Continuing with the build the next thing was to drill the Standards feet which was an easy proceedure,
Pic No1 .
the Standards were gripped in the machine vice and all holes drill to suit 7 b.a .clearance.
No 2.
The holes in the base plate were marked off from the feet, drilled and tapped 7ba., the assembly is held by a cast in bar on the underside of the Boxbed, another reason for using this at the start of the build although it will not be used in the end.
No 3.
The first Conrod is fitted after bolting down the standard and all is well, turns over freely with no binding.
No 4 and 5.
Second Conrod fitted and horror of horrors, for the eagle eyed there is a gap in the bottom of the feet which is caused by the big end journal on this Conrod being out of line .
As shaft webs come up to T.D.C. it pushes the standard over to the left, correspondingly when at B.D.C. it pushes the standard over to the right.
After some thought I changed the Conrods over to see if the 9/32" Big end hole had been drilled and reamed out of line but no it did the same thing when turned over.
So nowt else for it but to make a new shaft, but here was the rub, 9/32" dia round bar in the past had been like finding Hens teeth but after a search on the web I found this supplier that I didn't know of (
http://www.glrkennions.co.uk/ )
Phoned them on Friday morning at 10-30 am and the items arrived much to my surprise on Saturday mornings post with a full Cat enclosed, now that's what I call service.
Next job a more carefully made new shaft.
George.