The Workshop Progress Thread 2020

Oscillating engine with a form of reversing gear?

That's it, having recently repaired a Mamod traction engine for someone I thought I would see if I could come up with a similar reversing method for a simple engine.

Over the last couple of weeks I've finally finished off my ELS fitted to a myford 254. Not the one being described elsewhere,this is the Joe Noci version.

I'd like to publicly thanks Joe for patiently responding to my multitudinous e-mails, most of which were needed because of my own ineptitude.

I'll now be able to cut all those imperial threads which have been such a pain beforehand. I'll probably never recoup the time I've spent, but it was educational and fun. I've attached some pictures. All I need to do now is make a belt guard

Looks excellent Duncan, hope it works well for you.

NIcely done, Duncan.

If you want to send me a short description and a few hi-res photos we could feature it in MEW, with due acknowledgement to Joe, of course!

Neil

Neil, I'll send you an e-mail tomorrow

Duncan, I see from the photo the stepper HAS an extension shaft, so a rattle damper is easily fitted.

No doubt you will fit one ( a few??) in pursuit of the 3mm pitch @ 500rpm....

Joe

Nice one.

Martin

NIcely done, Duncan.

If you want to send me a short description and a few hi-res photos we could feature it in MEW, with due acknowledgement to Joe, of course!

Neil

Seconded!

Dave

Paul White ( a self admitted octogenarian+) also built up one of these ELS systems about a year ago, on a lathe older than he. I seem to remember he did also post something on MEW forum, but, as usual, I am useless with the applicable search engine..Can't find it! Or maybe it was the gear hobber he posted about?

Making this Harold Hall mill sharpener jig has given me 5 firsts.

1. Working with Cast Iron.

2 Turning a taper.

3 Straight boring

4 Boring a taper.

5 Using a slitting saw.

The indexer and guide blades are made but not fitted.

The finish is nothing to shout about but I'm looking forward to using it.

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There now follow some still pictures and a vid of my finished Muncaster double acting oscillator:

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Looks good Jim, congratulations!

Brian

That turned out well and now that I have altered the video link it runs well too.

Looks good Jim and also runs nicely, well done.

Jason thanks for fixing the link. I always have a battle getting them to work but I thought I had cracked it this time as it worked OK for me.

Jim

Nice piece of workmanship there Jim; whisper quiet.

George.

Hi Jim,

Just read your p.m., thank you.

Engine looks and sounds great, well done.

So pleased you enjoyed making it.

Geoff