Shed Matters 3

[Stanley]

I filed and polished the two crosshead guides and then measured and marked them for the 5BA clearance holes for the bolts that will fasten them to the crosshead slide on the bed. Then I found the six bolts I shall need. Tomorrow I have a clear rite into marking drilling and tapping the be for the guides. We have another small but accurate move towards a finished engine. Right now the task is breakfast.

[Stanley]

I think I'm getting the hang of this game..... I have just had a lovely hour in the shed. I knew exactly what the goal was and how to get there. I put witness marks on the guides and the bed to identify the two sides. Then I mounted the bed under the pillar drill and drilled and tapped for the 5BA bolts which hold the guides on to the crosshead slide. Quiet accurate work using the guides as templates and the result is a bed complete with crosshead guides! Another small but accurate step forward. Now for breakfast.