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My half scale replica of this early engine is now finished, complete with prop. All appears to be OK. It stays cool and doesn't leak...

I have completed my Bernays Steam Engine. Here is a link to my build thread Mark's Bernay Engine And a link to a You Tube video.

Video here, the lathe sounds even more clunky in the audio haha. The speed is a little awkward to adjust on the lathe but gives a rougth...

Its been a long time again but the engine is almost ready to go all it needs is a oil tank non return valve (due in 2 days time) and a...

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Bob, The flywheel you linked to might cause you problems. The five curved spokes and the governor weights may ( I think probably will)...

I got 1”x 6” cast iron discs from Enco. Now I guess it’s MSC. Or look at Martin Models, lots of choices there. And six inches is big...

Here is a video link showing some clips I stuck together of a gear being cut on my mill with the stepper motor as the X axis power...

Good choice. I enjoyed building the Zero Six. While building it to the prints is a good idea, the author admits that the flywheels could...

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Seems to work fine. Did not need a latch. The hinge is tilted so the door falls closed. I need to find a less clunky looking...

Although my project write-ups up to this point were done in realtime during the past two months while working on the crankshaft, I...

Brian, I understand and affirm your hesitation on this, and am pleased to offer a solution. If you will go ahead and buy them, and have...

"Measuring bores is the bane of my life!" I have to agree with that. I could seldom get the "T" gauges to agree two measurements in a...