I sort of lost momentum with the JU-02 build when I realized that my lathe was too small for the job, my father who lives 200km north of here has a larger lathe which I will "borrow" from him next summer when I can find a truck large enough to take it.
A couple of days ago I suddenly realized that I can actually do most of the job on my rotary table in the mill, an added bonus is that I can do both drilling, milling and turning without removing the parts. So, time to get busy!
First off was to turn the journal bearing seats.
With the seats cut to the correct radial clearance I fit the shaft tunnel to the rotary table and drilled and tapped the compressor side bolt circle.
With that done I fastened the diffusor plate to the shaft tunnel and milled a flat surface so I can fit it the other way when I make the thrust bearing seat. Great to have a project of this magnitude going so I have something to occupy my mind with while waiting for the race season to arrive!
Cheers!