Recent content by errolf2

Good Morning Ross , Thanks for your interest, the paint I used is Kill Rust Epoxy Woodland Grey. I used a combination of Spray and brush, I sprayed all the removable parts and brushed the bed so I wouldn't have to mask all the bed. I also added to the paint MS hardener just because I had it...

I have recently refurbished my Hercus 9 lathe and converted it to DC MicroV drive. I have used a 3 HP dc Motor and a KB Penta Drive Controller. This setup works great, I had to fit an idler roller on the headstock to get the MicroV belt to the motor and machine the mid range pulley for the...

What Are the dimensions? It is easy to make this kind of article out of brass or copper firstly anneal the copper or brass and then using a wooden former punch it into a former tube of the correct size. You could also fabricate it from sheet there are also brass fuel tank kits online that may...

Good Morning, I had the same problem regarding a gear blank around that size. I solved it by silver soldering a piece of 2" and a piece of 3" 3/16' flat brass together, cutting out the blank with a hole saw and the gear turned out perfect. It was almost impossible to find the joint after...

Thanks Brian, It runs pretty good I haven't worked out how to post a video as yet Regards Errol

Hi Rudy, Yes I am running 5w20 synthetic oil, The engine is=s 36cc so it is capable of useful work , however without strengthening of the con rods and crankpin I think its life would be short lived, Thanks for your interest Errol

I thought of milling the crank case and relieving around the crank case studs but chose not to due to the small size of my rotary table. Errol

Thanks for your comments I think the brass and copper bling enhance the engine! Errol

Good morning Hopper , Thanks for your comments, The brass fitting is the vent , when I first ran the engine it expelled copious drops of oil out of the vent holes so I put a piece of scotchbrite wool inside the cap covering the vent holes and this solved the problem

I have just finished building a Closed Crankcase Hoglet. I have used aluminium for the build with steel liners in the cylinders. Building the crankshaft was the most challenging and getting it to run true, I turned the crankpin down to 5/16 on each end and threaded it and pressed it into the...