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RE: An Engine by 3 Amigo's - krv3000 - 06-05-2013
hi before i go further i think i need to clean me bench right bored out the hole then skimmed the face off right pics
RE: An Engine by 3 Amigo's - f350ca - 06-05-2013
Nice work but I can still see lots of bench top, no where close to clean up time.
RE: An Engine by 3 Amigo's - krv3000 - 06-30-2014
hi SOS in the length of time as bi waiting for castings i went over John's IE doubleboost and him and rob was preparing to do sum casting for parts for the engine then mick turned up and we had a good time even more so when it was pointed out that John had started to develop man boobs so he got sum stick any way i came home with sum castings as not all of them turned out not enuf bronze in the pot any way i turned up the two end caps tonight and got sum pics
RE: An Engine by 3 Amigo's - doubleboost - 06-30-2014
Very nice Bob
They look like nice solid castings
I like to leave as much of the "cast finish" showing as possible
We are going to re cast the valve chest covers in "petro bond" sand this week end
John
RE: An Engine by 3 Amigo's - krv3000 - 06-30-2014
brill jhon will have to start and sort things out ? is it posibel to cast valve bodeys will av a go at making patens
RE: An Engine by 3 Amigo's - kenne - 06-30-2014
(06-05-2013, 05:46 PM)krv3000 Wrote: hi before i go further i think i need to clean me bench right bored out the hole then skimmed the face off right pics
looks normal for my shop , found a family of four living under my bench once !
RE: An Engine by 3 Amigo's - doubleboost - 06-30-2014
It is possible
Be easier to use my mill & just machine them
(do you mean slide valves)
RE: An Engine by 3 Amigo's - Micktoon - 06-30-2014
Starting to take shape Bob, looks good bronze cast too. You will be in the shed till early hours every night now
Cheers Mick
RE: An Engine by 3 Amigo's - krv3000 - 06-30-2014
no jhon the drane valves that go top and botom of the cilinders and the one on the top cuver for oiling the cilinder
RE: An Engine by 3 Amigo's - doubleboost - 06-30-2014
You make the patterns Mate
I will cast them