Recent content by michael-au

if you can't get a Helicoil maybe you could make an insert with an internal thread 1/4x32 and an external thread of what ever you have drill and tape the head for the insert and then screw the plug into that, just a thought EDIT: I missed the rest of the post sorry disregard

Carpal tunnel surgery today, out of action for a few weeks

Progress on the Demon has been a bit slow, I have been working on a 3 cylinder radial as well, I will put a build log up about the radial soon This is a few of the parts I have made for the radial

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Had a Slow day just made some circlips to hold the gudgeon pins in the pistons for a 3 cylinder radial

This site has been around for a while, I have not had anything to do with them so I don’t know if they actually sell the casting and plans, but someone on here might know more about it http://modelenginecastings.com/engine-casting-kits.html Michael

Hi David Im not familiar with sherline machines so its a bit had for me answer that I would think if you took it slow with small cuts maybe you can do it ok It may pay to ask the question in the forum, and someone with experience with those machine will be able to give you a better answer Sorry...

I have found that 99.9 percent of the people that come to my place have absolutely no interest in the engines or anything else that I have made or seeing the workshop, I get mostly the same questions as timo_gross

Why I became interested in model engineering I used to fly and race RC aeroplanes with my father, he had a lathe and mill We would make different heads and tuned pipes for the racing planes and various other modifications I purchased a lathe and a milling machine for my self as I moved...

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well done :)

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sorry should have read the full post, not metric

you could try these, I use them and the seem to be ok...