joakim.svedin wrote:
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> --- In HCIRadialbuilder@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:HCIRadialbuilder%40yahoogroups.com>, Phil Dorothy
> <p.dorothy@...> wrote:
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> > joakim.svedin wrote:
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> > > I took the liberty to create an album for my pictures.
> > > - Swedish 7cyl radial
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> > Joakim,
> > This looks really interesting. If this is the final crankcase and
> > not just a mock-up, I wonder if the final machining should be done
> AFTER
> > the full weld? What can you tell us about this project?
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> > Phil Dorothy
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> Phil,
> The case will (if needed) be machined after full weld.
> I will do a full measure of it when I have welded some more.
> The goal is to use as little out of garage help as possible,
> and of course as little dollars as possible.
> This engine will never be put in an aeroplane.
> If it stays together longer than 15min running time,
> I will consider putting it in a bike frame.
> The engine will use 1600VW cylinders, pistons and heads, I have
> already got all the VW parts needed, and sawed a couple of heads
> apart. So far I have spent $30 on parts...
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Ah, a fellow tinkerer.  Best of luck and remember, it's not the finished
product, it's the process of creating that is fun.

Phil