The Workshop Progress Thread 2021

Nicely done Pete.

Jim

Thats a nice save

Hi Pete, yes very nice job you have done.

Regards Nick.

Thank you all for the kind words, given me a bit of motivation to finish the rest of the machines so I can concentrate on making things.

The last couple of weekends workshop time have been spent making the carb for the Wall engine. The main body is a brass fabrication consisting of 8 parts and then all the other bits to go with it.

All seems to go together OK, just needs some period screws making to replace the cap heads

And what goes in must come out.

Finally a group shot of the two parts assembled onto the engine's manifold.

Very nice Jason the 8 brass part fabrication of the carb looks good. What is the rod/tube between the inlet and exhaust on the manifold is it a brace or something more.?

Looks more like a web than a single tube Ron.

Joe

Oops, so it does I think I need a visit to Spec Savers.

I wonder just which shop you will end up in?

Only joking Ron - I had a card-ectomy (the forcible removal of money from a debit card) on Friday for some new glasses myself. I usually reckon I need them when they start printing the clues for the Telegraph crossword in grey fuzzy type - a new pair of glasses and they start using black print again!

Onwards and upward with the Norden. This is the end product as built by Neil Wyatt, our esteemed editor, who designed it:

This update shows my almost completed cylinder with the crocodile type crosshead guides:

and a family shot of progress to date:

The next item on the agenda is the slide valve. The steam chest is quite shallow at 10mm so a bit tight for my preferred slide valve mechanism of a valve rod operating on a bar a in slot machined across the valve. Neil has shown an alternative on his drawings so I may accept that he knows best and make that.

Jim

Hope this is not in the wrong place.

No making or mending but Today is the first day of me journey into model engineering. This has started with the clear out of my wood store where many of my turning blanks are kept. Once that shed is removed a fresh base is being laid with slabs so that my existing workshop shed can be emptied and moved to this location so that the new workshop can be erected in the location where the workshop is at the moment I hope that makes sense.

The reason for all the moving about is the wood store is on it's last legs where as my current shed still has some life left in it.

I have just under 2 months to move everything for the new workshop.

Who said this hobby is cheap

Edited By Derek Lane on 29/06/2021 20:11:02

Did you just wonder if Model Engineering is "cheap" ?

I always tell swmbo it is really cheap (a lot less than her gardening and other hobbies)

Anyone think different ? probably be wise to

I reckon its cheaper than the amount of cash folks spend on booze, smokes, holidays, restaurants,cars, clothes and other assorted tat

edit: and the food which goes to waste

Its the amount of time it can consume which is considerable(and makes it so useful in life)

Edited By Ady1 on 30/06/2021 08:35:52

I always thought that any hobby is a pleasant way of spending money.

I remember being at a Club meeting (as a visitor) when we were reviewing some milling cutter costs. One member commented that he could not afford such prices, did not like it one bit when I suggested that perhaps he was into the wrong hobby.

Not a cheap hobby, is there any hobby that is really cheap, you might say something like bird watching which is alright until you want binoculars then do you pay £10 or £1000, We have to do something to keep all our marbles. When you consider a day out can easily blow through £100, with fuel and food and that is just for two people. Also remember you cannot take it with you.

Those that know I already have a fully equipped woodworking turning workshop and the machines are only the tip of the iceberg. I did say that last sentence in my last post as jest.

I am sure I will find lots when I empty the old shop that will need to be passed on as no longer used, but that is for a different forum to this one as they will be woodworking related

But honest dear - lathes and milling machines are expensive because they come with all the accessories and materials you will ever need!

Even I couldn't make that seem plausible!

Finished my air cooled version of the Farm Boy hit and miss engine

Rod

Nice, love the trolley detail