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Great work Andrew. I'll be waiting to see the planes that these engines will power. Thanks for the detailed posts. Regards, Don.

Well done Andrew. I like what you are doing, keep up the good work, it will be good to see them running. Regards, Don.

Well done Jim. I like the action of the pumping engine. Regards, Don.

G'Day All, It has been a long time coming but, the model Aveling roller is almost finished. Only the final painting of the canopy & the canopy frame & all components are complete & painted. This project was started in January 2013, with a set of drawings made to convert the copy of the original...

Thank you Gideon for your information. The engine has approx. 8,4 cc capacity & now that it has had new gaskets made has very good compression. Once the electrics are organised it should be a goer. Regards, Don.

G'Day All, I was given this engine by someone who found it when cleaning out an old shed. It was covered in dried fuel/oil & years of dust. A few questions about it please. 1. Does anyone know the name/manufacturer of this engine? The only identification on it is a hand engraved "New Era". (see...

Thanks Ken, I'll try & obtain a set of drawings. Regards, Don.

G'Day All, I was recently given a box containing six unmachined aero engine castings. Five of which had a set of detailed drawings. The one shown below has no drawings & I cannot identify it. Can anyone who is into model aero engines/planes, ID this engine. I am pretty sure that it is a two...

G'Day Brookesy, If you can find a secondhand set of NSW TAFE Fitting & Machining trade technology books, you will have a very good resource. There are three books in the old series, stage 1 (orange cover), stage 2 (red) & stage 3 (Green). Failing that, the Vic TAFE Fitting & Machining...

G'Day Peter, Cogsy is right with the info on using a hob like cutter. They are easy to make & give a reasonable tooth profile. I make a simple jig to fit the gears in question & run then together with lapping paste until I'm happy with the running surface of the teeth. These cutters have been...

G'Day All, This engine was finished about 3 1/2 years ago but, until now I have not been able to load a video of it. So here is the Bonza running. Regards, Don. https://youtu.be/pr18sXvuVv4

G'Day All, Thanks to everyone for the kind replies for this engine. I have logged approx 270hrs to get the engine to the running stage. Jason; the channel iron that has been made for the chassis started as 25 x 25 x 400 hot rolled mild steel, was pickled & then milled to 25 x 16 & then the...

G'Day All, Well, after a couple of years doing other things, the engine for the Aveling roller is finally finished & now the building of the rest of the roller is underway. The first problem here is that the materials for the chassis (25 x 16 channel, 10 x 10 angle as examples) are not...

G'Day Kpar, And welcome from another Aussie. Regards, Don.

G'Day Parksy, Just fabulous & sounds soooo good mate. I have followed your posts intermittently & you should be very pleased with the result. Congrats on a great build. Regards, Don.