Recent content by bruski

Дуже красива і гладка хода машина.

I have removed broken taps from aluminum with nitric acid. The acid doesn't attack the aluminum, just the hardened tap. First clean off any cutting oils with carb cleaner then build a dam around the hole with the broken tap in it from modeling clay. Put a few drops of the nitric acid in the hole...

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Doesn't any body but my area have sunshine to cure the resin parts? bruski

Jimmy, I don't have any plans for it in a project, it's something interesting to keep me busy in my shop and out of trouble. Bruski

Thanks for the information, there is always room to learn in my head. Bruski

I am still alive here. I managed to assemble all of the pistons with there rings onto the rods and have them in the cylinders now. I have been seating the rings by running the bottom end in the lathe with oil in the pan splashing to lube everything for now as there is no oil pump on the block...

I wonder if he plans on selling the patterns or not? bruski

I have one of these engines and there is a voltage regulator for each glow plug that drops 12 volts DC down to the 1 1/2 volts needed for each glow plug to glow. That distributor is nothing more than a hollow plastic piece that the glow plug wires run through to make it look real. bruski

HI Joseph, You must be referring to the cam grinding setup. I built that so many years ago from an article in Strickly IC magazine. I will try and find it but it might take some time to do so. Try a search for back issues of that magazine and there articles on cam grinding and see what comes up...

Steve, you mentioned a non scaling compound while heat treating the piston rings on your Demon engine. What is the brand name or type of compound that you used please? Thanks, bruski

I turned all 8 cylinders and locktited them in the block. The heads are just about done as far as the shaping and the ports and mounting holes. Still thinking about the oil passages in the block for the 3 center main bearings. The front of the block is ideal for a belt driven oil pump but the...

The valve covers are machined now with the Demon 200cc logo on them. I still need to hand finish them and maybe anodize them red or purple are what I have on hand. bruski

Hey Steve, I would be interested in one of the glow plug drivers. Do you take paypal or maybe something else? Thanks, Bruski