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Briggs carb might work great! Videos coming soon....I have to figure out how to get them off my phone!

Hi Jim...funny but we actually scrapped the new carb and went back to Ford's original carb design. We could not get the new carb working without it using too much gas. Gas was actually shooting out of the cylinders! We fussed with it too much probably but my students got the original carb...

Hi Chuck, Thank you for the kind words...I hope your build goes smoothly for you! Regarding SolidWorks, there were SW plans but I have since removed the link to that website. Partly because we have made so many little changes along the way which makes the original plans incorrect and...

Mechanical Engineering Technology students have been working endlessly on our Ford Quadricycle replica at New England Institute of Technology. We recently machined a new, thicker exhaust valve distributor link, adjusted and mounted the carb, mounted the gas and cooling tanks, currently plumbing...

Students got the engine running! Modified a 2018 carb to work with an 1896 designed engine. These students stepped up and did an amazing job. Going to refine the ignition, add cooling, mount gas tank, add brakes...all on deck.

Hello! I am calibrating Proto-Trak axis and the instructions say to use an indicator to measure a know linear distance. I'm using a 4in long guage block. I touch off on the right side of the block and zero the DRO, then I'm supposed to move to the opposite end of the block and set that at...

I hope so Fran! We had it running off gas yesterday (without the carb installed). We are very close.

Thanks Sdewolfe for the article...so far the ignition and carb has been the most difficult. We abandoned the original carb years ago and bought an ATV carb that works perfectly. We are still using 2 model T coils and 2 spark plugs I bought at Home Depot. Another major pain has been compression...

Quadricycle Update: No pics yet sorry...too busy rebuilding/revising our Quadricycle to take pics. We have a new shop-tech for the department and he has shown nothing but enthusiasm for mechanical engineering and manufacturing. He truly loves machining (manual machining) and asks a million...

George DeAngelis plans can be purchased through Dave Dunlavy...his contact information is somewhere on this thread. Also, we are having major difficulties timing the engine...if anyone has timed the full size Quadricycle engine and have some tips and tricks please let us know. We decided to try...

Not sure Bob...I found these plans online. Not sure about a 10 cylinder version. Chris

SOLD - Finally to a marine propeller repair shop in town. I was walking past the back door and noticed a big lathe and a couple drill presses...walked in and asked the owner (it's a one person shop) if he wanted to buy a Bridgeport...we shook hands and made a deal all while my coffee was still...

Awesome!!!!!

All set...thanks again for the advice and suggestions. I was able to convince them to follow through with an annual maintenance/calibration package from the re-seller. Take care

No but it hasn't been looked at mechanically since the school bought it in 2006. Just trying to be proactive since it is the only CNC machine we have. If it breaks down we are dead in the water.

The machine has not been rebuilt.

Great job!

Hello! I have a Haas CNC Mini-Mill which is used in education. It is used to cut aluminum mostly and to teach students about G-Code, Mastercam, etc My department chair needs a justification to calibrate the machine before the money is spent. What would be a few good reasons to calibrate...

Next steps: Press crank arms onto ends of crankshaft and re-install flywheel ass'y Re-design contact on flywheel for better ignition timer Hinge the seat Install gas and water tanks with all the plumbing Add cotter pins/lock nuts to all fasteners Test the engine outside, adjust...

We had to take the flywheel off the engine to repair the cranks. While the flywheel was off I decided to finally switch the inside frame angle irons which was a big pain because everything had to come off! Anyway, it's done, angle irons switched, re-assembled. Notches were milled into the...