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| bigal |
What I've been up to. The Jack Mine EngineI've been working on this for months and finally completed in time for my grandson's (Jack) 6th birthday. A machinist built Elmer Verburg design engine made from bar stock.
Plans are available free on the net and there are quite a few designs to chose from. Bought a lathe at the beginnng of the year and in making this did I learn alot of what not to do 
Many pieces had to be remade as I went along but happy to say never had to go pass a third attempt. |
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| kevininasia |
Oh very nice work! Looks fantasic. I like the colours as well. Jeez, you guys with your lathes make me a bit green. 
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| Graham-Jilly |
very nice 
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| Stilldrillin |
Oh..... That`s very nice!
Blummin well done Al! 
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| Bugsy |
Very nice, Al. Obviously a lot of milling as well as turning. 
Where did you find the plans? I've googled to no avail. |
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| Les |
Also known as a James Coombes Steam Engine. That is a fine looking engine Al, your grandson will be proud to own that.
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| Michael |
That’s a little gem Bigal.
May I ask what size lathe you bought. I’m toying with the idea of getting a mini lathe but not sure what size tasks I may be able to do with it. This may seem like a silly question to an experienced machinist but as I do not have a work shop is it a practical idea to set up a mini lathe indoors, clean up and pack away each session or is there going to be too much coolant/lubricant flying around to make this possible. Cheers Mick |
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| Sandman |
What a great piece of engineering Al.
I'm sure Jack will love it. His grandad has certainly done him proud. |
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| Steve_S |
It looks fantastic. Well done! 
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| Burnmafingers |
Your Grandson is a lucky lad indeed, that engine is lovely
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| ozsteamdemon |
A very nice engine , beautifully finished .
Not an easy task for a beginner , congrats on a what must be a steep learning curve for a novice machinist . Well done bigal .
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| igy569 |
Nice!! That is a sweet piece of work!
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| bigal |
Try http://www.john-tom.com/html/ElmersEngines.html |
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| bigal |
Mick, I bought a lathe-drill-nmill combo machine from Harbor Freight. It weight almost 500# and is in my basement. Never have used coolant and the model forum I belong to doesn't feel it's neccessary or pracitical for the home hobbiest. |
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| xlchainsaw |
very nice al are spare parts available??????lol lol just kidding.
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| Stilldrillin |
I only need to use coolant when I drill steel...... Very rarely! |
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| metalhead100 |
That looks very very sweet!
Great job, I would be proud of that one! Jim |
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| tinkttt |
very very nice,another engineer in the making,from this forum,damn im busting for the right lathe to come my way :/ | ||||
| tmuir |
If that is your first build you've done a great job.
Well done! |