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Nice looking engines. Yes, we need plans for these.

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Nice looking and sounding engine. I can see one of these on my to do list. Thanks for posting about it.

Yes, to all on this site. A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Nice looking engine ya have there.

Is it possible to just file the sharp edges instead of trying to put in a lathe?

Thanks for the replies. The casting is a PMResearch 5BI that I had bought a couple years ago and am just now getting around to. I am a little slow getting my stuff done. Have done a couple others from PM with no problems so thought it might be something I was doing wrong. Anyway got them thru by...

Opps should of said it was cast iron. I used an end mill to spot face first than just a center punch to mark the drill hole. Thanks for all the replies.

Tried to drill a #50 hole in a casting. First hole went thru great, had three more to do. The next after putting in a punch mark, started to cut than just stopped and got hot. Tried a new bit and it would not even start. So went to the next hole, with a new bit again, no go. Turned the casting...

Now that is a tuff choice, I have all of Rudy's books. Great reading and the loose bound plan books are great. Also have a couple of Kozo's train engine books. If I live long enough will probally end up with all of them. They are all well put together. I know that was not much help in your...

Nice looking work area.

Thanks for the kind words and thanks to tattoomike68 for helping get the video on for me. Shedboy, yes that is a trebuchet in the background. Wood project I thought I would shoot peanuts to the squirrels.

Now for a little info, this is a casting kit I bought about 2 yr ago. My first attempt at drilling a long hole and yes drilled it off. So put it back in the box until 3 wks ago. Decided I had nothing to loose so started working on it again and found out that if ya think about something long...

Well I think this is going to work this time. At least it showed up in the preview.

One more try.http://youtu.be/7Qe_LQKA

Well that didn't work too well did it.

Here is a Myers popcorn engine that I just finished.hppt://youtube/7Qe_GOuIQKA

I don't think it is a Jensen, don't think Jensen ever used a burner like that. Looks a little like a weeden but could be something else.

Great pictures! Thanks for posting them.

Great looking shop John. Keep the projects going. Like the layout that you have.