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| Main Page and Introduction | Head Button Construction |
| Head Construction | Jet Construction |
| Body Construction | Final Assembly and Operation |
| Machining the Jet Blanks: Each jet blank is nearly identical to the head button, except that it is longer overall and has a longer neck, as can be seen in the picture at right. Follow the procedure for making the head button, but make the overall length 1" instead of 11/16", and make the turned/threaded/neck area 1/4" long instead of 3/16". Also, do not drill a hole through the side as for the head button. Instead, you will be drilling a hole down the center of the blank, as shown in the following steps. (In the photo at right, the hole down the center has already been drilled.) You will need to make two blanks. |
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| Drilling a Pilot Hole: For each blank, use a center drill to drill a pilot hole in the exact center of the threaded end, as shown in the photo. |
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| Drilling the Hole Down the Center: After center drilling each blank, drill a 1/16" hole down the center from the threaded end that is 15/16" deep. This must be done very carefully, since the hole is so deep. (Generally, a hole more than 2 to 4 drill diameters deep is considered a "deep" hole.) Use plenty of cutting oil and extract the bit completely every 1/16" or so to clear the chips and flutes. Failure to take these steps will result in a broken or jammed bit and a ruined part. Keep careful track of the depth. If you drill all the way through the jet is ruined! |
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| Finished Jet Blank: Once the center holes are drilled, you have two "jet blanks", as shown in the picture. The only thing left to do to complete the jets is to drill tiny holes in the sides, where the steam will come out, but this must not be done until the jets are firmly mounted on the body. |
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| Drilling the Jet Holes: First mount the completed jet blanks firmly on the body. This must be done before drilling the actual jet holes. Once drilled, the jets are not interchangeable, so label the body and jets so you know which goes where. One way to do this is to grind a small mark on one jet and on the body where it attaches. Likewise, grind two small marks on the other jet and on the body where it attaches. With the jets firmly mounted on the turbine body, mount the body in a vice and drill the jet hole as shown in the picture. Use a #78 HSS (not carbide) drill and drill a hole through to the center of the jet that is exactly in the middle of the jet and 1/16" in from the end. Do not use a #76 carbide drill as shown in the photo. (After ruining a blank I decided that the carbide drills break too easily. I also decided later that the smaller #78 drill worked better.) Drill very carefully, use cutting oil, and run the drill at a high speed. You must extract the bit frequently (after every 1/50" or so) to clear the chips and flutes. If you don't do this the bit will bind and break! Remember, for a bit this size (0.020"), a hole 3/32" (0.094") deep is four and a half drill diameters deep and is considered a "deep" hole. Rotate the body a half turn and repeat for the other side. Finally, blow air through the jet from the outside to ensure that no chips remain. |
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