[MoldMaker]

lol, put those reading glasses on It shows Pass Christian Mississippi
I ended up here about 10yrs ago. I left Tonys and went to Paris tool and die
for about 3yrs then migrated to Bossier La, Long View Tx then to here.
Now the company I work for is packing up (due to the Hurricane) and moving to East Tn. and I will probably follow.

I thought you had moved back up North when you left Pioneer.
I havent seen any of those guys in about 15yrs, with the exception of Dewey Patterson, He came and worked for me in La for 6-8months, before he moved back to TN. He passed away several years ago.
Lol, I remember that 1" square pc of solid carbide you had in your tool box
and you discussing some of the profiling work you had done with duplicators.
I was as green as they came during those years.
I made off with the secratary when I left Pioneer and she is still following me around with 4 kids.

[Ivy McNeil]

Ken
I have to get off of here, I have got things to do and they wont do them by their self.
I was glad to hear from you, and we will talk again i'm sure.

Happy Holidays
Ivy

[Ivy McNeil]

Hi All

Well here are some more parts for the Edwards 5, I finished the rocker arms and some of the valves.
This has turned into a very time consuming build but it will be worth the effort.

Ivy

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...e/im001476.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...e/im001475.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...e/im001474.jpg

[jones]

This is great stuff Ivy,

Does this engine run on glow or spark ignition?

Regards
Andrew

[Ivy McNeil]

Hi Jones

No it is a glow plug engine, Mr. Edwards made a spark version but there is no plans for it.

Ivy

[Ivy McNeil]

Hi All

I have posted some photos at Photobucket of the progress on my engine,
I still need to make the cam and buy the gears and bearings.

I have been able to make all the parts without the aid of a rotory
table or indexer so far, but I have not figured out how to make the cam
without one, "yet".
I think the hardest part to make is going to be the intake and exhaust
pipes.

I made a tube bender and wasted a lot of brass tubing, I cant bend the
1/2" rad. without fracturing the tube.

Here is the link to photos http://lnk.in/Edwards5Radial

Regards
Ivy McNeil

[vulcom1]

Did you anneal the brass before bending? I know with the 1/8" and stuff I use for my models to bend the tube you need to heat it to a cherry red then let cool. Makes it a lot easier then. If you don't it will fracture every time.
John

[Ivy McNeil]

Thanks vulcom1

I'll give that a try

Ivy

[RotarySMP]

Hi Ivy, Thats link does not load for me. Is it correct?

[ger21]

Try this one.
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ial%20Engine/?

[Ivy McNeil]

Try this one, it is a update of my progress.
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v6...%205%20update/

Ivy

[Ivy McNeil]

Hey vulcom 1

I got my tube bending figured out, I heated tube red hot then quench in water, filled with lead, then oiled tube before bending in tube bender.
Here's photo of part.

Ivy

[vulcom1]

If you don't like the dull look you can always buff it then apply a clear coat. I use a laquer from a spray can. When you fire it up it will burn off but for display while building it sets it off with the contrast.
John

[IgorWojas]

Or put it outdoors in a shadow and spray it with water every hour

[putputman]

Hi Ivy, Very nice work. Have you kept track of your hours?
I recently downloaded the drawings and have been looking them over. It looks to me like the heads could be some of the most difficult parts. I do not have access to EDM or CNC equipment. I assumed the louvers would be cut with a slitting saw until I realized the valve guides are solid instead of inserts. How did you cut the louvers?
2nd question: Are all the purchase parts still available at the sources named on the prints?
Thank you

[Ivy McNeil]

Hey putputman

No I havent kept a record of my time, I think I have about 200+ hours so far.

I dont have access to cnc or edm or rotory table, I cut the valve guide away and milled the fins then I drilled and tapped a 5/16 thread leaving an incomplete thread in the bottom,
then threaded 5/16 dia. brass and screwed into head using locktite, make the brass guide extra long so you have something to hold onto to tighten .

I then made a small boring bar out of a very small endmill to bore the O.D. of the guide.

I then turned it over and and did the valve seat area.

Boston Gear has all of the gears,the internal cam gear is about $80.00
I belive all is available.

Photos of head
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v6...linder%20Head/

Ivy

[putputman]

Great idea. The prints show the guides solid. I never would have thought of inserting just the guide portion. I was trying to figure out how to insert the entire guide & seat. Brass should be a better guide than aluminum also. The pictures are a great help.
Looking forward to seeing that baby run.