Engine
Generator room
After a weeks break and Laurence sunning himself in Dorset, it was just Geoff and Stephen.
Geoff continued with the Tangye engine for the generator room. One wheel was bored to take a bearing and boss. With the bearing still in the lathe, the wheel was heated and pushed onto it and the bearing drilled and reamed. A boss was then turned to reinforce the unit on the 'inside', where the electric drive will be attached.
A connecting rod was then turned in brass. One end was shaped and then filed into a ball-end, to fit into the cylinder. This will take the place of the cylinder and gudgeon joint. The other end was filed flat to fit into the crank space. A hole was drilled for the crank and another for a single 12BA bolt. After splitting the rod, the fixing hole was tapped that the components assembled. Finally, the engine was run in the lathe, to bed the bearings in.
Stephen prepared and assembled some 2.5mm thick plastic sheeting for the walls of the generator room. These will sit on the removable floor panel to make fitting-out the room easier.
A floor of plastic was glued to the plywood base, and when sufficiently set, the walls were cemented in place. Finally, the voids around the tee nuts was filled.
Geoff will draw and print all of the walls and floor in due course and these will be glued to the wall panels. The doors and surrounds will be added once the wall coverings are complete.
