So my wonderful wife & child got me this PMR #3 as an early Christmas present (I have time off at Christmas & need something to keep occupied)
So with no idea where to start, I hit youtube and found a few people building these engines. As I watched, I was stuck with "omg do any of these...
My first non automobile/ racing/ motorcycle/ performance engine build, this is your fairly standard wobler engine.....⅛ inch bore X ¼ stroke. Couple of unique features, the 1/16 crank pin for the piston, is ⅛ drill rod turned down & held in by Loc-tite, the spring is captured by both a nest...
I have lurked here long enough I thought a proper introduction is in order, I'm Aaron, most will know know me as the chairman of the Indiana Model Engine Show.
My background trained as a tool maker (started my apprenticeship in 1986), today I am the shop supervisor at a machine shop that...
October 4th and 5th will be the 2025 Indiana Model Engine Show , our venue this year is again the national auto and truck museum (natmus.org) in Auburn Indiana.
Indianaengineshow.net is the best source of up-to-date information
Want flyers? More information? Questions...
I was gifted a saturated steam NOS casting kit of the #1 tangye, but no drawings.....I will buy a set, trade for a set, a set of scanned, a set hand drawn....I need a set of drawings.....can you help?
Thank you in advance
Aaron
[email protected]
As a professional machinist I have never built a "model engine ", I have built several alcohol injection Hemis, but that's a different story....
So as I am (not so) patiently waiting for my new milling machine to arrive ( apparently $6k just adds your name to the list of people already waiting)...
Our venue is the wonderful national auto & truck museum, in Auburn Indiana (natmus.org)
Our new website is Indiana Engine Show and we will continue to update this along with our Facebook
Our Facebook Indiana model engine show
Here is a short video of 2023.
We hope to see you there.
And...
Indexable Carbide endmill, #2 morse taper, ⅜-16 thread for draw bar, 50 ( quality/brand name) inserts. .630 (16 M/M) diameter of cut.
$135 shipped. Shipped USPS priority mail.
LMS lists the endmill for $65 and $4 each on cheap import inserts. Over $265 if ya bought new.