I had to have a refresher since its so long since I have switched the lathe on! But I did turn a taper in one of the brass flywheels needed for the pair of Seal engines I am SLOWLY building!  However I have seen some brass swarf this morning, well I am sure it is......... I then spent some time, checking, rechecking and checking again all the dimensions of the work done so far. Its surprising to me how you get into a rhythm when machining and how long it takes to get back into a nearly finished part after a long lay off.

Still it was a nice if very short session since I am a Formula 1 fan and the first race of the season is calling a halt to the day. However I have taken the plans and my machining notes with me to refresh myself ready for some serious work next week (with a bit of luck).

I did find another error with the Westbury plans when checking over the dimensions of the flywheel. the length of the taper at the end of the crankshaft. I was checking the taper (since this was the cut I was making in the flywheel) on the plans and the length of the taper is shown as 5/32" of an inch instead of 15/32"! This error is now added to the 2 9/8" (instead of 3 7/8" it should be) as the length of the main casting.

So its good to be out in the workshop even for a short time.

Work done before on the 'practice' flywheel (ok I made a mistake.....)

The 'practice' flywheel and the turning mandrel