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Must admit that my flycutters seldom get use dthese days. I've gone over to insert face mills as they can be feed at 5-6 times faster...

Here is an exciting accomplishment on this project. The LP and HP pistons and rods are in and appear to move as intended. I had to...

Thanks Pat, the pumpkin orange seems to be the works colour, some had the flywheel in the same orange others with the dull red. I was...

Another notch on the workshop wall, this time a 1/5th scale model of a Denny Improved Ericsson hot air pumping engine. I drew it up from...

just noticed you show bronze on bronze, it would be better to have the slippers in bronze and a steel crosshead or run steel on iron.

Ctr of stud wants to be something like 1.25 to 1.5 D in from the edge. But make sure any nuts don't hang over the edge, I assume you...

John, HT lead to spark plug Red lead to +ve battery White wire that comes out the same end as the HT lead is ground to engine frame...

Nothing wrong with the bit of additional air cooling that type of set up provides ;)

Yes that should be all that is needed, sometimes useful to have a switch between battery and the ignition. You can get battery holders...

As I posted the other day the $10 "Pulse generators" will do for a small engine like a Webster, just add a battery -Four AA or similar...

This is the one I made up to convert to BA though I mostly use metric now (small hex) You can buy small hex UN fixings from the likes...

Just a quick update to say that Blackgates are now able to supply a set of my metric drawings which comprise 14 A4 sheets, one GA one...

I made a little progress on my pip radial engine. Just finished the crankcase and mock fitted the cylinders in place.

It's coming together well. Without looking back did you decide on the final scale? I'm still inclined to say just a 3 casting engine...

Depends on how fast you want it to "buzz" two would do but four will see it sparking a lot more, have a look at Graham's other video