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This is really cool. Great stuff Jeroen and Ken. I think I'll have to build one of these Steve

Great to see it going Bill, that really is a very impressive build

Looking forward to seeing this fire up Bob Cheers Steve

Haven't checked in for some time, but looks super impressive as always Bill Steve

Very nice Jeroen So you have 3 cranks now? I reckon the first one would look pretty good with the webs painted black, then you wouldn't see the pins.

Very nice Brian. I enjoyed seeing a project that went off the beaten track Steve

Very Nice indeed Looking forward to your build comments Steve

Very nice Harold

Well done Harold, a sweet runner you've got there :bow: :bow: :bow:

Well nothing like a good old experiment to separate what is fact and what isn't. I'm looking forward to finding out what happens :)

Thanks Jeroen So are you going to CNC turn the crank? You'll need to take lots of light cuts The leaded steal sounds like 10L14. If it is bright drawn and you have access to something suitable, you could consider annealing it first, just to minimize any distortion. Cheers Steve

Jeroen The six cylinder crank looks great. I don't have a build log for my engine but there are a few photo's towards the end of Harold's Topsy-Turvy thread. Harold has some great photo's of turning his crank between centres early on in his thread, could be worth checking out. I think the cut...

Hi Jeroen I'm following in Harold's footsteps and building a Topsy Turvy engine. Just managed to get the cylinder sleeve in after heating the main body up in the kitchen oven. The body is nicely blue now. I'm enjoying following your build. Cheers Steve

Harold One thing I don't have for my shaper is a decent vice. I should try and get one, then track down some hold downs (thanks to you showing me how useful they are). The shaper is a Swedish made Torpex, which is essentially a copy of the early Royal shaper...

Great to see you getting back into things Jeroen Steve

Hi Harold Yes the bit on the shaper is the main body, I made it from some 2.75" round I had already (pic below). I've found your enthusiasm for the shaper somewhat infectious, which has been great. I've pretty much decided to follow you on using the tapered collet to hold the flywheel. You are...

Harold, my build is a fair way behind yours, but the one thing I had made early was the valve bodies. I put 3/8 x 32ME thread in mine. Too bad :( Anyway I think I'll just tailor the muffler to fit, shouldn't be too bad. All the same, thanks for the heads up. Currently getting stuck into the...

Absolutely. That's good steady progress you've got going there Harold. And looking great! Steve

Yes, I agree with gbritnell, it's really coming together very nicely. Have you thought about what colour you might paint it yet? Steve

I have one of these and I'm quite happy with it http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Watchmakers-Lathe-Precision-Tool-/400260324159?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d315fdb3f You can also get them from this person http://stores.ebay.com.au/MERLINTOOLS-ON-LINE cheers Steve