Recent content by SBWHART

This is my first post for quite a while Health Problems kept me out of the workshop for some time (Prostrate cancer luckily it was detected just in time I hope) and a hip needing replacing:- thankfully my health as improved and long may it stay that way. As way to ease myself back into the shop...

Hi Its been a while since I last posted (health issue okay now) also I've been busy producing a book:- "Making Model Victorian Stationary Engines" that I thought you guys would be interested in...

Hi Its quite some time since I built the Dake engine so the details are a little hazey I can remember finding an animation of the engine and I used that to work out the details of the valve ports just kept stopping and starting things and drawing it out and doing a paper cut out and trying it...

This is a link to a more detailed build thread https://madmodder.net/index.php/topic,7712.50.html Cheers Stew

Ernie's drawings are very well detailed along the lines of an original:- for my model I very much simplified the design if any one would like a copy of my drawing just drop me a PM with your email address and I'll mail you them. Stew

Hi It will be our clubs 50th Anniversary this year, and this is the events we will be holding. Stew

Hi Ghost/Hopper Nice work, its nice to see one of your designs take shape Cheers Stew

Hi Hopper Thanks for your interest in this little engine there has been quite a lot made, its an ideal beginners engine the material required doesn't cost a lot can be made with basic machinery and the design is robust enough to tolerate the odd mistake. If you would like a set of my original...

Hi Guys First time I've posted her since it went commercial. The only reason I'm her now is that I had a PM for a copy of my drawings, and found that I had quite a few PM's that I had not responded to, requesting drawings that for some reason or other I had not received a notification for. So...

I have know got the drawings up to date if any one wants a set just PM me with your email address Cheers Stew

Just completed this model of a Vertical Cross Single Struggled a bit with the wooden base, when it comes to woodwork I'm no Chippendale And her's the video <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/9pSGzl8Qt18" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>...

Hi Gus Thanks for you interest in the popcorn engine. To answer your? regarding driving the governor I used O ring cord that I got off ebay you can join it up to make any length of belt you want using supper glue you just have to make sure you cut the ends square and clean. Stew

Well after many trials and tribulations I've finally got it to run on air http://youtu.be/QFMmut20mek The hardest part was trying to follow on from someone else he'd made lots and lots of mistakes and it took a lot to find those mistakes and correct them, I think it would have been easier to...

Any way her is the video http://youtu.be/3hG9zZOqQ5o <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3hG9zZOqQ5o" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Stew

Any way her is the video http://youtu.be/3hG9zZOqQ5o <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3hG9zZOqQ5o" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Stew