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Alyn Foundry
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    • Alyn Foundry
      Alyn Foundry replied to the thread Gardner from barstock..
      It’s a good job you’ve chosen electric ignition Tony😃 with a compression like that you’d spend forever trying to hand start it with hot...
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      Alyn Foundry replied to the thread Gardner from barstock..
      There’s been over 200 kits sold since 1990 but as to how many have been finished is unknown Tony. Gardner were real innovators and...
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      Alyn Foundry replied to the thread Gardner from barstock..
      Very nice Tony. There’s a cracking video on YouTube, released yesterday of one of ours. Some nice close ups of the governor. Running on...
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      Alyn Foundry replied to the thread Gardner from barstock..
      The problem, as you’ve already noticed is that eccentrics need a huge travel to find the bit that works. Needless to say you’ve pretty...
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      Alyn Foundry replied to the thread Gardner from barstock..
      That’s pretty damn close Tony…. If you advance the half time gear by one tooth only you should get the exhaust to open just before BDC...
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      Alyn Foundry replied to the thread Gardner from barstock..
      Good morning Tony. All the Gardner engines had an eccentric half time gear adjustment. The pin extended through the bed casting and was...
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      Alyn Foundry replied to the thread Gardner from barstock..
      Some nice fabrication work there Tony. Our kit was based upon a 1911 size 0 engine so yes the proportions are going to be totally wrong...
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