Finished parts for the Radial Five
Filed and lightly polished
Sat, Apr 3rd 2004 (7:51 PM)
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Radial Five Piston Rods
Except for the master rod and possibly some polishing, the rods are done
Sun, Apr 4th 2004 (12:20 AM)
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Radial Five piston, rods and bearing
I'm waiting on a 5/16" TAIG collet to finish the master rod
Sun, Apr 4th 2004 (12:27 AM)
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Turning/Facing main fixture for the Radial Five
This is the fixture the crank case will be bolted to for machining
Thu, Apr 15th 2004 (9:26 PM)
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Cutting a chunk of aluminum for the crank case
Thu, Apr 15th 2004 (10:59 PM)
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Crank case blank
This is the crank case blank, fixture A and fixture A cap, all turned from solid aluminum rod
Sat, Apr 17th 2004 (10:41 AM)
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Milling the crank case
I am milling the crank case for the Radial Five, mounted on Fixture A, mounted on the rotary table
Sat, Apr 17th 2004 (1:28 PM)
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Milling the crank case
Here I am cutting the final face on the crank case
Sat, Apr 17th 2004 (3:33 PM)
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Milling the crank case
Removing the corners with a cut-down 1/2" ball end mill
Sat, Apr 17th 2004 (5:03 PM)
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Boring the 5/8" cylinder holes
I only have fixed tools up to 1/2". Due to clearance problems, I am finishing the hole to .500 with my shortened ball end mill. Not the best way!
Sat, Apr 17th 2004 (8:09 PM)
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Boring the crank case
My boring head doesn't give enough clearance to finish the holes, to 5/8", so I made this 4-flute countersink-like tool. It cut down a bit before stopping. I think I'll use it on all five, and open up the clearance for the piston rods with a small endmill
Sat, Apr 17th 2004 (10:02 PM)
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Drilling the cylinder bottoms
Drilling the mounting holes on the bottom flange of a cylinder
Tue, Apr 20th 2004 (12:23 AM)
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