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Happy birthday HMEM, job well done Rick David

Hi Mickey Welcome, what a beautiful part of the world you are from!! I'd like to retire down there one day, only another 30 odd years to go >:( Great site you have there BTW. David

Well, I'm very honoured and humbled, thanks for nominating me Wes!! Since were are nominating I'd like to put forward the 2 chucks horizontal singles from Bretk and Gailinnm I just love the sound they make and of course Ralphs' gorgeous "steam engine 001". David

Thanks guys, I'm really pleased with the end result...Time to put it on the shelf and start the next one.... You crack me up Marv :D ;D...BTW do you have real beer over there now? Last time I was in your neck of the woods all a man could find to drink was this kind of amber coloured water...

Love that sound, it gives the impression of real punch Really impressive

k, here it is running, sorry for the poor quality video/audio. video editing is such a frustrating experience!!! I thought the "oompah" music fitting. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JURY8w57Nq8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param...

I think I will be able to tackle the start lever plus something else..... I fancy the carb but I think it may be out of my league, although we do have six months or so.... David

Smoggy, I single point cut an M8 thread (only about 1.5 threads) on the power cylinder and tapped the top plate to match. I would take a pic but it is a threadlocked in now and I dont want to break the seal. Cheers David

Thanks chaps, Interesting way of putting it, kind of sums me up too. There are quite a few bits on it that let it down I think i.e. the small end on the displacer con-rod, well the con-rods in general and I could have done a better job on the polishing. The video is in the camcorder but...

Couldn't resist another picture

LOL :) Will give that a try although when us Brits experience that phenomena we are very busy putting on our shorts and sandals (with socks), cremating meat products on the bbq and moaning about how hot it is. By the time we have done that the drizzle has usually returned :-X

Argh, wish I had known that before Marv! Anyway, the epoxy has gone off now and I can confirm IT LIVES!!! After a little tweaking of the timing I'm getting 200-250rpm from a cup of near boiling water. Big Grins David

Thanks for the kind comments all, All assembled now, just waiting for the adhesive/sealant on the top and bottom plates to go off then I will try to give it a run! Ralph I probably shouldn't have attempted an LTD as my first project but I just needed to get this one out of my system, now I...

Forgive my ignorance and being slightly off topic, but is it possible to run a CNC mill/lathe manually also? David

Had a reasonably productive day in the workshop today. I managed to get most of the parts finished and ready for lapping, balancing and polishing tomorrow. Sorry, I forgot to put anything in for size reference again :-[ ::) David

Nice project Ranger, I've been following with interest, you have a lot of focus!!!

Stunning, runs great, looks good, sounds good great production values on the vid too! You definitely deserve to treat yourself to an LTB! David

Hi Chiliviking, Your name is pretty intriguing I'd love to hear the story behind that too!!! I took my name from a 1/8th scale R/C model helicopter, an aerospatiale ecureuil 2 AS350, which is known in Europe as "Twin-Squirrel" and in the U.S. as a "Twin-Star" which my father and I built...

Gorgeous! cant wait for the video

Nice chuff! It's looking really good CC and sounds the part too. What pressure are you running at in the video? David