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It started life as a 5 lb dumb bell weight that was too small for the Benz engine and now I am wondering if it may be too small for this...

I made a tapered bushing for the flywheel. This flywheel was the one I was going to use on the Benz engine but it was too small there...

Thanks John I will be using CDI ignition with a hall sensor. Ray

I found a nice piece of poplar and cut it 9" X 15" the maximum size I wanted. I brushed on a dark stain and added four rubber feet. The...

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I needed a buzz coil for a little Stove Pipe Domestic I just got from a friend (the Herder engine casting set, with about 4" flywheels)...

On the lathe I removed the threads from one end of the 3/4" tee and as much added material that I dared. I turned a new cylinder...

You are so right Gordon he had a mountain to climb. I am sure you did and I think most everyone else who has built this engine felt...

Very nice engine John thanks for posting. The drip gas system and the low compression ratio made these engines very hard to get...

Today I machined the new cylinder head. There are so many set ups required to build this cylinder head that I had to make a list of...

The next thing I need to do is see if I have any interference problems with a 3" stroke and still stay in my desired footprint of 9" X...

Next step was the cylinders. These are a simple cylindrical shape with a mounting flange and a boss to mate with the copper...

I became interested in the Ford engine years back but never really got the bug to make one until after building the Benz engine. The...

I've been working away in the background. My internet has been out for 30 hours and just came back on. Somebody dug up one of the main...

Gentlemen, I made this fixture years ago and have had to use it to make an elbow fitting for the radial engine I'm building. I thought...