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Is the crankshaft cut from solid or a casting?

Are you doing all the turning between centers?

Is it possible to support one end in a 4 jaw chuck to improve ridigity?

This is going back a long time but I think it was quite deep, 25-30mm. If you have a MT1 something with a tang on it it will give you an idea of how deep the taper in the quill is.

OK. Another option (which was done on my brother's slightly later version of the same lathe) is to drill through the quill from the handwheel end which allows the use of a 'knocking out' bar.

I would make a couple of spacers to go between the tailstock body and the back of the chuck and then use the feedscrew and handwheel to try and push the chuck out.

I have used similar small permenant magnet motors as generators for my IC engines. You may find you need to use a belt drive to increase the speed, this was common in full size steam generating stations.

As a quick check you could drive one of the motors with your lathe of drill and see what output you can get.

This video is my 3cc engine lighting a few lamps:

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If you can manage German these people also claim to offer spare parts:

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There is also a downloadable (German) Instruction manual and parts list at the bottom of the page

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Roger

You should be able to get a new bed. Essel Engineering still have some parts although they are no longer on the website:

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As the same lathe is still made and imported by Pro Machine Tools they may also be able to help:

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Roger

Is the compression good? You should be able to 'bounce' the piston off the compression.

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Roger

The manual I have shows a fine feed system that screws in above the quill and gives a fine screw adjustment (it must have a thrust bearing somewhere) but I don't have any real details. I just reach up and wind the handle

The middle screw forces the clearance to open and the outer two pull it shut. If you unscrew the middle screw do you still have too much free play or does the saddle lock up?

If you still have free play gently tighten the two out screws until the saddle is just tight. You may need to experiment to make sure that both screws are having an effect and it is not just tight at one end. Then gently tighten the middle screw until you have free movement without excessive play.

If the saddle locks up gently loosen the two outer screws until it is free and proceed as above.

You should not need more than finger pressure on a standard length Allen key for the above adjustments.

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Roger

This is the 'bounce' I get on 25cc engine with single 125mm flywheel which is nearer your size.

Do you get suction at the inlet port when you turn the engine by hand?

Looking at the drawing on the Hemingway website the valve cages have ports in the side. Is it possible to assemble them the wrong way round?

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Roger

Edited By Roger B on 08/11/2018 11:02:32

How are you turning the engine to try and start it, by hand or with an electric drill?

Are you sure you are turning it in the correct direction (ref. fuel coming out of the carb air intake)?

Is the exhaust passage free? Pressure in the cylinder when the inlet valve opens could also cause blowback.

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Roger

The compression does not have to be high but there must be no leaks. The usual description is 'bouncy' or 'springy'. You should be able to flick the flywheel in the direction of the compression stroke and it should bounce back.

Are you using a homemade or commercial sparkplug? Do you have a spare? DOA is not unknown.

Have you checked the complete valve and ignition sequence with the sparkplug resting on top of the engine so you can see the point of firing.

Inlet opens around TDC.

Inlet closes just after BDC

Spark plug fires just before TDC

Exhaust opens just before BDC

Exhaust closes around TDC

What fuel are you using? Old petrol can have lost most of it's volatile components.

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Roger

Here, Switzerland, an adjustable spanner is known as an" Englander"

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Roger

Have you checked the points of your drills with a magnifying glass? The first cheap micro drills I bought had non existent points. The Titex ones I am now using are excellent.

How big and how deep? I have got down to 0.2mm using a 0.5mm centre drill for spotting.

I purchased my ER11 collet chuck and collets from CTC. They are based in China but I believe they have European warehousing. The quality was fine for my needs.

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I also have a small, 0.2-3mm, drill chuck from RC in Luxembourg which I have used down to 0.2mm.

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Roger

To determine if the Installation meets the requirements of BS7671 would require PSCC (prospective short circuit current) and EFLI (earth fault loop impedance) measurements. The type of cable used is an open discussion point, SY is not recognised in the Wiring Regulations. This however is not your present problem.

MCBs have two operating elements, a magnetic trip to deal with short circuit conditions and a thermal trip to deal with overloads. Under short circuit conditions they do not discriminate well with fuses or MCBs of different ratings.

The website information for the traverse drive states that it has overload protection. This should protect against you switching direction without stopping. Either this is faulty or there is another fault with the system (such as the switch itself) putting a short circuit on the supply.

There are two problems here: 1) the installation may not be fully in accordance with BS 7671 and Part P (depending on where in the UK it is). 2) the breaker trips when the motor is reversed.

1) Not enough information.

2) Making an assumption that the motor is connected via a 13A fused plug and the 13A fuse is not blowing then the 32A mcb is tripping in the instantaneous part of the curve. This suggests a short circuit rather than an overload so either the reversing switch is not suitable for purpose or it is faulty, creating a short when directly switched.

You would need more details of the circuit before replacing a type B with type C. Possibly the house end mcb is at the low end of the specification tolerances. If they are both the same make you could swap them.