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I went to the Ford Museum in Flint Mich in 2013 and took pics of the original engine. It's sitting on a work bench in a small brick garage in Greenfield Village in the Ford Museum complex. It wasn't close enough to take good pics but hear they are. The one thing I noticed that is different on...

I bought my involute gear cutters from Travers to make the recommended 30 & 60 tooth gears. Reasonably priced and I can make as many as I need.

Or get a digital caliper, set it to a dimension on the drawing and push the "inch/metric" button for the conversion. I use this method frequently as I'm not fluent in metric but have a horizontal mill with metric dials.

Some assembly still required. This is a pic of my progress. Week 8 and counting.

I simply ordered a pair of involute gear cutters from Travers. $63 with shipping and will make the gears as needed. I picked up the stop & waste valve at a local plumbing supply shop, $18, but would like to see more info on the globe valve substitution.

Close? I'm 250 miles away but I attend the NAMES show every year and had another reason for visiting the museum which is only about 5 miles from there. Photographing this engine was a convenient afterthought as I only decided to pursue this build after seeing two of them at the show and talking...

I found a flywheel that very closely matches the original ford engine. It came mounted on an 1800's post mounted Buffalo Foundry Co drill press. I just received a set of plans and found the flywheel at the Portland Ind swap meet last week. I ordered an extra piston ring to help with compression...

Half that price would be fair especially in a part of the country with so many available.

I heard from someone the other day that saw this thread and asked if I was still interested in plans. He said he had a set. I responded that I did but haven't heard back yet. In the mean time, I ordered a book that has at least some photos of the engine. I still hope to get started with the...

I would like to build a replica of the Corliss engine that Pullman used to power the Pullman Car Works in Chicago. He disassembled and transported it to Chicago from the New York Worlds Fair in the 1890's. All that is left is a weed overgrown concrete pad. Many photos are available but I can't...

I finished installation of a 6" Grizzly unit on the spindle if my Bridgeport this evening and although I don't know how long it will last I'm happy with it's functionality so far. If it lasts a couple of years I'll happily replace it with another. Repeatability is within .001 so far. For the...