Kegan

R: "It does not run anymore and I doubt it ever will". That may be true of my body, but there are plenty of restoration groups around...

Very dusty and the space is cramped. Could not get good pics showing the whole engine. The toilet roll is for scale :) just kidding....I...

Yes that's right, its a scan of the article.

Thank you, I see the plans are free to download off their site. Great stuff!!!

Hello one and all My uncle had a National diesel engine to generate electricity on his farm. This thing is huge. It ran on used car oil...

Thank you for the discussion. Very informative

Thank you for the responses

Some of the Unimat DB/SL lathes had parts that were cast from aluminum and some had parts that were cast from zamak. These were all...

Keegan, look for the Gingery lathe book. He makes a lathe from aluminium and some steel Cheers, Andrew in Melbourne

Fascinating! - But I'll not try it, as the resulting effects of failure can be catastrophic! - I have seen the effects of copper...

Hi everyone I am new to casting but have been collecting materials to melt for a long time. I have only just recently gotten a house...