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  1. DiegoVV

    Offy 270 plans, still available?

    Hi fellow colleagues, After the fantastic build (as always) of Mayhugh1, I´ve been lately actively looking to buy a copy of the Ron´s Colonna Offy plans, but it seems they´re not available anywhere on the internet. I know this topic has been discussed a number of times in the past on this...
  2. DiegoVV

    Sidel ST770 rebuild questions

    Dear colleagues, Recently, I´ve received a quite old Seidel ST770 (I think this unit dates back to the 80´s). Last time it was started, Queen band was on the top of all lists. The owner is a good friend of mine from my RC racing days, and he unsuccessfully tried to restart it last year...and...
  3. DiegoVV

    What´s Mayhugh1 doing?

    I think that all of us we miss Mayhugh1´s posts and builds. The finish level and detail of the explanations are so great that I consume every word on them. @mayhugh1 Are you planning to start a new build?....you have all of us waiting.
  4. DiegoVV

    Starter for radial engine (Edwards 5)

    Dear friends, I've just finished my Edwards 5 radial build (pictures soon). I've still have not done its firtst start and now I'm debating myself on the best way to do it. With the prop installed it takes some effort to turn it by hand due to the amount of compression....it does, but not as...
  5. DiegoVV

    Olsryd Merlin - Feasible?

    Dear all, Now that my Edwards radial 5 build is close to end, I have been playing with the idea of starting a Merlin as a next complex project and I am considering the options. While fiddling around the Internet I´ve found what it seems to be a very comprehensive set of plans by K.E. Olsryd...
  6. DiegoVV

    Lapping piston liners - what compound?

    Hello fellow members! I am currently building en Edwards radial engine. Next part I want to make are the piston liners made out of cast iron. I want to lap the ID to have a perfect fit with the rings but I am not sure about what compound I should use. I have several grades of diamond paste...
  7. DiegoVV

    Hubert Schillings book - Where??

    Hi all, I am having a hard time finding the famous Hubert Schilling´s "Boxer-, Reihen- und V-Motoren als Model". It seems to be discontinued, so getting a hard copy is almost impossible. Is there any place where I can find a download? Payed of course. Anyhow, being this a discontinued item, I...
  8. DiegoVV

    Flat plane crank firing order

    Hi dear friends!! I am going to start thebuilding of a Schillings V8 engine (with some of my own mods). It will be a flat plane crank (I love the high pitch sound of italian engines). I want to replicate the firing order of Ferrari´s V8 engines, but for my big surprise, I was not able to...
  9. DiegoVV

    Problems with vth.de - v8 plans

    Hi all!! Has anyone experience in buying plans from vth.de? I have recently ordered a set of Schillings v8 plans. I payed with my credit card but I have not received any information about my order. When I check the order through their webpage, what I find is this. Google translates this as...
  10. DiegoVV

    Where to get Metric plans?

    Hello dear machinists! I am planning to build a new engine. My decission is biased towards radial type engine. The problem I have is regarding metric / imperial units. Having grown in Spain I am used to metric units, being really difficult for me thinking and working in inches. Since the...
  11. DiegoVV

    How a Hall ignition works?

    Hello dear members, I´v been trying to figure out how an Hall effect distributor works. As opposite to a regular distributor in which the High Voltage is switched by the rotating contact against the fixed contacts in the distributor cap, the hall distributor operates based on switching a...
  12. DiegoVV

    Where to get Schillings V8 engine plans?

    Hi all, I am looking for some plans for starting my own V8 project. Having searched a lot over internet, one thing I have clear is that I want to replicate the Schillings design. But......I have no idea where can I get the plans for this engine. Can anyone throw some light over this...
  13. DiegoVV

    New member from Spain

    Hello dear HMEM members, Since the day I discovered HMEM I have been amazed by the quality of every single project contained in this site. I am planning to actively participate in this community by starting a new V8 project. Having said that...happy machining to all!!
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