Recent content by Paul T

A used electric kiln can be found for under $500.00, cost to run around $2 per melt takes around 2 hours which is around the time to mull sand, ramm up and get ready to go. Can be used in the shop with doors closed and degauses perfectly enough as there is no combustion of fuel and time to...

Valve cages and valves

The 36 is the idler gear the crank is 22 tooth and the cam is 44 tooth.

Oil pan casting had some sand pullout due to not enough tamping and not enough sanding of pattern.

Cylinder liner 12L14 stock loctited in

Piston casting and machine .875 bore with oring

Cam lobes cut out and loose mounted to shaft they will be loctited to shaft

24 dp timing gears , patterns, bronze castings, cutting, finished 22 tooth and 36 tooth

It is not based on any specific engine but the pistons and connecting rod patterns are from a previous Gem 1 build. Overall size is the biggest my printer would print for block patterns without joining multiple pieces together.

Soldering complete and mainshat cut out from webs

Pictures of crankshaft silver soldered will drill and pin to main shaft and webs

Have some other pictures of in process but this is build to this point

Intake exhaust rough fit-up

Crank roughed out loose install

Block machined