[SEL] model engine Fairbanks eclispe

[R & M Ingold]

Machine the base as you need to on the bottom to get it sitting flat and 
true. The stress on the holding down aint great.
Machine the top flat as well and then join the two halves. The height of the 
bottom half dont matter a bit. Fit the top and bottom together. Drill & tap 
etc.
Set it up square on your angle plate on the mill so the holes are at right 
angles to the fore and aft centre line.
Bore/drill the hole for the camshaft next, in the CENTRE of the cast 
protrusions for it.
Sit a dummy shaft stub in the hole and sit the cam gear in place.

 Then, using the gears to give the meshing distance,(Bush in the crank gear 
to suit drill size) Start the Crank pilot hole on the join of the two 
halves. Then open the hole to the bearing O/D without moving the table.
This is the way I do em and it works.
Hope this helps.
Any further problems, just ask.
(You will find you need to remove some metal from inside the base to allow 
the crank and B/End to clear. I do it with a ball mill.)
Reg.

Reg & Marg Ingold.
Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
randmingold at hotkey.net.au
http://www.oldengine.org/members/randmingold

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Arthur Buchanan" <galoway4 at earthlink.net>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] model engine Fairbanks eclispe


> Thanks Reg:
>      I purchased this kit about 3 years agoand due to the aortic operation 
> and other things I fell behind. I may have started out wrong. I decided to 
> make all the small parts first and have them finished when I started the 
> cylender and base. I now find that one corner of the base is so much lower 
> than the other three corners that it will only be about 3/32 thick when I 
> put the fly cutter to the base to remove it down to 1/4" thickness. Also I 
> will have to remove 5/16" from the top of base to keep the crank holes at 
> stated height. Any suggestions?
>
>    Arthur Buchanan
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "R & M Ingold" <randmingold at hotkey.net.au>
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> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 4:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [SEL] model engine Fairbanks eclispe
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>> Ball, Tom
>> E-mail Address(es):
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>>
>> Reg & Marg Ingold.
>> Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
>> randmingold at hotkey.net.au
>> http://www.oldengine.org/members/randmingold
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Arthur Buchanan" <galoway4 at earthlink.net>
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>> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 11:43 PM
>> Subject: [SEL] model engine Fairbanks eclispe
>>
>>
>> Can anyone tell me how to contact Tom Ball ? e-mail or telephone.
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>> Thanks
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