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Tin: Good comments. I have been shooting black powder muzzle loaders for over 65 years and used to use Crisco, auto water pump grease, etc. Shooting always left a gummy "black powder" residue which required frequent cleaning to continue shooting. Always wondered how the army guys could...

I use a can of kitchen non-stick spray for a lot of turning, cutting, and tapping -- especially on aluminum. It is especially good for spraying on power sanding disks or sanding belts -- it will prevent clogging and gives good cutting action -- especially on aluminum. Use it on on saw blades...

Forgot to enclose the picture of the finished engine. I did not follow original color scheme on this engine.

I believe that I purchased the last of Brad Smith's Bremen castings in 2007 -- one set for each engine. I just finished the walking beam engine in April 2013 ( a LONG time of shop inactivity) and it works beautifully. However, I made a number of construction changes, primarily due to different...

Good thought. I am just finishing up a model Bremen Walking Beam engine and it also has a pretty substantial closed system construction. I have always been a little concerned about water leaking into the "boiler" displacer cylinder, but never considered making a "bomb" out of the engine. I...