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Workshop and Model Engineering

Details of some engineering type jobs

Diffuser Vanes

The diffuser vanes are fitted into curved slots cut into the solid central “hub”. I cut the slots with a simple jig on my hobby woodworking bandsaw. It’s definitely not designed for this, but it worked a treat and produced a kerf that was a lovely fit on the 1mm sheet aluminium vanes: (The pen…

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In this section:

  • Crank shortening
  • Anodising Process
  • Problems
  • Spot Welder
  • Introduction
  • Combustion Chamber Inner
  • Combustion Chamber Outer
  • Machining the NGV
  • Vaporiser Tubes
  • Welding the NGV
  • Turbine Wheel Blank
  • Forming Turbine Blades
  • Shaft
  • Bearings
  • Shaft Tunnel and Diffuser
  • Diffuser Vanes
  • Outer Casing
  • Front Fairing
  • Diffuser Cover
  • Intake Nozzle
  • Trial Assembly
  • Finishing the Combustion Chamber
  • Finishing the Diffuser
  • Balancing
  • Tail cone
  • Stand
  • Finished Pictures
  • Test Run on Gas
  • Runing on Kerosene
  • TIG Torch Water Cooler
  • Introduction
  • Z Axis
  • X Axis Carriage
  • X Axis Gantry
  • X Axis Leadscrew
  • Machine Base / Y Axis
  • Y Axis Carriage
  • Mechanical Assembly and Alignment
  • Wiring & First Moves
  • ESP32 GRBL Controller
  • Leadscrew Problem
  • Work Table
  • Re-Working the Spindle
  • Finished (Sort of)
  • Sand Filling
  • In Action
  • Making a Stiffer ER11 Spindle


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