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Chuck, Is there any liability if a buyer claims he cut off his finger starting the engine? Just a dumb question, but you never know...maybe a legal disclaimer? It runs real good in the video though. I think it's great if you make some money. It's definitely a rare (only one) engine in the...

Nice job Paul! Rich

Maybe if I had an edge finder I'd use it, but what I usually do is put the mill spindle in neutral and rotate the cutter slowly by hand until I can feel the slight contact, then do my math from there as per the tool radius. Rich

In my collection of old magazines there is an article about restoring that particular lathe. It's either "Home Shop Machinist" or "Machinist Workshop". I'll look tomorrow and let you know. Rich

Over the years I've seen many hydraulic governors, usually for controlling steam turbine speed. One in particular was used for our turbine-driven standby generator. We would adjust the turbine speed via the hydraulic governor "knob". There were two other "knobs" one for deadband (the span of no...

http://www.fredcgilbert.com/FCGCAT/Lubriquip.htm another link to follow...

http://www.trabonlubrication.com/?gclid=COaQitf2jcQCFc6TfgodEp8A6Q

The equipment I used to operate had some pretty simple oilers. They had reservoirs to hold about a half gallon of Stevoil and were provided with plunger-type buttons you could push down with your finger for prelube, and a simple rachet type of drive to keep the oil injected about once per stroke...

Try this link for oiling choices It's a good read. Rich

Since most of the mechanical alignment/fits have been checked/discussed, I didn't see any mention of condensate as a possible cause. Do you have any bleeders on the cylinder? Just a thought. Another thing I've run into over years of running steam operated equipment is when starting, less is...

I use my plunger type upside down often to track my Z axis on my X3 Mill head. I'll have to watch out for that. Rich

Ok, Found a few pictures I took that day at the BAME 2002 Show. ...

I met Joe about 10yrs ago at an engine show here in Vallejo, Ca. He had several old engines set up via clutches and belts driving various real-world loads. He also had some of his drawings on display and I was very impressed by the clarity and size of the drawings. I believe they were all hand...

That's a lot of information on a single page. Very clear and to the point. Thank you George for sharing not only the moves, but the logic behind the profile. Valve timing included! I'm saving a copy for myself. And to the point of the 8 degree subject, you could recalculate the moves by...

I just tried it again and it worked fine?

When I was a kid my Father had a buddy that owned an old "double ender" fishing boat. I got to go out onto San Francisco Bay on that boat. The engine was called a "HIX" if I recall correctly. I think it was gasoline fueled. The flywheel was about 24" in diameter and had a retractable lever...

The hole pattern came out perfect! Good job. That's how I cut the arc/slot on the far end of my taper attachment. It was only a single row of holes, but it came out well as did yours. Probably almost as fast as milling considering the setup time to cut an arc of 28.648" radius ~11.5" long. Rich

Brian, My Grandparents (Mom's side) had 50 acres up in the mountains and lived up there full time. He used a 1936 Graham automobile with an angle drive rear differential (one side cut off on the passenger side). The blade ~24" maybe bigger, was mounted to a flange directly off that short side...

Oh, I meant to mention that your Father must have been one fearless Hombre to dispense with the bear using a chain saw. Rich

Great story Brian!