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      raveney reacted to Sprocket's post in the thread Meriam Abbott Build with Like Like.
      The piston for this engine is made of cast iron, as are the rings. I don't recall making a cast iron piston before, but I really liked...
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      raveney replied to the thread Rider Ericsson Homemade Castings.
      Its for a scale model of the rider Ericsson hot air engine the original part was a casting lined with firebrick and had a stovepipe...
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      raveney replied to the thread Rider Ericsson Homemade Castings.
      firebox continued... made a oak buck to bend the firebox chimney support in a more controlled manner. This worked really nicely holding...
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      raveney replied to the thread Rider Ericsson Homemade Castings.
      Firebox the template in the book was printed, measured and then enlarged using the scale feature and reprinted on 11x17 paper. Glued to...
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      raveney replied to the thread First run of a 5" Rider-Ericsson.
      very nice running engine 👍
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      raveney replied to the thread Rider Ericsson Homemade Castings.
      Getting a little closer. Thank you to Bob Nawa -Bobs Models, for the idea to use a grill stone displacer. I didn't want to thread the...
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      raveney replied to the thread Rider Ericsson Homemade Castings.
      Power Piston used a 1" thick rectangular piece of stock to turn this part rather than purchase a 2-1/2" round bar of 6061 aluminum. The...
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      raveney replied to the thread Rider Ericsson Homemade Castings.
      Thank you Rich! Does the engine run when spinning the flywheel "over" the crank? I made the connecting links using dimensions in the...
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      raveney reacted to Sprocket's post in the thread Meriam Abbott Build with Like Like.
      The rocker arms are made from a number of little pieces. I made a lot of them on the rotary table. The hole at the point of the base...
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      George Vontorne's propane tank sand muller https://www.backyardmetalcasting.com/guest_georgemuller01.html Ok let’s get this out of the...
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      raveney replied to the thread Rider Ericsson Homemade Castings.
      Walking Beam and Support These two parts required a lot of attention when making the patterns and came out very accurately. For the...
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      raveney replied to the thread Meriam Abbott Build.
      Hi Doug, That looks terrific. Thank you for sharing how you held the cove pieces. I was wondering how you were able to thin the other...
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