1869 12 HP Gibbs & Sterrett photo gallery 2

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Published on January 27, 2009
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Pattern for rear cylinder mount laid out in milling machine.
Pattern for rear cylinder mount laid out in milling machine.
Stan Ellerbeck
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Shaving the outside diameter of rear cylinder mount with a 5 degree angle cutter.
Shaving the outside diameter of rear cylinder mount with a 5 degree angle cutter.
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Cutting a 5 degree taper on rear seal housing.  
Cutting a 5 degree taper on rear seal housing.  
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Shaving the inner diameter of rear cylinder mount.  
Shaving the inner diameter of rear cylinder mount.  
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Small end of rear seal housing.  
Small end of rear seal housing.  
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The completed small end of the rear seal housing.
The completed small end of the rear seal housing.
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Piece that attaches to the small end of the rear seal housing.
Piece that attaches to the small end of the rear seal housing.
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Cutting a 5 degree taper on the small end of the rear seal housing.
Cutting a 5 degree taper on the small end of the rear seal housing.
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All three components of the rear seal housing ready for gluing.
All three components of the rear seal housing ready for gluing.
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Checking the fit of the rear seal housing to the cylinder.
Checking the fit of the rear seal housing to the cylinder.
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Checking to see if rear cylinder mount is square to cylinder.  
Checking to see if rear cylinder mount is square to cylinder.  
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Hands of Dan Muller smoothing up imperfections on wood pieces with Bondo to ensure a good finish for the casting process.
Hands of Dan Muller smoothing up imperfections on wood pieces with Bondo to ensure a good finish for the casting process.
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Beginning of gusset attached to rear cylinder mount.  
Beginning of gusset attached to rear cylinder mount.  
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Close-up of plastic on gusset.
Close-up of plastic on gusset.
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Gusset shaped and glued to rear cylinder mount. 
Gusset shaped and glued to rear cylinder mount. 
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Bondo and plastic being applied to gusset.  
Bondo and plastic being applied to gusset.  
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Pink plastic on rear seal housing before radius put on it.  
Pink plastic on rear seal housing before radius put on it.  
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Rear seal housing smoothed and ready to be glued together.  
Rear seal housing smoothed and ready to be glued together.  
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Final fit check of rear cylinder mount before sending it to the foundry for casting.  
Final fit check of rear cylinder mount before sending it to the foundry for casting.  
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Facing bolt bosses for the cylinder head to ensure they are square.  
Facing bolt bosses for the cylinder head to ensure they are square.  
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Rear cylinder mount ready for paint.  
Rear cylinder mount ready for paint.  
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Rear cylinder mount and rear seal housing ready to be sent to foundry for casting.  
Rear cylinder mount and rear seal housing ready to be sent to foundry for casting.  
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Setting up the cylinder head on milling machine to bore hot tube chimney socket.  
Setting up the cylinder head on milling machine to bore hot tube chimney socket.  
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Boring chimney socket and repairing the threads in the cylinder head for the hot tube.
Boring chimney socket and repairing the threads in the cylinder head for the hot tube.
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Cylinder head on the engine with the bored chimney socket and new threads for the hot tube. Back to the photo gallery menu 
Cylinder head on the engine with the bored chimney socket and new threads for the hot tube. Back to the photo gallery menu 
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Stan makes patterns for the rear cylinder mount and rear seal housing. Click here to view the gallery.

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