Nemmet Bobcat

This could be a very naive question but would it be daft to attempt to build a Bobcat without a milling machine? I've been following the series and would love to build the engine which would be my first I/C. I reckon I have the travel on the vertical slide to mill out the crankcase. Obviously it's far from ideal but if some more experienced bods think it's physically possible with a bit of ingenuity I might give it a go.

Not helped by the fact I really want to build the twin rather than the Jaguar.

Cheers

Scott

Hi There

It would be possible to build this without a mill.

Perhaps Diane would like a write up for Model Engineer and pay something towards buying a mill?

regards David

Im pretty sure that with a vertical slide you can carry out all the operations needed. It does mean a bit more application and you may end up with a stiff neck but you will get there.

Clive

I would hazard a guess that, before the advent of the Dore-Westbury milling machine, most small i.c. engines were built without the use of a mill. Westbury's little book "Milling in the Lathe" contains a wealth of valuable information. I'm sure that a copy could be found somewhere (mine cost the princely sum of 7s 6d (37 1/2p))!

Regards

Geoff

Excellent! That'll do for me! I'll start collecting materials.

Nice idea David. Diane might be retired by the time I finish it with the amount of spare time I have but I'll try to take pics and notes from the start ... whenever that may be!

Thanks all

Scott