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Brian Another idea. Do you think a ball detent down through the handle with a couple small spots on the shaft to engage in and out. Just an idea. Nelson

Brian I was looking back through some of your builds and there it was. Take a look at your sawmill build and the way you engaged it, it might work better on this. Nelson

Brian How sweeeeet it is, beautiful. You have done a very nice job on tha Pinnochio Saw. Can not wait to see it in action. Very nice. Nelson

Goody How about a site we can go and see that saw and it's working. The industrial age brought out all kinds of invention. It just goes to show we are always looking for an easier way to do chores that must be done. I found the videos and they are all so very much alike with added features like...

Brian Beautiful, You have a special touch, down right gorgeous. I'm lovin it. Nelson

Ccfly I looked at the site Holzmann. The lathe for the 1000 €, they are very smallish and I do not think you could scale up at all. The lathe you should look for would be at least 3 foot/ 1000 mm between centers and able to turn at least a 5 inches/ 125 mm. Nelson

Brian What would work a lot better than visual is a mechanical tachometer. There are many out there and I found some on EBay: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=machinist++tachometer&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=mechanical+tachometer&LH_TitleDesc=0 The...

Brian I sit here watching the video and tried to imitate the holding a saw and keep up with your flag and I find it just about right. I am not rushing to keep up with it and it feels right. Looking good my friend Nelson

Brian I watched the video in Windows Media Player When you click a restart point in the progress bar, the clock starts over and I counted several times to get 12 or 13 rotations. Maybe others will help you out on this. Nelson

I have got a cast iron curve spoke wheel. The only thing is the wheel is about 4 foot high. I have entertained the idea to make this engine scaled up in all portions. I need to get off the pot and do something. Beautiful engine. Nelson

Bob You made a wonderful engine, looks great. I've always been partial to Elmer Verburg designs. Nelson

ccfly Here is two sites that have many and almost every skill level: http://www.john-tom.com/html/Engines.html http://plans-for-everything.com/hen_steam_engine_plans.html The first one is from a fella by the name Elmer Verburg. He ate and sleep building things and his plans are some of the...

Brian My mistake, I was not looking at the countershaft in front of the engaging handle. I was thinking it was on the same shaft. I can not wait to see it saw. Keep it coming. Nelson

Brian I can almost see it, but I be watching Nelson

John I can not agree with you more about stock sticking out the wrong end of a lathe. I seen a video on U Tube about that: A CNC operator was starting a job, everything set to go and when he started the machine it started whipping and moving that big machine all over before the operator could...

Anatol I think the document was written in Europe and the lingo is differ than ours. I remember reading the word pinion and that is something in clocks. Quote: Root bending stresses of pinion and gear with different loading positions have been analyzed. Effects on root stresses due to...

Brian My brain is going faster than you can machine. Question: How are you going to connect the saw to the drive with the engagement lever where it is? I've always liked the drag saw and yours is looking to take shape. Enjoying it all. Nelson

It is always good to work in a ventilated area. Some fumes produced in mixing products making unknown toxic fumes. Be very careful. Nelson

Brian Very nice start and it looks like you have a good plan. I'm watching. Nelson

Oilmac WOW what happened. Nelson