Recent content by lgewrench

This is the second engine that I have made. It has a 3/8" bore and 1/2" stroke. I just winged it with metal I had on hand. I was trying to come up with a cheap and easy one that I could give away to friends. I realize now that I am not skilled enough to wing it. I learned a lot from this one...

This is my first model engine. I got the plans from http://www.steves-workshop.co.uk/steammodels/simpleoscil/simpleoscil.htm. They were very detailed and easy for a first timer like myself. I did have to convert the metric measurements to standard, but other than that it is pretty close to the...