Recent content by Ben_Imbrock

To CMS: I ordered the plans for the clutch-pulley from Joe Tochtrop in July 2011 and as I remember, I paid something like $63.50 for the plans, castings and shipping. There are about 4 little iron castings in the kit , plus some miscellaneous little screws, etc. One thing I would warn you on is...

To George: Basically, this is a flat-belt pulley which fits on the Tochtrop "Economy" model engine. The way it works in real life is that the operator of the engine can engage and disengage the pulley, so that the engine does not have to be cranked under load; that is, while the driven machine...

I am building the clutch-pulley designed by Joe Tochtrop to fit my Economy model engine. Has anybody else out there built one of these? I'm not sure I understand the principle used to make this thing function. Don't believe there is one like this in the real world, at least I haven't seen...

Dennis: Thanks for your reply. I kinda suspected that the book from Village Press might be a good investment, because the ad states it is 80 pages, so I went ahead and ordered the VP book today. As an aside, I am watching your postings about the steam tractor you are building -- up to now, they...

I am building Rudy's steam tractor according to some Popular Mechanics plans I am borrowing from a friend. Frankly, the plans leave a little to be desired which is surprising. There are no assembly drawings, except to general ones of the whole engine (both sides), but NONE regarding small...