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      Arild reacted to Peter Twissell's post in the thread VW Beetle engine 1/5 scale with Like Like.
      Nice work! I have done quite a lot of complex milling manually. I spend considerably more time making fixtures and setting up than...
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      Arild reacted to gbritnell's post in the thread VW Beetle engine 1/5 scale with Like Like.
      Arild, Some thoughts. I have been a engine modeler for many, many years. I have probably come across almost every conceivable machining...
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      Arild replied to the thread VW Beetle engine 1/5 scale.
      Slowly getting forward. Been sick for a while, but better now. Working on the tops. Ø7 and Ø8 for the valve "housing" been milled. Also...
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      Arild reacted to Tom-AMS's post in the thread VW Beetle engine 1/5 scale with Love Love.
      NICE WORK ! are you going to leave rocker arm assembly mounting bosses - also bosses on each end of the head for the valve cover...
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      Arild replied to the thread VW Beetle engine 1/5 scale.
      I 'll make it simple as possible! the rocker arm will be something like this:Hammer and rocker will be cast in bronze..
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      Arild replied to the thread VW Beetle engine 1/5 scale.
      I have now started working at the engine tops. I've decided to mill it out from a 7075 alu block instead of casting. I made a aluminium...
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      Arild reacted to petertha's post in the thread VW Beetle engine 1/5 scale with Like Like.
      I think that's a good way of doing it. I had similar issue on my radial where the tube mated the rocker box at a 3D inclined angle. I...
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      Arild replied to the thread VW Beetle engine 1/5 scale.
      I think hydroforming such a small part will be difficult, but you gave me an idea! If I use casted polyurethane ends that slides into...
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      Arild reacted to Tom-AMS's post in the thread VW Beetle engine 1/5 scale with Like Like.
      Looks Great - NICE job! head studs on 1300, 1500, 1600 cc VW air-cooled engine with single-port heads, were 240mm long for the lower...
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      Arild reacted to Peter Twissell's post in the thread VW Beetle engine 1/5 scale with Like Like.
      Nice work. I'm not sure about 316 for the head studs. It's not easy to thread nicely, especially at small diameter with a die. Stainless...
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      Arild reacted to a41capt's post in the thread Ford's Quadricycle Engine with Like Like.
      Like you, I built the kitchen sink engine () and looked at the Quadracycle as a potential future project, not as a model, but as a full...
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      Are you planning to machine the metal parts as well? I saw that a while ago. Thought that would be a nice project to make, but It is too...
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      Arild replied to the thread VW Beetle engine 1/5 scale.
      It's going slowly, but I'm not in a hurry. No customer is waiting for me!😅 Last week I've been milling out holes in the crank case for...
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      Arild reacted to Smartmove's post in the thread Wright j-5 "1/4 scale" almost done! with Love Love.
      Hi! Here is video of my Wright J-5 "1/4 scale" from the drawing by K.E.Olsryd. It's 90% finished. Need to make the tube for the pushrod...
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      Arild replied to the thread VW Beetle engine 1/5 scale.
      I cut the rubber to fit into the mould. Not a precize cut at all, just making sure there is more rubber than actually needed. The add...
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