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Thanks for the information. I emailed Polly Engineering and am waiting for their reply. I need to check their shipping cost to India. Myers are also planning to offer the kits. Have mailed them too. Regards Nikhil

I bought a set of Rider Ericson casting kit from Myers website. That was maybe two years back. The casting are good but the drawings require some improvement. I started machining them to the best of my ability. All the imperial dimensions were converted to metric. I finished the engine and was...

I purchased castings and plan from Myers website. Castings were good but the drawings can be better. ( CAD instead of hand drawn). I converted all the imperial dimensions to metric. Some of the machining pics Regards Nikhil

Finally it happens. I finished my Rider Ericson engine and its a runner. Regards Nikhil

How about the thermal paste used on CPU? regards Nikhil

Hi, I have made PM research #1 and #5 engines and used metric fasteners I don't remember exactly but you will mostly require M2, M2.5 and M3 taps. Maybe M4 or M5 for the base. Reamers would be 3mm, 5mm 8mm and 10mm. regards Nikhil

Beautiful work. I am in process of building one myself is 1/8 scale. Regards Nikhil

Hi Steamchick Marathi is language of state of Maharashtra. Mumbai/Bombay is capital of the state. Threadman We usually have to take 3 languages in school. English, Hindi and state language. Some school offer other options too like Sanskrit, German, French, Spanish etc. You pick up more...

I am from India and I think you erred a little in this assumption. I know 3 languages Marathi my mother tongue, Hindi the national language and English the universal language. I don't think I am offending anyone by saying English is universal language. I can understand Gujarati but cannot...

The first recorded zero appeared in Mesopotamia around 3 B.C. The Mayans invented it independently circa 4 A.D. It was later devised in India in the mid-fifth century, spread to Cambodia near the end of the seventh century, and into China and the Islamic countries at the end of the eighth. Zero...

This is easier said than done. I live in India and ordered the castings directly from Myers website. The shipping would be too expensive for me. Regards Nikhil

This is an aluminium casting. I think some zinc is also added to it. The drawings supplied by Myers leaves much to be desired. I am referring to the book Steam and Stirling engine to build part 1 for the drawings. But the scale is different. Regards Nikhil

The part is aluminium casting. I think silver solder will not work. Regards Nikhil

Hello I bought casting kit for Rider Ericson hot air engine from Myers. I need some help with them. While machining the leg I made a boo boo. I tried to take a deeper cut and broke one of the leg. I was thinking about using 2 part epoxy to fix it. Is there any better way to fix it. One of...

I made a solid toolpost mount for my lathe from aluminium block. I hope this will increase rigidity of the setup. I plan to turn a bar on lathe now and check its diameter at different locations. Am I right to assume that if the diameter is same at all locations and orientation then the spindle...

This is a sunset photo I took during my last time offshore. One advantage of working offshore is you get to enjoy good sunrise and sunset. Also the air is fresh with little pollution.

Just came home a few days back after working in offshore oil field for 2 months. Now planning to get booster shot for COVID. Have few "projects", some half complete some still in my mind. Working on Solid toolpost mount for lathe and Rider Ericson hot air engine, still thinking about QCTP for...

Thanks for the tips. I will keep them in mind. Presently my lathe is working good and I will not try to find non existing faults and fix them. But these tips will be useful for the future. Regards Nikhil

Yes you are right. Till the lathe delivers what I ask of it, I will not do anything. Chasing the last micron will be too expensive and the lathe itself is not built for that kind of accuracy. I have built a running model Stirling engine and two PM Research engines on this lathe. Now I am...

Yes. That's one question that is nagging me. How much to trust the test bar? Are there any other test besides the dia check that can be done on the test bar? Regards Nikhil