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Could you make a timbertank from mahogany or alike? No cans or copper just wood.

Steel alloys is used for high temp/pressure. Stanley firetube boilers was also made steel with wire warped around it. Historically wrought iron has been used for boilers. Copper have better thermal conductivity and is probably better for condensers, but increased area with steel/iron will give...

Hi Dave. Could you post a picture or a link to your work?

Nice build! Could someone explained the valve train of this engine? In the second post there's a picture, but if I see it right the cam will push the rocker away from the valve? It needs to pull the pushrod. I'm confused...

Maybe run it from the crank as waste spark if it would have any advantage.

Thanks! So kinda like a Offenhauser with bearings pre bolted beforehand. I have a cnc router I'm putting together and been thinking about a lathe. But if I follow the second option of your advice and use build up crank/camshaft then I should be able to start something without a lathe for now. A...

Hi I was wondering how the mains on a longer engines could be made if one doesn't use a lathe or boring head. On a 2 main engines circular interpolation on each side could be used. But how is something like a five main block made? If one cut the mains with a ball nose then it would go out of...

Have been following your Webster and Lynx build series on YT. Nice to see these engines coming together. Thanks for sharing your work!

Hi, have been reading here after watching Gregs machine shop on YT doing a build series of the wallaby 30cc engine. So thought I would join in on the fun here haha /Jim