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Kvom Been running HF Vitons here. Metrics, but they worked fine as cylinder rings. Inexpensive too. Steve

Tin As you know, I've got several thousands of dollars tied up in engines that I've collected over the years. I've also got a couple of fairly decent pieces that I've built myself. I've exhibited them at Cabin Fever and a number of smaller local shows over the past several years. I've always...

Brian.... I thought you might be on the trail of that engine. I refurbed mine and it was a tricky piece of work to get everything in alignment to run. Not impossible to reverse engineer, but I'd probably want to get the drawings, were it me. Plans are available for sale but none that I've seen...

Brian... Could it be a rectilinear engine? http://www.cedesign.net/steam/rectilinear1.htm It's compact and uses a very different movement. Steve

I won't forget the day I handed the young girl at McDonalds a 2 dollar bill. (Not a widely circulated US monetary denomination and something of a novelty to most people) She refused to take it. She called her manager, who threatened to call the police on me for trying to pass counterfeit money...

Terry You're going to behere in the middle of the small local show season. Great places to get a feel for the local flavor and meet the real down home type people. This link might help you find a few to visit. http://www.smokstak.com/forum/calendar.php?month=5&year=2011&c=1&do=displaymonth Even...

John... Good list. You saved me a lot of typing...LOL Steve

Andrew... Only you know your particular budget and requirements, so asking others to help pick your machine will probably only muddy the waters and add to your confusion. I'm not going to choose your machine. I will tell you, having operated both and made engines on both, that there is a quantum...

I'm not what one would call a religious man, but I DO find your comments highly offensive. If the mere mention of someone else indulging in their faith and exercising a freedom bothers you to such an extent, perhaps you should learn how to ignore rather than attack. If you feel that suggested...

Hell officer... I couldn't walk that line sober Steve

Before you get too giddy about using CFL's, you might want to check the clean up procedures for when you break one. It just might make you rethink their true value. Mercury contamination in the nursery, kitchen or family areas is not something I'm all that pleased to contemplate. Steve

I live in conservative South Carolina where things are not always politically correct. A local state senator has introduced a bill to circumvent the federal ban on incandescent light bulbs. SC will be able to make them for in state sale, avoiding the interstate commerce rulings that allowed the...

Here in the southern states its often heard as "almost" and "just a skosh over". Military term was simpler.... plus or minus a RCH (red C*** Hair)...LOL. Steve

I didn't really have any major problems deciphering the Chinenglish manual, aside from it being a little sparse on usable photos. You'll quickly learn to love the system and the new found accuracy it's going to give you and your SX3. Well worth every penny I spent on mine. Steve

www.jensensteamengines.com offers a bit more kid friendly kit, the hobby model #76. Simple hand tools are all that are required for assembly, but be aware it's esbit fuel heated and as such requires appropriate adult supervision. Steve

Greg You are correct. Copyright is applicable from the moment of the creation of an intellectual property. The law does not require posting a copyright notice, anymore, but doing so aids in prosecution as a means of proving intent. Ie... the violator was notified/informed that the material was...

Jim.... we gotta find a way to get you out of the house a bit more....LOL. Quaint?.... maybe so, but a good soft spoken southern drawl is worth a whole week's worth of ladies buying all the drinks, in your part of the world. Damned hospitable ladies,too.... must be the cold that made em so...

Ran out of gas and rolled to a stop..... right beside a nice new bright red plastic gas can. Steve

Bill... You'll also note I named no individuals in my response. It happens, from time to time, that something has to be said before an event escalates. If anyone feels a finger was pointed specifically at them, it's not because they were called out individually. Nelson notified the Admin that...

I'm more than a little disappointed in seeing a new member being trashed before he's done anything out of bounds. Personal conflicts, disagreements and opinions originating on other forums have no place here. As long as there are no violations on this board by any member, he's got the right to...