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now thats big mill :o , and grainy pictures are just fine 8) thanks for the pictures. chuck

hi guys :) chuck: when i made the mandrel i just drilled a 5/16" hole in the end of the shaft and taped it 3/8" nc but i only ran the tap in about 3/4" and the taper of the tap give you the taper in the threads that you need. then just split the mandrel and run a 3/8" bolt or set screw in to...

i bet they are nice looking pieces but you pictures are kinda small :big: :big: sorry dave i just HAD to bugg you on this one ;D :o chuck

i have had the luxury of getting some tools that were made by the guy that got me started in this great world of model engineering. one of the tools is a compound sine plate with a magnetic chuck on it. john made it for a job he was doing for general motors, the part had some thing to do with...

as steamer said "that was awesome" it looks like a very comfortable place to work i mean play :D chuck

i hate the fact some people use their cell phones were ever and when ever. example: i was just at a funeral last week for relative of mine and one of my butt head cousins whips out his cell phone and starts a business call right in the middle of the service. i thought he was going to be the star...

looking good as always brian, what diameter of brass tubing do you need ? i have some pieces here at home and some at work let me know the o.d and the length and i will see what i can find. chuck

ronald if you look at tins avitar it tells you down new jersy, you might want to put some info in your avitar just so people know were you hail from. chuck

a picture of the drawing would be nice so we could have a look at it to tell you exactly what is going on. chuck

hi simon could you possibly braze or electric weld the two parts together and then re-machine the jaw surface ? if the two pieces are cast iron (i think they are) brazing would work but if you electric weld you would have to use nickel rod. just a thought and i hope this helps. chuck

now that is a cool piece :o i wonder how many bottles he had to open before he got it right ? thanks for sharing this video. chuck

peter you can run model engines on kerosene, but just like the full size engines you will have to warm the engine up real good to make it work. as i am sure you know that is were the dual fuel carb comes into play. i ran my perkins on kerosene and it ran ok. when you get to trying kero let us...

thanks for the video and the shop tour..................your dad has built some very very nice stuff. chuck

nice looking gear brian and i for one have NO doubt you will make this whole bag of tricks work and look great. if as you say "idle hands are the devils work shop" then i guess you must be the purist saint among us cause you hands NEVER seem to be idle. :bow: chuck the sick canuck

well i started out to watch ONE video and i spent the next 1/2 hour or more watching a bunch of very interesting video's. allot of neat ideas (i hope i can remember) and i just love the old gas engine stuff. thanks a bunch rick :bow: :bow: chuck p.s. keep them coming............please!!

good morning guys :) (well its morning here) craig i thought with the shape of the pistons it would be fairly high compression but there is a BIG combustion chamber in the head so the compression shouldn't be too high. uni thanks for the picture :) well i didn't get much time in the shop but...

that 12 tooth gear is not an error..............it is the start of a new project................i myself have tonnes of parts to start new projects ::) any pictures of the whole gear cutting process ? chuck

good evening gents :) chuck: thankfully all the castings for this engine are either iron or brass. myrickman: i am glad you like this build log ;D as far as the good the bad and the ugly :shrug: good....yes some good parts have been made bad......yes some bad parts have been made...

vince i am glad you got some thing use full from my ramblings :) i didn't get much time out in the shop today but i did manage to fabricate the connecting rod dippers they will need to be cleaned up before they are installed. i figured i would install the rods and pistons just to see if...

now that is one sweet looking and running engine :bow: :bow: i assume the castings came from joe in California ? the cart ads allot to the over all look of the engine. thanks for the video. chuck the guy with hit and miss envy