New project......and first

First....project.... photos mk25
will follow up with more has i go
cheers
parky

im just posting pics for PARKY in the mean time
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its coming along now phil
kev

Cheers kev

That's what a clean bench looks like. Parky just take your time and I'm sure Kev will have his head over your shoulder watch you so nothing to worry about.

Stu.

Yes Stu, Kevs been a great help getting me started, the bench does a look a bit clean now you come to mention it
it's off cuts of damp membrane, from when i did the shed, looks more like an operating theatre
catch you later
parky

it wont be that clean when hes finished the engines he has

what have you been doing to it today then PARKY
KEV

hi Kev,
mostly cleaning off mate, and trying to get the pulley off, i'am going to pick up an extractor set up later as i broke one of the 4 pins, and a few more cleaning tools... but getting there slowly but surely, glad to hear you're nearly there with your bathroom,
catch you later
parky

PS. like the Emoticons

parky
soon be at the painting stage
and thats when you start to get that feeling of acheivment with the engines
and pride when there done
as for the "armitage shanks" restoration
going for the black , white and chrome finish
black seat , black frames and cills ,black pin lines on the white tiles
P.S this is my BATHROOM IM DECORATING :offtopic[1]:
kev

photo up date on the villiers for mr PARKY

Looking good, keep us informed of your progress.

Stu.

Thanks Stu
will do, the bench isn,t so clean now, it's hard to believe just how much muck has come of this small engine, good job i started off with something small, i said to kev last week, i hoped to get it painted last weekend gone, but the cleaning off as taken me a lot longer than i anticipated, but has sad has it may sound i've really enjoyed it, and i'am looking forward to seeing the finished article, will take photo's during renovation,
thanks for now
parky

Kev,
Many thanks for loading the photo for me mate, hope you've managed to polish the bathroom off ??, if so, have you had a chance to find any of those items i asked you about??
PS. Thanks for not loading the "PULLEY FAIL" it seemed to be coming off nicely and then Twang.......what a muppet

Oh dear can I sence someone made a bo-bo we all make them, just remember the best tool in the box for old engines is patients.

Parky I think Kev knew how much muck was on that engine also. Look on the brightside the more you ckean it now the better the finish later.

Stu.

Yes Stu,
made a real boo boo, put the bearing pullers on and it started to move, so i thought, i don't think it will need any heat
i didn't realise the amount of force those pullers give, still next time it will be less speed more haste, with a good dolup of patients thrown in,
still it's all a learning curve, have put the first paint on the cylinder tonight, pic to follow,
Parky

remove that long looking nut and slip the split in out and give the ball bearing and seat a shine up aand clean
this is the crank case breather
as it looking rusty and if thats just rust dust get it out please or will get sucked into engine "could be nasty results "
kev

Cheers Kev...........thanks for loading up,....... tried to contact you regards parsley hay, give us a bell if your coming across??
cheers
parky

todays progress by PARKY
Hi Kev
finally got the rust coat on, hope to paint cowling in next couple of days
try to catch you later on the forum (chatbox)
cheers
parky

Just remember to use the correct paint or do a test area first.

I won a Jap 2a on ebay a few days back and went to collect it on sunday, when I pulled up a the guys house there was old cars and vans everywhere. I gave the guy a lift down to a local farm to pick up the engine as he was on fixing his van when I turned up. Well on the trip down to the farm he was saying he's bought an old pick up but he had to buy all these stationary engines as well, to cut a long story short he's going to phone me to go down and see what there and make him an offer on them, there's villiers, clinton, B&S, and a few Stuart Turners and a lot of spares so I'll let you know how I get on.

Stu.

stu
my ears are to the ground mate lol
sounds like a good find on your behalf
kev

I hope so Kev and I may be able to pass a few engines on all going well.

Stu.

Kev.......thanks yet again for posting pics up, i,ve put the first coat of primer on today.....Not good.....Not good at all......it's got more lines than crewe junction......i wonder if i should have thinned it down??........it's seems very thick....and dried incredably quick, any tips would be great, i will be on chatbox at 8.00 tonight, hope to catch you then

parky

Stu,
I think i've got the right paint, but i think it might need thinning a bit????? or quite alot, it's left a lot of large line's and looks a bit of a mess at the moment, all part of the learning curve i guess, still it should sand down ok,

parky

sorry missed you again parky
been busy building the trailer for a more comfortable rally sleeper lifting the sides up 10" taller removing and fitting thicker and longer bracing timbers
so it wont collapse in transport and shed on wheels effect lol
got some perspex windows with alloy frames for some sun light to get in ,
bought enough gate hinges for the roof and front to fold down for transort and loading modes
kev

park wrote:Stu,
I think i've got the right paint, but i think it might need thinning a bit????? or quite alot, it's left a lot of large line's and looks a bit of a mess at the moment, all part of the learning curve i guess, still it should sand down ok,

parky

parky
it must be in need of some thinning by the sounds of it
or youve heated the shed up like an oven
so would think thinners as on tin , try mixing it with just a small jar/spray can lid worth of paint at first to see compatablity and then if you aadd to much thiner you can just tip it back into can and try again , do it to the tin of paint and then your bugered lol
kev

The large lines you have try cutting them with a razor blade before sanding then you needn't rub it all down again, then that can do as a first coat. As Kev say mix paint with thinners in a seperate tin so you can add paint/thinners till you get it right, I find to much thinners better then to much paint.
It's just practice and you'll soon get the hang of it.

Good luck,

Stu.