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I am extremely interested in the threads on the little portable generating sets, The late Edgar T westbury had a hand in the design of many of these units , I do not think he would have had anything to do with the Lyons single cylinder sets, But i have hears somewhere he had a hand in the layout...

My old foreman moulder was the nicest kindest man one could have met, a gentleman in every sense, Who led his men by example, He did not countenance shoddy work, If your mould was not finished to perfection heaven help you! The Glasgow folk of my era were the most highly skilled and generous I...

Guys, I am intrigued by the amount of experts you all are mentioning, some good others not so, Myfordboy, all i can say is the following, My old foreman moulder would have been last seen chasing him through Glasgow south ,into Glasgow Central and then Glasgow east holding a long rammer to...

Hi Nelson, Thanks for reply to my posting, Everything seemed to go wrong for a while I do not seem to pick up windows 10 or find it as user friendly as windows8 however must keep trying, glad you liked my posting Let me know how you make out with your casting results, What are you making...

Hello guys, I vanished off the radar for a while, for some reason known only to its self i could not get into the site, however my computer geeky son in law found what I was doing wrong , Age & computers do not seem to harmonise (Or is it my advanced brain?) however back to casting problems...

Hello again Jimsshop and others, Looking at your casting Jim, It was a good attempt, but the following info may be of some help to you all, I tend to think looking at your work folks that you tend to cast your metal too hot, If you stew your aluminium too much in the pot one tends to build up...

Jimsshop, for a home workshop enthusiast, you are doing very well, your flywheel is acceptable, Practice makes perfection, Keep at it and finish your engine, Lots of folks think anyone can make a mould, It is not as easy as it looks, Practice and more practice, If I may say your patternmaking...

As an ex moulder , maybe my past experiences may be of some assistance, When you come to ramming up your mould in the case of these delicate flywheels etc, it is a good idea to make up an "oddside" or false cope This is the top half rammed up on flat board or plate, Your pattern is set into...

I still have some linen cloths made from boiled drawing sheets, They were from dozens of discarded drawings also from where I worked, I certainly did not boil anything whiich was useful, interesting or historical, I always used to ponder over the money that must have been spent on these lovely...

Henry Maudsley was a wonderful man, and his works at Lambeth in London was the training ground of many brilliant engineers who were his pupils, Amongst others who worked in his factory were Naysmith the scotsman who invented the pillar shaping machine (The normal design of shaper still in use...

Scrapple, It is always an uplift to see folks entering the hobby of model engineering , My thoughts are that to begin with a mini lathe & mini mill , you can build up your skill level (Even if you can build a small and simple engine first, I am not acquint with the upshur engine, but I think...

Hello Jon, Many years ago, 1958 to be precise! I purchased a similar pattern of lathe , It had a shorter bed, I am certain it also was a very early Myford, It was not in such a good condition as your lathe, But once I had it adjusted up and running it proved to be a good little machine. It...

Nick, The ghastly accident which happened to your friend does not bear thinking about, He was obviously comfortable operating his big lathe for many years, but a combination of a badly placed tool rack, & most likely fatigue or a moments forgetfulness was all it took for misfortune to...

That is a very interesting site , If any of you folks have access to last weeks Model Engineer magazine, there is an article on George and his model engines, I have read the whole article three times and never cease to wonder at the skill George has , his engines are real works of mechanical...

Kellswaterri, Who made the castings for your nice model, Is it a British set of castings or American, You certainly have yor project looking good.