1869 12 HP Gibbs & Sterrett photo gallery 3

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Published on January 27, 2009
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Steel blanks being turned on lathe and made into washers.
Steel blanks being turned on lathe and made into washers.
Stan Ellerbeck
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Squaring faces on connecting rod in milling machine.  
Squaring faces on connecting rod in milling machine.  
Stan Ellerbeck
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Repairing connecting rod bearing housing.  
Repairing connecting rod bearing housing.  
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Facing sides of connecting rod bearing housing.
Facing sides of connecting rod bearing housing.
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First step in machining of brass wrist pin bearing.  
First step in machining of brass wrist pin bearing.  
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Both sides of bearing bolted together and ready for machining.
Both sides of bearing bolted together and ready for machining.
Stan Ellerbeck
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A view of the adjuster plate, which centers the bearing on rotary table for further machining.  
A view of the adjuster plate, which centers the bearing on rotary table for further machining.  
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Rough machining the wrist pin hole in bearing.  
Rough machining the wrist pin hole in bearing.  
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Boring hole to finish size.  
Boring hole to finish size.  
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Machining the side bosses on wrist pin bearing.  
Machining the side bosses on wrist pin bearing.  
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Cutting the slot to fit into rear bearing housing.  
Cutting the slot to fit into rear bearing housing.  
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Squaring sides to correct size on wrist end bearing.  
Squaring sides to correct size on wrist end bearing.  
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Completed connecting rod assembly.
Completed connecting rod assembly.
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Completed wrist pin bushing.  
Completed wrist pin bushing.  
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Milling pockets in crosshead assembly to accept brass slides.  
Milling pockets in crosshead assembly to accept brass slides.  
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Brass slides on table with crosshead assembly.  
Brass slides on table with crosshead assembly.  
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Machining brass slides.  
Machining brass slides.  
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Completed pockets on crosshead assembly.
Completed pockets on crosshead assembly.
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The pockets and their corresponding slides were different sizes from one another requiring Stan to number them.
The pockets and their corresponding slides were different sizes from one another requiring Stan to number them.
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Slides machined and ready for installation into pockets on crosshead assembly.  
Slides machined and ready for installation into pockets on crosshead assembly.  
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Machining brass slides to correct height on crosshead assembly.  
Machining brass slides to correct height on crosshead assembly.  
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Finished oil slots in brass slides of crosshead assembly. Back to the photo gallery menu  
Finished oil slots in brass slides of crosshead assembly. Back to the photo gallery menu  
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Machining oil slots in brass slides of crosshead assembly.  
Machining oil slots in brass slides of crosshead assembly.  
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Final machine work on brass slides of crosshead assembly.  
Final machine work on brass slides of crosshead assembly.  
Stan Ellerbeck

Stan machines the wrist pin bearings and various pieces of the crosshead assembly. Click here to view the gallery.

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