Inspired Build of the Karl Benz 1886 Engine

Looks awesome Ray!
 
Thanks Guys I think it will be OK.

Ray
 
I had a day off yesterday as a good friend of mine (Chris) and I went to ACME Surplus in Sanford Fl. They have metal of all kinds and as I needed some brass and some aluminum we made a morning of it. You never know just what they will have but I found some 1/4" brass rod that I needed and some 1/4" X 2" brass plate that was over 6 feet long for $4.95 a pound. That should hold me for a while.
Today I made the housings for the inlet and outlet cooling water connections. I was afraid that the wall thickness of the outer cylinder was too thin for making threads so I made the housings.
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The bevel gears did come in so maybe tomorrow I can work on them.

Thanks for looking
Ray
 
rdean said:
I had a day off yesterday as a good friend of mine (Chris) and I went to ACME Surplus in Sanford Fl. They have metal of all kinds and as I needed some brass and some aluminum we made a morning of it. You never know just what they will have but I found some 1/4" brass rod that I needed and some 1/4" X 2" brass plate that was over 6 feet long for $4.95 a pound. That should hold me for a while.
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Wow, that is 45 minutes from where I live... I need to make it a point to drive over and get some supplies.

Will do so when I get back from SFO...
 
We have been buying materials there for several years and they do have a good selection at a reasonable price. I still end up buying some things on line tho that they may not have in stock at that moment.

Ray
 
I had made the cam bearing towers longer than what I thought they needed to be to be safe and was hoping to cut 3/4" off the length when the cam gears came in. I was able to cut a 1/2" off the towers, a 1/4" off the crankshaft end, and 3/4" off the cam shaft end. The other end of the cam shaft is still long for now.

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They sure do turn smooth.

Thanks for looking
Ray
 
Been working on the exhaust valve linkage and cam.
This shows how I cut out the cam profile.
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The exhaust linkage and cam are installed and timed.
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I am probably just about done with working on the under side of the engine so I will start on the mounting plate next. It will be much easier working on the engine when I don't have to chase it all over the bench.

Thanks for looking
Ray
 
Are you cutting in the mill manually or CNC??
 
The base is made of poplar and I installed rubber feet.
Walnut stain and clear spray.
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The crankshaft support has a ball bearing with a center point up into the crank.
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Thanks for looking
Ray
 
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