Recent content by Smash

All, I was lucky enough to buy a set of casting for the Black Widow engine, although they don't include the supercharger. They also didn't include the full set drawings and I have been trying to find a full set for ages. Does anyone have a photocopies or a set they would be willing to sell...

Guys, many thanks again for all your help and assistance. I thought about the problem today and convinced myself the issue must be with the CAM software seem as the code typed directly into the MDI worked fine. I changed the postprocessor setting for federate from mm/sec to mm/min (perhaps...

All, Many thanks for all of your help and suggestions, I am really grateful. So far as set up goes, I read through the Mach3 manual and viewed a number of video tuitions before attempting to set the machine up as I didn't want the embarrassment of wrecking the machine. Native units were...

Dear All, I have recently converted a milling machine to CNC. Everything seems to run great but I just can't seem to get the feed rate to match the settings I set in my CAM software. I am using DeskProto for my CAM software and Mach3 to drive the mill. If I select a feed rate of 2mm/sec...

Hi Steve, I don't know how to thank you! I really appreciate your feedback... I will jot Mike a line and see if he can help me. I can't wait to start building! Steve, you hinted that you might also have some plans of your own design. I'd love to know more about it and whether you'd...

To anyone who may be able to help... I bought the castings for the challenger V8 (see photo). Theinstructions/drawings that came with the castings are really poor andincomplete. They look as though they have been photo-copied so many times thatthey are pretty much illegible and certainly not...

Hi Art, Many thanks, funny enough I just this second mailed Ron as this message came up. I had a quick look at the link you sent over but I will probably give them a call early next week and speak to them direct. I couldn't seem to get where I wanted from their site, maybe there are still a...

Hi Steve, Many thanks for getting back to me, I appreciate your help and will give Ron a shout... Best Regards, Smash...

Dear Fellow Modellers and Engine Enthusiasts, I have been offered some castings for the Challenger V8engine which I am quite keen to buy; however, I haven’t a clue where I cansource parts such as the timing gears, valve springs, etc. Has anyone built one of these engines and do you know...