triumph 6t 1955 650 engine build

[henri]

trimmy 001 by henri briggs, on Flickr  . starts with the crank an rods , early small journal crank , solid white metal rod bearings that needed re-metalling . considered swapping to a large journal crank ,but expensive in this country ,an cheap ones in usa want 100 postage alone . decided to alter rods to take early austin A30 shells of the correct oversize . formhalls 001 by henri briggs, on Flickr  . bonus was i got to go to 1 on my fave places , formhalls racing in whiltshire , proper old skool ,brown warehouse coats n pencils behind ears .got the tour ,an saw this , 1910 de-dion sleeve valve engine in for restoration . formhalls 002 by henri briggs, on Flickr . an tripped over 2 of these ,1950's lagonda speedboat engines , an sat in a 2 million quids worth bugatti ,if boss had been 5 minutes later back from lunch ,would of had it started .trimmy 003 by henri briggs, on Flickr  . nice work but not cheap .trimmy 002 by henri briggs, on Flickr . shells in rods , an a few nervous hours relieving back of shells so bolts can pass through the caps . was slow going with a round file , tried the whizzer , an 1 ruined very rare an hard to find shell ,went back to filing . triumph rods 001 by henri briggs, on Flickr   . success , an i needed a lie down in a darkened room .  triumph rods 002 by henri briggs, on Flickr  . 1st time that cranks had rods that fit in 15+ years , by left hand little end is the ruined shell. clean out the sludge trap, clean main bearing journals , re-assemble an balance an its time to fit in crankcase . H

[tzsteve]

always nice to see what other projects are being worked in

[henri]

thanks tz , an to return the compliment ,whilst having low woodworking skills an zero musical ability ,i really enjoyed your guitar building thread .H

[tzsteve]

thanks mate

hoping to build a les paul type in the next few months

i`ve just set up for making the pickups

and made a nice little coil winding machine

photo`s as and when

the next thing is getting some nice wood at an affordable price
anyone got some really nice quarter sewn, highly figured timber please let me know

[henri]

got a friend just felled a cherry tree , good for inlays i guess , my dad use to do marquetry as a hobby . interested in the coil winding machine ,often wondered if i could set-up an wind LT coils .there around 24 quid new for decents , wondered if i could do em cheaper myself . were do you get the wire an is it pre varnished . H

[tzsteve]

the wire is from ebay about £15 to £20 for 250 grams
pugwash can tell you the details about the coils as he has done a few
mostly on the lathe with a mandrill i made when i was studying
i think its 3300 turns

the little brass eyelets can be found in bee keepers supplies
they are used in the wood frames to hold the wires which secure the honey comb
link

i can post a couple of pics of my machine if you want but i`m away from the web for ten days holiday

cherry makes a very good guitar if the sections are big enough and well dried
it is also often used in furniture ie the 3 piece suite
it also carves very well but it needs careful storage while drying
as the woodworm seem to smell it form miles away and go straight for it

[tzsteve]

thats an old engine your playing with

[henri]

sunday 006 by henri briggs, on Flickr . yes tz , 1954 , an heres the cases ,needs a clean an fit camshafts then build the bottom end . H