also i am using imperial measure as showed in the drawning while i am working with the Stuart Turner compound steam engine.

Hi folks!

Is it possible to repair the worned bed at the ML10 with the plan grinder? When i moved the main saddle from the area where the saddle is mostly used to tail stock, the saddle is binding. I checked the play in the saddle near main spindle and near tail sock. There is play near spindle and no play near tail stock. Also the parallelism is worned out in the bed. The lathe has been abused by difference car mechanics in the workshop a lot of year before we moved to a new workshop there i am working as car mechanic. And the lathe is sorted as a waste hence i am trying to save the lathe.

PS, Do not sell, you are responsible for others' health and the environment!

Take care of your health! Deliver to the recycling center to take care of the dangerous mercury.

Hi..

Since i has not received message here, then i took time to study how it affected the timing in case the width of ports is changed. I learned out the lap must not be changed for inlet port and there is not lap in exhaust port, close both two inlet port in mid of position only. Then i adjusted the ports with milling end pin carefully. The valve blocks need adjusting to close both two of the inlet port in mid of position, the "lap" on inlet port is ok (enough material to right size with milling pin.).

Jens Eirik

Hi folks! I has worked with the cylinder block to final size. But i has a problem: The distance of inlet steam ports is not correct. It will be 5/64" inlet port + 5/64"+5/32" exhaust port + 5/64 + 5/64" inlet port for both high pressure/low pressure cylinders. I measured between outer inlet port and inner inlet port and got results: The outer distance between the two inlet port is 15/32" (correct distance) in both HP/LP and inner inlet port distance is difference both in HP and LP. HP has 37/128" and LP has 9/32", it must be 5/16" in inner distance between the two inlet ports.

Is it common the distance is not allways correct due wrong in casting?

Is it possible to make a carefull change to correct distance with a microscopic increased inlet port distance and change the distance in the "D" valve to keep correct overlap/keep the inlet ports closed in same time with the "D" valve in the center position?

I has not still created the exhaust port in the cylinder block.

Some idea and suggestions?

A is not to hold the rod B. A is to fineadjusting the DTI and get the pointer at zero before measuring on the workpiece. The rod maybe not right part for the magnetic square stand since it will not fit to the clamp.

Edited By Jens Eirik Skogstad on 01/04/2012 06:10:48

Paul and all folks, in case paraffin is not available, you can use barbegue grill igniter fluid or lamp oil as lubricant for tools on aluminium.

Eeehh, no possible to run steamengine with one port, you need 2 ports , inled and outled. See the link: http://www.animatedengines.com/oscillatingsteam.html

Thanks

With the generally word: will it be possible to use starting valve in the Stuart compound steam engine?

Hi folks, is it possible to start up the compound steam engine via R/C i steam boat?

I can see there is a trouble with the HP cylinder is in TDC or BDC, there is not possible to start up the steam engine.

Can i mount the start valve between HP cylinder and LP cylinder to start up the comound steam engine?

I can think the LP piston has larger area than HP piston hence the power is greater in LP piston than HP piston and it will start up the steam engine with starting valve while the steam chest in HP cylinder where steam pressure is ready to drive the HP piston as soon the piston is set in action affected by LP piston via crankshaft while the starting valve is activated.

There is not wrong with the oil is dripping out of bearing, do not strip the lathe if the bearings is in good condition and well adjusted against play and chattering under use. The lathe has not recycable oil as the industrial lathe with main spindle in the enclosed gearbox with oil. Wipe out oil of the lathe periodical since the oil has drip feed oil container in each bearing for the main spindle. Also there is no oil seals to preventing the oil is dripping out of bearing. The dripping oil container has adjustable valve to control oil consumption, be careful the bearings is not running to hot caused too little oil amounts.

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