I decided to challenge myself and work on making a small model engine.
Got the plans online and the majority of the material are on now on hand. Still need to get some taps and dies but that isn’t a big deal, just an expense.
I went with steel for the flywheel as brass is really expensive when it needs to be 2.75” in diameter.
First part worked on is the flywheel. Never needed a bolt hole circle so that was a learning experience. I also made a mandrel to turn the outside to final diameter after the majority of the turning was done.
Got the plans online and the majority of the material are on now on hand. Still need to get some taps and dies but that isn’t a big deal, just an expense.
I went with steel for the flywheel as brass is really expensive when it needs to be 2.75” in diameter.
First part worked on is the flywheel. Never needed a bolt hole circle so that was a learning experience. I also made a mandrel to turn the outside to final diameter after the majority of the turning was done.