Engineering
I've been involved in Engineering in one form or another since I was at school, I was an Industrial Gas Engineer and I've made Radio Controlled models, both for my own entertainment, and professionally in the past. I've made and run/flown boats, planes, helicopters, cars - just about everything over the years. My interest these days is more in steam and I purchased a long bed Myford Super7 lathe some years ago. The last thing I did for myself was a Borderer Steam Engine from Reeve's castings and it's still not quite finished, It's now painted and runs well on air at 10psi but needs the lagging sorting. I've built the gear driven water pump some of it pure CNC fashion, other parts using the mill and lathe in "manual" mode, next in line after that is the boiler.
Unfortunately the Super 7 had to go when I was offered a CNC lathe, I wish I had more space!!
Here are links to copies of the Super7 lathe manual and Gearbox manual. (Warning these are large PDF files at 4.3 and 3.5Mb respectively)
Here are a few pictures, they are recent and ongoing projects, but show a little of the diversity of what interests me.
Also here is an Engraving I did for a friend for his Birthday - It's screwed proudly to the dash of his 16m boat, the last item is a ring I made from some scrap Titanium, my wife "stole" it. <G>.
If you wish to discuss anything vaguely to do with CADCAM matters you are
encouraged to join
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cadcamuk/
This list is for the discussion of CAD, CAM, EDM, DRO and any other related
activities including machining problems. The list is aimed at the construction,
repair and use of this equipment primarily in a home/small workshop environment,
but commercial users are very welcome. Although the group is moderated, nothing
vaguely engineering related is "off topic".
Return to the main index page .or go to my Lathe page or my Taig Mill pages.
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Steve Blackmore
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