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nice looking engine and a good runner,well done

Try some Automatic transmission fluid on the rings, that should let them break in .Jeff

I was lucky enough to buy an All American at a auction for $40.00 I don't use it every day but it works well .Jeff

Try searching old popular mechanics magazines on goggle , they ran a simple engine made out of copper pipe many years ago, my uncle made one for me when I was a kid .Jeff

Sad news to report here ,Allen passed away on Monday the 21st, 47 years young . Allen made great improvements to the model building at Portersville ,for many years I displayed my models there and this year with Allen in charge everything was flawless,He will be missed .Jeff

I hate to cut down this lathe , but their's no power cross feed and the long feed is powered by engaging the half nuts not a clutch . I would check and see if the half nuts are still good.

Great job on the Hoglets. I'll be following the Holt build ,as I have a set of castings and I'm curious to see how some of the machining operations are carried out .

Allen 30" between the table and the bench should be fine.Jeff

Allen , I should be able to make the show,I have some Stuart Turner models so I would need some space on the air table .Jeff

I have a casting set for a Clarkson Horizontial 2" x 2" with reverse . The receipt in the box is from 1970

Very nice work

It would be great to see more models in the Exhibit building , I get lonely in there all by myself.:D

great looking engine , I also have the castings to build but no time right now .Would like to see some photos of the build .Jeff

I have for sale misc castings for the Lane & Bodley Corliss steam engine in Bronze ,here is the short list 2 frames , crank disk , eccentric strap , and others .If you need something for this model I'll check and see if I have it, I don't have any cylinders or flywheels.Jeff

For sale a set of 3 dividing plates for a Pratt & Whitney 3-C Dividing head ,these are shop made and are very good to excellent quality .The set includes one of each plate 15-20 , 21-33 and 37-49 asking $135.00 plus shipping . I also have an extra 21-33 plate asking $45.00 plus shipping for it...

I should be there , I always bring my Stuart Turner models .Jeff

Simon ,so far your works looks nice as always. For Lapping I have used a product called Timesaver Lapping Compound according to the label it's "guaranteed not to imbed in metals" , and "guaranteed not to continue to cut" . I bought the yellow label stuff and it states "for soft metals only". Jeff

Want to buy a flywheel casting for a Stuart Turner #1 steam engine .Jeff

Welcome back

The twin (duplex ) was built by John V. McDivitt , Gordon Gore made the patterns for the frames and flywheel and John got three sets cast . He built two of these engines and before he died he gave me the last set . Jeff