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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Fowler traction Engine- Tender start…..
After a delay the Fowler traction engine in 2″ scale has moved forward (not literally yet) with a start made on the tender. Continue reading
No workshop time last week so a review of current projects.
Unfortunately I couldn’t manage to get out to the workshop last week. It is very frustrating but as they say Ke sara sara (not sure about the spelling,, sorry). So I thought I would summarise the state of play of … Continue reading
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Well we are closer to the end of the nightmare transfer
Outlines the problems of changing web hosting companies for mikes-models.com and its model engineering blog. Continue reading
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More progress with the saw table -quadrant for adjustment started
The quadrant for the carbide tipped sawblade table is machined using a rotary table followed by gear cutting the teeth on a Vertex dividing head. Continue reading
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Combined saw table – tensioner system made.
Whilst I decided before the week started that I would concentrate on the Fowler traction engine I felt I would do a little more on the saw table since I haven’t been able to spend much time recently due to … Continue reading
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Limited time in the workshop so made a safety cable for an outboard engine
Covers the making of a stainless steel cable to hold a 4HP outboard engine Continue reading
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All the pulleys for the saw table now completed
Nearly all the moving parts for the self designed saw table have now been made. Three pulleys with bearings are used. One for holding the gear to take drive of the electric motor. A second is used to hold two different sizes of carbide tipped saw blades and the third is a tensioner pulley to take up slack when adjusting the height for cutting Continue reading
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Two pulleys completed for the table saw
Pulleys to hold bearings have been completeted, it won’t be too long before I can try the drive train and get a real idea of blade speed. Continue reading