|
Message
Greetings,
Here I am at the end of my
2nd week of vacation, with one week to go. By this time, I thought for
sure I'd have all the fabrication done, and would be assembling the engine to
run. As you can probably guess, I'm waaaaaaaaaay behind schedule. In
my own defense, I have to point out that I'm basically teaching myself to use a
mill, lathe, and TIG welder, all while trying to make usable parts. OK,
it's sort of an insanity defense :-)
I managed to make the two
EWP to AN12 adapters, as well as add an AN12 bung to the water pump
housing. I also made a custom thermostat housing that has an AN12 bung,
radiator cap, and pressure port. The most recent project was the
intake. It will be just like the one that Paul Conner has, only with far
uglier welds. Welding the thin soft tubing to the thick cast aluminum was
the biggest welding challenge so far, and it shows. I got to practice
welding up a hole in the tubing a couple times. I also have a few pinhole
leaks that will need to be touched up, and a stack of about a dozen
contaminated tungstens that need to be reworked. On top of that, my Argon
bottle is nearly empty. Maybe I'll have enough for the touch ups
tomorrow, maybe not.
In other news,
I actually have my EM-2! It arrived earlier in the week, but I
have to admit that I haven't even really looked at it. I should have
plenty of time after March 31st, when Philips lays me off. Perhaps time to
go into business for myself.
Cheers,
Rusty (Beer, I need
beer)
|