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Always a joy to watch your engines run Brian. Hit n Miss are my favourite regardless of maker. Must come from being a boy when these things were in general use. Shows perhaps, that I too am an old codger of 78 orbits around the sun.

Looks good and sounds a really good hit and miss engine. As usual another great watch. Thanks for the journey Brian. Regards, John B

Thanks once again for an enjoyable, educational thread Brian. Any of your threads are a magnet for me. John B

Yep, Congrats from me also Brian, sounds and runs great. John B

Another project to keep watching. Thanks Brian for posting. I for one will be following with interest cos I learn stuff that hopefully I shall remember when I need it. John B

No! Thank You Brian. If you had not posted your adventures / misadventures in building this engine I feel we would all have missed a great thread and learning experience. You sure made some modifications along the way, some worked, some didn't, but all made for interesting time...

Oh goody. I think it was Winston Churchill who used the phrase, "Never Give Up", in one of his speeches. That, you have stuck to, so all kudos to you. Now we all wait to see it doing the Hit and Miss dance. As with all your posts Brian, I thoroughly enjoy the journey you...

Brian, I can see both videos but like many others no still pics. Your hit and miss now sounds much more "gooder" ;). Just like I reckon it should. A bit of tidying up or refinement as you say but either way it's a good'un. Congrats, John B

Congratulations again Brian, listening to the hit n miss it sounded to me that the engine needed quite a few hits to get up to speed, then coast for a similar time? I wonder if it just may be worth removing the off side flywheel and see what happens??? Probably weird thinking on my...

For what it's worth, An aluminium flywheel I made was a bit on the light side so I simply drilled 6 or so equally spaced holes in the side of the outer rim. Poured some molten lead into the holes to gain mass. Cleaned up the sides with a light skim cut to get a finished look asa though the lead...

Ha Ha, Brian, Yep started my 78th orbit of the sun last August. Strange isn't it that most of us do not think as old folk should? I figure I'm thinking in about my 40s or so. Age becomes clear to me tho whenever I attempt anything physically demanding. So as far as possible I avoid that...

Still looking great Brian. One thing I don't seem to see is venting of the gas tank. I would think it must be there somewhere or a partial vacuum will stop fuel flow. Tank cap a loose fit? Or tiny hole in the cap that I cannot see?? I have new specs after the cataract opp so??? John B

Brian, As is usual with any of your posts I found this to be great reading and an easily followed thread. Hopefully I will recall a lot of the stuff I have leaned from this and your other threads when I need it. Thank you for posting, John B

Oh No, Definitely not posting into a vacuum Brian. I along with I suspect many others check on the progress daily. So, even if I don't post, (mostly for the same reason as CFLBob above) I do enjoy all your posts and hope one day to make one of these hit and missy engines. Keep posting please...

Brian, I think that if you click on the little man icon, -actually looks like a chess pawn, at the top right of the page (On my PC anyway) you will go to your profile page. See how you go. John B

Brian, I always enjoy your posts / machining adventures, and I learn heaps. In post #24 you mentioned having trouble lighting the photograph (either dark or washed out). A trick I have used in the past is simply put a facial tissue or similar over the flash head to cut the emitted light...

Great build thread that I have just read from Pg1 to here. Informative and to the point by a jig maker extraordinaire showing patience and ingenuity. Thank you for posting and I trust we get to see a finished, running engine when you are satisfied with the result. Congrats, John B

Thank you for posting a most enjoyable read and model. For what it's worth I have in the past increased the mass of an aluminium flywheel by drilling holes in the outer rim and filling them with lead. Lead being about 7 times denser than aluminium it works. Call the filled holes...

Thank you for posting. A well demonstrated project though I am not into pin striping yet I still found it interesting. Now off to see if I can find those clamps you used on the drill press as they are new to me, John B

I thinkit's truly great work and a fine example of the smithy's art. I would need a written set of directions of how to get into the thing, no way would I remember all the twists and turns needed. Well worth the look. Thanks for posting.