G'day and greetings from Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺 thank you for showing how to do this I have a job for a a No 7 mill engine and it has 1 \12 " bore the castings are very good but it's nice to see how to do once again thank you kind regards John and I am a subscriber
This is a great set for building steam engine but I would really like to see a complete build that includes steam boiler to power the engine. Most steam engines on youtube do run by air, but including a steam boiler build would be icing on the cake.
Allow me to preface my comment by saying I don't know what you actually do for a living. I went to tech school over forty years ago to be a tool and die maker. I have been in shops with machine tools that boggle the mind. So I know what it is to have a skill set and not have the machinery at home to build the things I know how to build. It was only a short while ago that I was able to buy a smithy machine and I have been having a ball finally making my own things in my own shop. When I retire soon I am going to build a steam engine of my own. Having said that, you are doing a darn decent job with the equipment you have on hand. From my perspective, if you had a better mill and a some other sweet machine tools there is no doubt in my mind you could really build first class stuff. What you have accomplished is most noteworthy and I appreciate the video very much. The one thing I notice that shows through is you are having fun doing what you are doing. Don't ever change that. Machine tools can always be acquired as the years go by but a good attitude is priceless. Keep up the good work!!
why not face the outer diameter of one end to give a circular/ true surface for the lathe to clamp to? then flip it over do the other outer diameter and you then have know 100% the part will be square end to end when doing the main face and that the boring of the centre hole will be straight.
I've tried that. It doesn't work as well as you would think. Takes forever and the problem is really that the iron is too hard,. I need to work on my chemistry for the melt to make it more workable.
Very nice work mister. I have just started myself with my next engine.
Looking forward to seeing what you make out of it.
G'day and greetings from Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺 thank you for showing how to do this I have a job for a a No 7 mill engine and it has 1 \12 " bore the castings are very good but it's nice to see how to do once again thank you kind regards John and I am a subscriber
more videos please! great content
This is a great set for building steam engine but I would really like to see a complete build that includes steam boiler to power the engine. Most steam engines on youtube do run by air, but including a steam boiler build would be icing on the cake.
I most definitely plan on doing that. It will be a long way down the road but it will happen.
Allow me to preface my comment by saying I don't know what you actually do for a living. I went to tech school over forty years ago to be a tool and die maker. I have been in shops with machine tools that boggle the mind. So I know what it is to have a skill set and not have the machinery at home to build the things I know how to build. It was only a short while ago that I was able to buy a smithy machine and I have been having a ball finally making my own things in my own shop. When I retire soon I am going to build a steam engine of my own. Having said that, you are doing a darn decent job with the equipment you have on hand. From my perspective, if you had a better mill and a some other sweet machine tools there is no doubt in my mind you could really build first class stuff. What you have accomplished is most noteworthy and I appreciate the video very much. The one thing I notice that shows through is you are having fun doing what you are doing. Don't ever change that. Machine tools can always be acquired as the years go by but a good attitude is priceless. Keep up the good work!!
Thanks for the comment!! Very much appreciated indeed :D
Thanks again for posting. I'm enjoying the series. I've seen those Atlas lathes advertised in popular mechanics.
They are great machines!
why not face the outer diameter of one end to give a circular/ true surface for the lathe to clamp to?
then flip it over do the other outer diameter and you then have know 100% the part will be square end to end when doing the main face and that the boring of the centre hole will be straight.
I believe that would have worked well. My thing is, I wanted to keep a rough casting look on the outside for aesthetics.
Why not deeper, but slower cuts? So that it doesn't makes those cuts and your bit doesn't need to cut through sand in the surface of the casting?
Nice build! Maybe grind off the scale With angelgrind?
I've tried that. It doesn't work as well as you would think. Takes forever and the problem is really that the iron is too hard,. I need to work on my chemistry for the melt to make it more workable.