2021 POTD Thread Archive

Have been wanting to incorporate some engine parts into the staircase in the new shop. Pulled a .060 over short block that is no good for rebuilding and tore it down (will be using the block for practicing surfacing, and boring on the big mill), and cleaned, and bead blasted the rods and pistons. Made up a little jig for cutting the pistons in half. Will use 8 of the piston halves with the 8 con rods, and the other 4 will be used on the railing posts. Now I need to hunt up some mild steel tubing to use in place of the rod journals and piston pins, and figure out exactly how I want to orient the assembly's on the 3" channel that will make up the top and bottom of the stringer. Cheers, Mike
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FOMOGO said:
Have been wanting to incorporate some engine parts into the staircase in the new shop. ....... Now I need to hunt up some mild steel tubing to use in place of the rod journals and piston pins, and figure out exactly how I want to orient the assembly's on the 3" channel that will make up the top and bottom of the stringer.
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Mike,

That's very creative.
I cant wait to see what you come up with!
Somewhere under the snow out there is my '99 Ram V8 engine....I've been wondering why I kept it...I'm open to ideas.

-brino
 
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This is a mystery steel (1018?) dog driver. The 1/2-13 threaded end threads into a T-nut in a face plate (slot). The threading took a long time!

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In the interest of time, I am making the other one (or three) starting with all thread.

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The 5/8” T-nut is still in the mail, so that is a flanged bolt & washer in it’s place.
 
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FOMOGO said:
Have been wanting to incorporate some engine parts into the staircase in the new shop. Pulled a .060 over short block that is no good for rebuilding and tore it down (will be using the block for practicing surfacing, and boring on the big mill), and cleaned, and bead blasted the rods and pistons. Made up a little jig for cutting the pistons in half. Will use 8 of the piston halves with the 8 con rods, and the other 4 will be used on the railing posts. Now I need to hunt up some mild steel tubing to use in place of the rod journals and piston pins, and figure out exactly how I want to orient the assembly's on the 3" channel that will make up the top and bottom of the stringer. Cheers, Mike
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That looks like it'll be really cool!
 
I needed to index a larger diameter than my 5C collet block could handle.
I made an arbor for a Sherline chuck so I could hold the part in the collet block:
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Robert
 
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