Nothing too exciting, it's for a 2 stage air compressor I'm rebuilding. One of the stock rods galled on the crank and went egg shaped and scored up the crank. I had to polish the crank undersized, so stock rods would have been too sloppy, so I'm making new ones to suit and I will have bronze bearings on the crank rather than just having the aluminum rods riding on the crank.
Not that is would do anything.While you are there add 10mm and stroke it
Its nice to have the tools to make things like that..
While you are there add 10mm and stroke it
Its nice to have the tools to make things like that..
]Haha not all of it obviously.
The bushing will pressed in, then brazed to the aluminum, then the cap will be cut off, milled flat, drilled and tapped for the bolts, put back in the mill and the bronze will be bored true again.
I'm hoping to get my own cnc mill in the future, if I do, any thing is possible.
A new sport, snow blower racing!
That's up to my fabricator, he said he has brazing rod rated for aluminum, and I have him a sample of aluminum and bronze to test.
Maybe I should, you know with the port and polish and domed pistons and 4 barrel carb everyone is telling me to use.
I mostly agree, but I think a 2-barrel would suffice.
It is the 21st century, fuel injection is the only way to go
Not certain as I've been fitting in time at it while other parts runs on other machines, maybe 4 or 5 hours.It is the 21st century, fuel injection is the only way to go
Nice work on the machining. How much time do you have into it so far?
I'm going to have to see how small of one I can find around the shop. Barring that I may try to call in a favour with my former coworker and see if he can wire cut them for me.
Yes within reason, the compressor only spins 700 rpm, so not not likely to shake itself to pieces.
