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Doug. Have you looked into making your cylinders from the solid using cast iron bar stock, if you can it could work out cheaper than castings, and your finished cylinders will be suitable for air and steam ready for your boiler. Mike

Your governor could be the Porter design, the lever would operate a steam throttle valve. Mike 1 Link

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Brian, That's a interesting design, but flywheels on the eccentric shaft and not the crankshaft that intrigues me, could it effect the smooth running of the engine ? I'll be watching with great interest. Mike1

PDF version of Tich construction articles and drawings for downloading Here LBSC Steam Engine Plans If the model has a boiler that will need checked/tested before use, if the running gear is fitted does everything rotate, work smoothly. Mike.

Brian, I'm thinking that maybe heavier flywheels may help to keep the engine going and create more torque when it comes up against the timber. I'm no expert in the mechanics of flywheels and torque just my bit of practical thinking, and I want to see your edger whipping through those planks !! Mike1

Hope Bill doesn't mind here is his Wyvern it's running good. Mike1

Make the two halves soft solder the two halves together which will be your centre joint, machine and bore to size, melt the soldered joint and you have your split bush. ( With no saw gap ) Mike 1

Nice engine, move the fuel tank so that the top of the tank is level with the carb fuel jet, it may help with the fuel starvation problem. Mike1

Can you use "O" ring cord and make your own custom ring, see here. https://www.bearingboys.co.uk/Oring-Cord-1051-c UK address. Mike1

This may help modified pump. Mike.

Hi Georgjorge, Sorry I haven't a better picture, only thing I can suggest is to save the picture to your computer and see if you can edit it some how, however in the meantime I will see if I can improve on the picture. Regards. Mike.

I think this pump is for a Super Simplex 5" gauge locomotive

The Posilock chuck is for screwed shank cutters only, insert your collet into the chuck nose and screw onto the arbor hand tight, rotate the collet within the nose piece so that the cut out engages with the stop pin then screw your cutter into the collet you can then use, the cutter will self...

Ok Brian I'm watching with interest. Mike.

Brian, I may be wrong here but if you arrange your feed rollers to feed on the top of your boards would that do away with a reverser ? Mike.

Brian this has no comparison to what you are doing but it is a interesting mechanism .<iframe width="560" height="315" src="" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Model Marine, and RC Car engines are fitted with a pull recoil starter which acts on the engine crankshaft, I don't know if they could be adapted for your engines, probably may need a engine designed around the starter. Just a thought. Mike 1

Jenny, That's a good useful link made a note of that. Mike 1 Two replies ??

Jenny, That's a good useful link. Mike1