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    • Jonathan Coates
      Jonathan Coates replied to the thread Piston and crankshaft.
      Like this, perhaps? You could make it even spicier if you got some hydrogen peroxide as well...
    • Jonathan Coates
      Thanks Andy, I've got a 10" one. Never thought I'd say that line. I found online an old newspaper advertisement where it's advertised...
    • Jonathan Coates
      Jonathan Coates replied to the thread Stuart S50.
      Today I found a spare hour and spent it finishing the flywheel turning. All it needed was one chamfer on the rim and the centre reaming...
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    • Jonathan Coates
      Jonathan Coates replied to the thread Piston and crankshaft.
      Luckily, our excellent government have found a way to grow hydrogen on trees so that it doesn't need to be made from natural gas, but...
    • Jonathan Coates
      Jonathan Coates reacted to Jasonb's post in the thread Stuart S50 with Like Like.
      You need to remember that when these engines came out those making them had a steel rule and a pair of firm leg callipers. Engines were...
    • Jonathan Coates
      Jonathan Coates replied to the thread Stuart S50.
      Well yesterday turned out to be a long day, dragged out of bed by a work phone call and didn't get back until eating time, so I didn't...
    • Jonathan Coates
      Jonathan Coates replied to the thread Oil burner..
      One problem that you will face is that the lighter fractions will evaporate off the WMO leaving the heavier more tarry bits. The exact...
    • Jonathan Coates
      Jonathan Coates replied to the thread Stuart S50.
      I'll get some this morning. Thank you.
    • Jonathan Coates
      Jonathan Coates replied to the thread Stuart S50.
      Today's playing has been with the flywheel. I stuck it in the 3 jaw to start, facing the boss. then that got centre drilled and a live...
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    • Jonathan Coates
      Jonathan Coates replied to the thread Stuart S50.
      Yesterday's progress was a bit less than I'd expected but the casting has more fiddly bits than it appears from a quick glance. After...
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    • Jonathan Coates
      The start can be found here:- https://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/threads/stuart-s50-my-first-engine-build.36094/ I thought that...
    • Jonathan Coates
      The 1-2-3 block idea is thanks to JasonB who suggested it in my angle plate build post, thanks Jason for the great idea.
    • Jonathan Coates
      Thank you, this will be on my wall tomorrow morning. I'll need it for my Stuart build translations and when I'm not there I'm sure the...
    • Jonathan Coates
      Starting at the bottom, making something that the other finished bits can be mounted on appeared to be a theme on the YouTube community...
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    • Jonathan Coates
      After a lot of prevaricating I bit the bullet and bought a set of castings. Obviously the cheapest, simplest one I could find and its...
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