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Being a novice plans would be wonderful. :) However, you make many valid points. I admire his work and have no grudges against him. My biggest frustration is getting my lathe up and running. I am itching to start turning something. Thanks for the post

I saw a video a while back, I think a bloke from Oz who built a nice foundry/furnace and he spoke of mixing a bit of kerosene with the diesel. I have no personal experience yet but hopefully soon.

I have seen a video ...dont I'm quite new to the hobby and the site in terms of contribution and I was a little confused at your comment and thought perhaps I had said something wrong. I know I have a lot to learn but I hate being put off. Don't tell me I cant do something, help me figure out...

You were referring to Mr. Hansen correct?

Thank you for the discussion. I suppose if I build a "true" diesel of sorts and used a commercially available injector I could scale the model to suit. Right now its a pipe dream. If only Mr. Find Hansen would let us in on some of his secrets but if can build small models that work I am sure...

I am very interested in diesel engines. I have read multiple articles on true diesels needing atomization of the fuel and very high pressures to ignite. Then I have read articles on compression ignition with fuels like ether that combust at lower pressures but the fuel is hard to come by...

Apart from the hobby simply being awesome in and of itself, it takes my mind off things I shouldn't be focusing on. I think it's a challenging hobby and getting difficult things right gives a sense of achievement and improves ones self image. It's also something you can happily share and look...

Greetings I have an ML7 that needs assembling...hopefully this December holiday. I have a Myford lathe stand and drip tray and I want to build a splash-back with a rack for the tools I'll use most. I have seen many photo's on Google but no plans have cropped up. Can anyone point me in the right...

Very dusty and the space is cramped. Could not get good pics showing the whole engine. The toilet roll is for scale :) just kidding....I did not put it there.

Yes that's right, its a scan of the article.

Thank you, I see the plans are free to download off their site. Great stuff!!!

Hello one and all My uncle had a National diesel engine to generate electricity on his farm. This thing is huge. It ran on used car oil and had 1 cylinder of 12 inches. It was horizontal and had a flywheel of almost 2m in diameter. I don't have more information than that. Where can one look for...

Thank you for the discussion. Very informative

Thank you for the responses

Hi everyone I am new to casting but have been collecting materials to melt for a long time. I have only just recently gotten a house and a workshop and am planning my first foundry/furnace build in the next few month. I have collected cast aluminium and cast zinc and tin items. Ive been...