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Thanks for the ideas. I may start on a wobbler. This finger engine looks like a decent starting place as well as a fun thing to display. I'll start noodling on it and dump it into Fusion 360. Should be fun and a chance to practice.

Is the main reason for avoiding castings cost?

I'm just looking to build something, ideally something that looks good as a conversation piece in my office and offers an opportunity to practice CAD and machining skills. Doesn't even have to be an engine--something with a crank, pistons, flywheel that could be moved by hand and built of brass...

I just ordered a couple of Tubal Cain's books on building steam engines, as well as Making Simple Model Steam Engines By Stan Bray. Seems like a decent way to start?

What's a "\n" engine?

I'm acquiring a few machine tools (and skills) and am toying with dipping my toe in the model engine pool to learn how to use what I've acquired. I've got a 10" x 31" Logan lathe, drill press, and assorted hand tools and measuring devices. I don't have a mill (yet). What kits or plans would...

Thanks. That's pretty much what I figured. I'm looking for a nice display, and haven't been impressed by the die-cast models I've found available.

Are there any V8 engine "kits" (castings, maybe crank and cams) that exist, and if so where? Thanks in advance.

This steam driven pump to evacuate water from mines in the mid-1800s is on display at the Deutsches Museum in Munich. Very impressive, especially how they mounted it on the wall, huh? (Can someone help me flip this?)

Nice work and very well documented James. Thanks!

Thanks. I think it will work well for me. If I could have found a Chinese lathe in a similar size with comparable quality I might have preferred a new machine, but alas I would need to buy a much bigger lathe to get the capabilities in this one.

:rolleyes::D Good one. This part doesn't look "home made", but who knows. There were a couple people that thought it looked like a tool grinding post. When I get back from vacation it will get a bath in Evaporust and a liberal coating of oil before going into "the archives".

After a long search and many near-misses, I finally picked up a lathe--a Logan 816, which I'm guessing dates from the late 40s (SN 47696). The seller dealing with his father's estate, and while the lathe hadn't been used in over 10 years, it had been well oiled and kept dry so is in pretty...

Thanks John!

Steve, This is great. Thanks! The one I'm considering has the brushless 1.5 KVA and is sold by a DRO shop which offers a 25% discount on their DRO Pro magnetic DROs, which are supposed to be pretty good. Evan

Steve, Thanks. I see that Grizzly does in fact sell basically the same milling machine. They may also sell a similar lathe, but I haven't seen it yet. Seems like Weiss is like any other Chinese import--most are basically solid, but need tweaking/finishing, some are FUBAR? Evan

Jeff, Thanks! I first learned of Weiss checking the local (Bay Area) CL and saw an ad placed by DRO Pros. They are about an hour away, so "almost local". At first I was pretty skeptical, but the limited checking I've done in the past 12 hours seems pretty positive for both Weiss (and PM and...

I just came across attractively priced lathes and mills from Weiss. What experiences do people here have with Weiss? How do they compare to other Chinese machine tools? Thanks!

I was a member of NAWCC, but didn't get much value from it so I let it lapse.