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You are welcome Mr Greentwin, They have several shows, all in the wintertime. It would be challenging to replicate in small scale. I spotted the same type on an International Harvester engine also. The gentleman that owned told me it predated the Famous. it was neat because of the...

Some screen coolers that I took pictures of at the 2024 Florida Flywheelers show. The Root Van Dervoort was doing work churning ice cream so it was fairly hot. The Lauson was idling and not so much. The neat thing about the Cushman was that the cart curved to match the tank. I think the rivets...

The showgrounds were a bit muddy yesterday, but clear skies and pleasant low 70's. Two items caught my attention early on that I thought worth sharing. I never noticed that some of the hit-n-miss engines had split hub flywheels like this treasure of a find. A Fairbanks Morse that some one is...

I go to this show every year Its overcast and mid 70 F today here in central Florida. Mostly real hit and miss engines, antique tractors etc. Very useful to me to see real size ones. They have an operating 1916 Case tractor which I used as a reference when building the well known Rudy's Tractor...

flywheel and water trap last few pictures of the build and the video as adjustments were made to operation. Speed control is a combined effort of dialing in acetylene production/flowrate and exhaust valve position. The "acetylene generator" was made from some chrome-moly pipe using a matching...

Hey Chuck, Thank you for the compliment The "textured" steel plate is just rusty steel plate I rescued from the dumpster at work. A dry attempt at pretentious humor. I intended to practice welding on this scrap piece until I realized how important clean metal is for the TIG process. My other...

The cylinder heads are complete now and awaiting fasteners and gaskets. I made the top cooling manifold exactly like the lower one. I tried graphite from pencil lead on the locating dowels and they still soldered themselves in the bores. Will need to elevate the engine for flywheel clearance...

Hello stretch, when I was a young man I worked in the field of plumbing and heating in a cold climate on houses that predated electricity. For large houses (12 radiators) it was common to have a coal or wood boiler in a basement with low pressure steam used for the upper floors. The boilers and...

Thank you Cwelkie, I didn't know that PM Research sold wire. I have built their horizontal boiler and feed pump. Very nice kits. I do enjoy sharing the work here. I have not met anyone local that shares this interest, all doctors and lawyers and such in the neighborhood. Spark Plugs two of...

correction "The clutch was the first of its type and was designed by Franz Reuleaux." more information here.... OLD MACHINE PRESS

Cylinder Heads Like the other parts of the engine, we deviated from the plans on material choice for economy. The cylinder heads are water cooled with a cavity just above the piston taking water from the cylinder jackets and then leaving the top of the head to go to a cooler. They also have 14...

several more pictures from the build.... the store bought one way clutch was disguised with end covers. I read that the clutch was a novel idea and that Langdon was given credit in the name for this. As parts were added to the top platform things started getting tipsy and the base was made...

amazing to see such detail in a model. Truly inspiring workmanship. Thank you for the tips on how to fabricate the tank. I will give it a try later on using some spliced pipe or look for a can such as you did. what size mesh? thank you so much

Hi, I'm looking for help with designing and building a screen cooler tank for a 1/8 scale Nash 25 HP vertical engine. Documenting the build on this site. The only member that I have seen do something similar is Jason B and he executed it very well. Various images from researching the topic...

Hi Kvom, yes that's probably why they still sell it. It's still used to blacken things. From the maker: Miners Grade Calcium Carbide for Carbide Miners Lamps as well as many other uses! We are the #1 Distributor of Calcium Carbide in the U.S.!! For use in Carbide lamps, blackening of gun...

thanks Minh, The book and plans are very good and I highly recommend it. It is edited by a engine enthusiast as well, so the layout makes sense. Coolant manifolds it really helped to draw the manifold using the computer. I was comparing the part to a photograph in the book of an engine at the...

one of the hardest parts was the slide body that serves as a combination intake and valve timing assembly. Some seriously small 0.032" holes and weird shapes. Several faces need to be stoned flat, smooth and coplanar. Mine is messy looking because I broke a bit in one of the holes and relocated...

thanks sprocket, I had read about the boric acid online but not sure its the best fit for small parts like this. I will try your suggestion next time. Oiling hatches, knobs, grab bars Decided to do some easy parts using brass stock before tackling the cylinder heads. First I made a dial for...

Shaft Gearing The gears were purchased online and only the faces and bores needed machining. The drive pulley is crowned to keep the leather belt centered. I never noticed that on scale models and wanted to try to duplicate it. Saw a neat trick where one attached a profile of the curve to a...

Piston Rings I have followed the method listed at Jerry Howell's site a few times link below Making piston Rings for gas Engines Needed to make a 1.002" sleeve and mandrel. Apparently I never knew, or forgot, that the dimple in the boring bar can be used to set the center height. Made 8...