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I'm sure you have all heard the story of the newbie who went to the tool room clerk and asked for a "wrench". The clerk thought he would explain thinks he is helping the newbie so he says " You need to be more precise. Do you want an end wrench, a box wrench, a socket wrench, or pipe wrench, and...

The biggest problem with these or any drum winch is called over wrap, which happens when the line goes slack and forms some loose wraps that overlay the working end. When the clutch is engaged and the line goes tight, the overwraps capture the working line and bind it tight. It often happens...

For the ten years that I was on my sailboat (10 months per year) coffee was perked on the stove. There were two bent stainless arms that clamped to a rail around the stove that gripped the pot to keep it on the stove and a ten cup thermos to keep it in when it was done. The best coffee in the...

With no experience to point to, I think I would screw a 2 inch nipple into the first tapped end and use that to gauge the angle for the second end. It would seem difficult to spot mold shift with the part buried in the mold. Jerry

Hi Pete I'm a little late to pick up on this project but I have to ask about a step that you glossed over. How did that tender acquire that nice rolled top edge. One picture its flat and the next picture its round. Must be magic. Jerry

I hadn't thought of it as a fashion statement but it might work down under. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Tin-Man-poster-Hamlin.jpeg/399px-Tin-Man-poster-Hamlin.jpeg My first thought was a store bought funnel. I used to have a nice drawn aluminum funnel that I used...

This is the current state of the hood. The previous was just a test of the process and it worked ok so I started over with a little more care. The material is aluminum roof flashing available is several sizes at home improvement stores. I have always called this stuff roofing tin so in the...

Brian Looks like the clutch is working nicely. I agree that a smaller diameter drum would have given you a little more power and control but it will improve as the engine wears in and settles down. As Jason says, control valve at the engine would make a world of difference. Jerry

Vic I have been taking over the counter Prilosec @ 20.6 mg one a day. There are many other brands of Omeprazole on the market and depending on store specials and available coupons, my wife will buy any of them. I don't really have a favorite as they seem equally effective. One day soon, I...

Whats under the hood? Here is a quote from the Amhoist brochure. Here is a little exercise that I tried yesterday. It proved the method so now I will do it again with a bit more care. The top of the boiler is a mess of pipes and valves and the hood is just a tin roof to keep debris out so I...

So...maybe I should avoid Wheat Beer and Rye Whiskey? Gin might be okay but it gives me the munchies and by then, who knows what I might eat. Jerry

If, like me, you like to eat, and if, like me, you have problems with acid reflux or indigestion, you may have, like me, come to rely on Prilosec or other acid reducers. I have been depending on acid reducers for well over a year, in spite of clear package warnings to use for only 14 days. I...

Brian I fully understand the frustration and burnout on this project. My own donkey project got put under the bench for many months at about the stage that yours has reached. It has been resurrected now with your encouragement and although my posting has been erratic, I think I'm back on track...

Nice design. Very clever. Jerry

Jason I don't know if it is correct to describe that engine as "gobsmacking" but it is appropriate. I'm gobsmacked! Jerry

I've seen work like this before, but only in museums and fine galleries. I've never seen it in progress like this. Your methods and workmanship almost make it seem possible for anyone to achieve. I know better but still it seems possible. Thanks for presenting your methods in such clear...

Welcome Rory James. Tell us a bit about your interest and experience. Congratulations, Tel and Mom and Dad. Now the joy of life really begins. Nice pic Tel. I always thought that leprechauns should look a little fierce. That cutsie elf stuff is OK for cookie making but Guinness and Jameson...

Brian If you are not feeling pumped, then your life experience has been way more exciting than mine. When I first lifted a chunk of metal with my clutch operated winch, I could hardly contain myself. It's about 100 yards from my shop to the nearest restroom facility in the horse barn and when I...

Brian I have been looking at your drawings and if I haven't made an error, something is not fitting. Looking at the slider in the clutch mechanism, the bottom of the shoe that fits into the slot in the wooden clutch shoe is .375" off of the face of the gear plate. Total height .400"...

Brian Use any kind of pipe and cover it oak lagging. Very authentic. Oak lagging had two benefits on the historical donkeys. To increase the drum diameter and line speed and to reduce cable wear. Jerry