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    Pete Menger Model Engine & Hobby Show, Monroeville, IN - October 14, 2023

    Good morning George, I'll do my best to respond, as Aaron Kohler was kicked off the HMEM Forum after joining and then posting about the show. As of a few weeks ago, the admins weren't responding to his requests to rejoin. :-( (I had posted the flyer before I learned of this.) I don't want to...
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    Scale Model Vertical Maytag. Any Info?

    Check with Brent Myers at Myers Engine Works. He bought the Maytag projects from Brad Smith. Here's the Web site with the info. Gas Engines | Myers Engine Works Enjoy! Todd.
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    Pete Menger Model Engine & Hobby Show, Monroeville, IN - October 14, 2023

    Sure. We can do that. Not a problem.
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    Pete Menger Model Engine & Hobby Show, Monroeville, IN - October 14, 2023

    Thought I'd post this here as this show is coming up quickly. The Machinist Group of NE Indiana is holding their show in Monroeville, Indiana Saturday October 14th. Joy and I will be traveling there from Hagerstown, MD and setting up as vendors. My understanding is that a number of other...
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    Lets Talk about Engine Drawings

    I always liked the watercolor shading. The photo idea sounds cool as well. Thanks!
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    Lets Talk about Engine Drawings

    That's got a really nice look to it.
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    Lets Talk about Engine Drawings

    @GreenTwin. Thanks for posting those. I could look at them for hours. I have a book on machine sketching from the time period. I'll see if I can find it tomorrow. Thanks again!!
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    Lets Talk about Engine Drawings

    Agreed on all counts. Kozo is the master of clarity. .....and I'm pretty sure he's still producing drawings by hand at 2X the scale in the magazine. For that, I can't even come close. Line widths add a huge amount of legibility to the drawing. I usually use one weight for solid lines and a...
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    Lets Talk about Engine Drawings

    When I take on a previously-designed / kitted engine I tend to rethink the entire design as I go through it, refining it as what I imagine would be the next step the original designer of the kit would have done anyway. For the 1/4-scale NH, I narrowed the hopper walls, added a bead around the...
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    Casting Kits I would like to see For Sale Again

    At this point we're probably in the "maybe next year" mode on the Black Hills Show. We had intended on going, but at this point it's more of a trip than we can really afford. :(:(
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    Casting Kits I would like to see For Sale Again

    I did a similar, lower-volume method by taking urethane rubber molds off of the original matchplates for the Parsell & Weed model and then using these and Freeman Repro urethane to produce multiples of the same piece. These were mounted to 3/4" baltic birch matchplates. This method is probably...
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    Casting Kits I would like to see For Sale Again

    @Jasonb This is spot on. Our core boxes are sand-cast aluminum, machined and polished smooth. These are set up for a hot-process, shell core (blown) coremaking machine at the foundry we work with in Hanover, PA -- another reason to work closely with your foundryman. The patterns for the core...
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    Casting Kits I would like to see For Sale Again

    @GreenTwin That bottle engine would be a bear to mold. The cores would be real head scratchers. Nice engine tho, and definitely worth the extra effort. Thanks for sharing. Todd.
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    Lets Talk about Engine Drawings

    @GreenTwin , I like the look of your drawings and enjoyed them in LSOR as well. They are excellent. I follow some basic rules when I'm drafting for model engineering. None of these are hard and fast, but may give some insight into how someone else "does it" 1) Assume the person reading the...
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