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Popnrattle: That is great, Thank You for your patriotism and it is a great engine. don

Tom horse: I believe that this is a model of a line shaft drive unit. The single flat belt pulley is most likely the input for the line shaft from a engine or water power or possibly from a windmill. The slider that is to the right is to expand a internal "shoe" to contact the pulley and thus...

Starnovice: Your casting kit is for a Flame Licker Vacuum engine. There were two write ups in Popular Science magazine. Feb. 1950 on pages 206 thru 212, and Sept. 1959, pages 150 and 151. It was sold by GENREX, INC---77 Greenwood AVE.---Midland Park , New Jersey for $11.00, (most likely out...

Motoseeya: Go to Google --FLASH STEAM BOILERS--- and you should find the type of boiler you are describing.------don

Nevadablue: Go to http://books.google.com/books?id=mtgDAAAAMBAJ&dq=popular+mechanics+%22metal+shaper%22&lr=&source=gbs_all_issues_r&cad=1 The Googlebooks.com for Popular mechanics site will let you look at any of the magazines from early 1900's to nearly present issues, the start of the...

Hello all: Here is a homemade steam engine, 1" bore and 1" stroke, double acting and a piston valve. In the second video it is running a Stuart Centrifugal pump I made several years ago. http://youtu.be/Pucfgrg1oy0 http://youtu.be/Dkm32StznCc I hope these show up. Thank you for...

Hello All: I bought a 4 RPM motor (a take off from a Zerox copier) from Surplus Sales in Lincoln Nebraska several years ago for the driver. The hand wheel was removed from the left hand side of the table and a "dog clutch" half was installed on the feed screw. A mounting bracket was fabricated...

John: May the Lord bless you and yours with peace and understanding, the position of caretaker is very stressful and may you rebuild your strength and have the knowledge that She is beyond pain and suffering. I wish you fond remembrances and a urge to continue in your activities with the help...

I also would like to wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! A big Thank You goes out to Rick and all the moderators on this site. don parker

Pcw: How about using old wheel cylinders from a vehicle that had drum brakes. I have a few wheel cylinders that I have been eyeballing for a yet to be designed engine. The length is a little more than twice the bore on the ones I have. Good Luck----don

Chads: Hello, glad you are into model building. I have a suggestion for you if you are willing to make a H&M aircooled engine from stock instead of castings. I did this because it was much cheaper and if (no) when I screwed up I could take another piece of stock and make the part again. I made...

I cruised around with a friend in his '30 Model A when I was in High School (60's) but I do not remember if it had the 5 windows or only 3. He wanted to trade it for my motorcycle but I wanted both and could only afford one. The motorcycle won until the crash and road rash, by then the Model A...

GBRAVO: Interesting question. I have seen a fellow that built a couple of locomotives and gave my daughter and her cousins rides on one. He was a WWII machinist and did really nice work. To show me his last engine he tried to start a small, high compression diesel model with his 1/2" drill, it...

Cessna: Speaking of cylinders, I have a couple of old drum break wheel cylinders that I have been eyeballing with the thought of making them into little engines. So far just thinking, but you might stop by a auto repair shop or wrecking yard and see if they have any. Good cast iron (if not too...

Hello All: Some of the old hit and miss and throttle governed farm engines could be started on gas and when warmed up switched over to kerosene also had the ability to have a water injection to prevent knocking and possibly produce a little power while turning the water to steam. Seems to me you...