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The cartoon was tongue in cheek Probably when it was drawn elf n safety didna exist or was known a common sense and apprentices would be firmly beaten around the head for misdemeanours as it was the part of the anatomy least likely to be damaged Most at that time who owned or aspired to owning...

Check the pcd for the trunk guide bolts. Something in my mind about them coming close to the edge Nearly 30 years ago since I built two D10s for a tug so could be wrong cheers

Probably would have had a size 10 boot up youre backside as you left the establishment Keep counting fingers just to make sure they are all still attached

Well gentlemen having read through the the thread my poor singular brain cell is fully overloaded The only thing I know about clouds are they are full of precipitate and sooner or later you are going to get peed on Not a new idea just have a look for the Waste Makers book Keep well n safe frazer

I built the same one as Huib. From memory the drawings are German and metric I altered the hot cap for a better seal and made the body a bit longer for better cooling Also used ball bearing instead of bushes They are good fun The drawing are on this site http://zeamon.com/wordpress/?p=733

The way I was shown at Smiths was to use an eye glass and a spade drill bit in an Archimedes drill to spot the hole The hole would be near sized after drilling with a cutting broach and finished with the polishing broach on brass to harden the hole We had to make the drill bit first. Now I use...

Hi Minh Thanh, its not finished although I did post the engine on here The burner runs on Butane gas The engine is a single double acting engine with a self start cheers

To make an adaptor why not simply go to a tyre shop and beg an old valve assy and silver solder it to a 1/4 x40 blanking plug As mentioned do a hydro test first A simple way immerse the boiler in water expel all air and fit the last blanking plug Get a bucket of cold water Gently heat the...

Try a post on Model Boat mayhem, there are a couple of guys with a lot more knowledgeable on the larger stuff and they maybe able to answer the conundrum before it becomes expensive . The new boat is just my lock down project using up bits of scrap that have been lying around for far too long...

5/8 by 5/8 It is a good little engine with plenty of power for its size. You may need to double up for youre boat T Publishing sell a couple of the old Percival Marshall books building model steamers and machinery for model steamers.In these books are some rough and ready formula to calc the...

A wee bit of history. When the ML4 was new very few toy makers would own micrometers and would simply use calipers and split the line on a rule. So the fit was either good or like an arse in a pot. My first lathe didnt have graduations just one line to count the turns To get round the wacky...

I built a V twin using Borderer cylinder casting on a fabricated frame . It used all the dimensions of the original engine just simply using one crank pin for both bigends . These drawings are reasonable and the height could easily be reduced it is a doubled up version by Mr Dewaal. The original...

Maybe a wee bit large and a wee bit pricey Stuart Ninety

Thanks for the link, I had forgotten about the conversion I had a Super without a clutch one of the later ones .It may have been specified that way from the factory as I bought it with a few others from the factory liquidation sale I just thought the clutch was an option The cross slide bracket...

Yes thats them I kept a note from many moons ago when I had to change them on my previous machine. From memory that aint that good .There are a few versions of the clutch that look the same but they beefed up the bearings and fitted a needle roller bearing in another version of the same idea...

73004 double shielded Follow the dire warnings the lugs are very very easily snapped .Yep I found out the hard way thank heavens I for tig cheers

My impoverished machine doesna have a clutch. Although Iv got an Ariel Leader one that may be fitted to it easily just cannot be bothered Iv not missed it

Good luck with youre build Minnie is not a quick build by any means compared to the Wells or Myfordboys engines Also the staying for Minnie is a bit questionable as is getting the whole lot squared up cheers

Is it fitted with a clutch The standard machine no clutch are oilite bushes 7/8 ID 1 inch OD you need to check the length Myford part No A9963 and A9964 at a much inflated price The clutch version has a ball bearing from memory and a needle roller bearing again depending on age and style of...