Peewee V4

[gbritnell]

This is coming along great Steve. It gets exciting when it all starts to come together.
gbritnell

 

[stevehuckss396]

This is coming along great Steve. It gets exciting when it all starts to come together.
gbritnell

Thanks G!

I found the vacuum fittings at the local auto parts. Still struggling with a way to attach to the spark plugs. I'll get it worked out.

 

[steamer]

Hi Steve,

Steve that radiator is AWESOME!......I am so not worthy! :bow: :bow:

I would like to make a suggestion regarding wood base material Just To be different....Masa Anduba!

It is sold in the specialty lumber yards as a Mahogony decking, though it has more in common with Maple or lignum vitae. It has a waxy feel to it.

When finished with ureathane it has a nice dark melted chocolate and caramel look that goes well with brass.

It's Harder than woodpecker lips but machines and cuts just fine and doesn't burn. It's very strong and quite heavy.

Just a thought....

Dave

I didn't mention that it sands and glues well and can be polished super smooth.

 

[stevehuckss396]

I would like to make a suggestion regarding wood base material Just To be different....Masa Anduba!

I have found a piece of Corian that is a light gray. I'm going to mount all the parts to the Corian and make a wood base for the corian to sit on. It sorta looks like that epoxy garage floor coating.

 

[stevehuckss396]

I wonder how that dark wood would look with the Corian?

 

[PhillyVa]

Ebony would look great...naw too expensive, go with ebony stained Oak. Lots of bark colour on the engine already just to carry a theme. Just a thought.

Regards

Philly

PS: That's an :bow: awsome :bow: engine set-up. woohoo1

 

[zeeprogrammer]

Beautiful.

 

[rake60]

WOW! That is one BEAUTIFUL build!
:bow:

Rick

 

[stevehuckss396]

Thank you gentlemen. Going to start on a simple tubing bender to make the exhaust pipes. Then it's time to try to start it up!

 

[deere_x475guy]

Very nice work Steve! You continue to amaze me.

 

[steamer]

Hey Steve,

Looks great to me! ;D

What ever gets the "boat floated" my friend.

Awesome looking build!

Dave

 

[90LX_Notch]

Wow, that truly is a work of art. It's beautiful. :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: I can't wait to hear it run. Thm:

 

[Maryak]

Steve,

That is truly a masterpiece of the model engineers art. :bow: :bow: :bow:

Best Regards
Bob

 

[stevehuckss396]

Thanks guy's!

I got a good jump on the tubing bender today. Could'nt find plans so i designed my own. Nothing fancy but with only 4 parts it will take little time to get it made.

Scored some bismuth alloy on ebay today. Should have some exhaust pipes soon. The alloy melts at 158F and expands as it cools. I have heard if you fill the tubing with the alloy, you can get some nice bents. Then you just melt it out when finished. Cant wait to try it!!

 

[kustomkb]

Can't wait to see, also called cerobend.

 

[cobra428]

Looking Good Steve!
I have some future tube bending to do. So, I picked up from Micro Mark a ladle and some low temp casting metal. I'm guessing I have to turn up a small funnel and a plug for the other end and a stand to hold them vertical.... Don't think I want to bend tubing anymore :big:

Can't wait to see your baby Run.....
Tony

 

[ariz]

superb! absolutely admirably! my compliments :bow: :bow: :bow:

I'm impressed also because it seems that you made every piece or part without too efforts, in an easy way...

are you long to model engeenering?
I'm not totally new to metalworking, but I feel myself like a newbe in front of these works

 

[shred]

Looking Good Steve!
I have some future tube bending to do. So, I picked up from Micro Mark a ladle and some low temp casting metal. I'm guessing I have to turn up a small funnel and a plug for the other end and a stand to hold them vertical.... Don't think I want to bend tubing anymore :big:

Can't wait to see your baby Run.....
Tony

When I was reading up on it, if the metal is low temp enough, you can use a syringe and some tubing to suck it up into the pipe-to-be-bent, sparing some faffing around with tiny funnels and the like.

 

[stevehuckss396]

are you long to model engeenering?

It will be 3 years in June that I bought the machines.

 

[cfellows]

Fantastic work, Steve! :bow:

Chuck