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sounds very cool Brian. If you really want to go off the deep end, perhaps you could make a steam engine wind up a falling ball clock? :big: http://www.timeonthenet.com/ball_clocks.html Cheers Steve

flywheel looks first class Harold. Bet that took some time :bow: :bow:

Looking good Harold Another possibility would be to mount your 4 jaw onto your rotary table. If you can manage a suitable adapter plate without too much trouble you're set. I'm not sure how your chuck mounting works though, so may be too difficult. patience, light cuts and a tiny bit of good...

really looks fantastic Peter. Very nice job :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

The assembly is shaping up as an impressive ego boost Harold. Very nice Steve

Really enjoying your thread Harold. I've been wanting to build one of these and you've inspired me to make a start. looking forward to seeing more progress :bow: Steve

Great work Brian. Looks a treat Steve

Congrats Bill A great surprise to see your work in progress given such well deserved recognition. For me the work in progress is what it's all about and yours is certainly amongst the best here. Considering the standard on this site, that is no mean feet. :bow: :bow: :bow: best wishes Steve

Really nice Chuck, great creativity with the design :bow: :bow:

The square headed bolts are a great touch Jeroen. Really add something to the whole thing.Nice job on the 4 Jaw chuck. It's really coming on now :bow: Steve

Having not looked in for a while, I must say how impressive the whole thing is looking. Really nice Bill Steve

Looks like you're into the fiddly stuff now Bob. It's coming along nicely Steve

Dave, thanks for the info about the fuel level and I look forward to hearing more about your clock. Hope it goes well! Brian, Yes the carby is as you suppose. Based on what you and Dave say I'm going to try and make the fuel level about 1/4 inch below the spray bar. Bill, thanks again for all...

Thanks fellas Jeroen, still got a bit to do on this. I need to make a water pump, radiator, fuel tank and of course a stand. After that I'll endeavor to get stuck in to the skeleton clock I've been building. The next major engine project I want to tackle is a Duclous topsy turvy engine. The...

Well I got it going with the lantern battery. Here's the video (hope it works) http://rsc.anu.edu.au/~swilliams/movies/MVI_0848.AVI Anyway some observations. 1) The coil and ignition kit from the J. Howell site have performed very well so far. 2) The engine seems surprisingly powerful. It...

Hi Nick I managed to get a lantern battery at lunch. Could only get it with a torch (flash light) which I immediately tossed in the bin. Anyway I'm planning some more experiments tonight. Stay tuned Steve

Thanks Dave "Like a great big 6V lantern battery" Now that's what I wanted to hear. I just need to get down to the shop and buy one. I'll attempt to do that at lunch tomorrow. Promise some pics next time I make it to the shop. Hopefully tomorrow evening. Cheers Steve

I apologise for not posting on this for some time. One way or another I've been very busy with work and stuff. At any rate I manged to make the carby and the ignition. For the ignition system I used the hall effect system with coil from J. Howell's site. The coil is the one on the top of this...

Looks like a great pickup Dave Thm: She also appears to have a detent locking tumbler reverse. The older one that needs a spanner is a real PITA Steve

Looking great Chuck. The color from the brass cylinders gives a really nice touch. Steve