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If your having bother starting the hole exactly where you want it to be. I made myself a little stylus with a long tapper to a very fine point. I chuck this first and then I can lower the point and move the mill table to point the stylus to exactly where I want the hole to start. Then I raise...

Grayhil - Interesting thread but I don't get any pictures. Maybe its a logged in memebers only thing? Nick

Well done JD, glad you got yourself a runner. Can you post a video clip of it running? What are you going to do for your next build? I chose the EZ-2 for my second and enjoyed building it too. Nick

Thanks for the tooling info Ralph, I know Chronos and have used them myself on occasions for tooling and metal stock. Well said Jthulin - I was thinking along similar lines. :) Nice work Ralph. Nick

Looking good Ralph, thanks for posting. Your English is absolutely fine and your thread is not the slightest bit boring, it's very interesting to see your set up and how you approach the tasks, so please keep us updated with progress. I noticed your parting tool, it looks well supported, I've...

Hi Rogbo, Looks like you're are off to a good start. Your fins look great. The slight taper in the bore you made might be due to the spring of the cutting tool. Once you reach the required size, if you take a few extra passes at the same setting it should remove the taper. Nick

Looking good JD. Not long to go now and you'll have a working engine. The EZ was my first build too and I learnt a lot from doing it. The valve is small but it is not too bad once you get started. Make sure that your tool height is spot on and spin the lathe fast. I've found that really makes a...

Very nice work Arnold, I bet it would go at a fair old lick with a good blast of air. Sorry to here about Chakie. Nick

Yep I think your right Shred, I saw the exact same machine on "American Hot Rod" last night on the Quest TV channel. Nick

Hi Doubleboost, Thanks for posting your video. You make it look very relaxed. On my lathe, a Colchester Student 1800, I have done threads in a similar way but I can't slow mine down in a variable way. I've always had frantic winding out of the tool before the tip hits something it shouldn't...

Hi Bob, Your fly wheel is looking good, your built up method of construction worked well, I'm going to have to try that some time. Nick

Excellent, congratulations on your first engine. Nick

I've not been doing this long but with my limited experience & tooling I find it is difficult/impossible for me to exactly measure a hole diameter so I opt for making the cylinder part first and then making the piston part to match. Nick

Hi rsendys, A nice looking first part. Keep making the rest of the parts, one at a time and to the same standard and before you know it you'll have your first engine all built and running. Enjoy your build, Nick

Great thread MB, thanks for sharing your progress in such detail. I've really enjoyed watching. This site is just so brilliant for learning new ways of doing things, it really gives me inspiration to try new things. Nick