A quick update… last night I sealed the cylinder to the top plate: and then I sealed the side of the displacer onto the top plate: This evening I managed to cut the counter weight but I have to admit I struggled with this. At one point the flywheel was clearly falling to the bottom [...]
I was browsing youtube some weeks ago and came across the video posted below about a simple tool that can be used to indicate parts quickly on the lathe. Still very much learning and trying to find my feet in model engineering, I often remove parts from the chuck only realising they needed to stay [...]
I`m pretty sure that this is all the parts are now complete and I`ll spend tonight polishing them up and then finally sealing the displacer if I have time. Here is the displacer being cut from foam board. It actually cut very nicely on the lathe with a sharp tool, much better and more accurate [...]
08 Aug, 2010
Posted by: Raynerd In: Boxford Model A Lathe
I`ve stripped off the old single phase motor from the Boxford and all that nasty painted buttons and bell wire. Rather than rewire it, I`m going to replace it with a 3 phase motor and inverter to give me variable speed control and a fresh wiring for the lathe which needed doing anyway! Luckly I [...]
I`m off work for 6 weeks at present and so I`m getting more done than I ever have! – I`m having a great time between the workshop and looking after my little one. I was lying in bed last night thinking about gluing the rest of the crank shaft and then I thought again, should [...]
A little update here as I feel I am coming to the final straight! Here is a picture of the parts so far but not including the glass cylinder and graphite piston – they are safe away from potential smashes! I`ve now cut the main parts for the crank shaft assembly – the displacer and [...]
Just a quick update. Sadly I`ve no detailed photos of the saddle before I stripped it down but hopefully you can appreciate how dirty it was with 50 years and no clean I expect! Parts in a bucket after just being cleaned in paraffin. Rebuilt – just to check I could remember!! And stripped again [...]