Recent content by woffler

Great job ,i am almost done with mine ,going to start making gas tank next i really like the enclosed crankcase and cam housing .

Welcome aboard there is lots of information here if you do not see what you're looking for Ask .

Thanks all, I figured someone had built this Hoglet engine on here before ,this is my first foray into internal combustion engine built a few steam engines and air plane stuff. I saw this on you tube and it looked like a lot of fun to build this summer, I have the cranks done and am just...

I believe all of you are correct it seems to be a non critical dimension ,i can not see anything in the supplied plans or writings to account for it . I wound up setting the sides in .625 and used a .25 radius in the corners ,i just went for what looks symmetrical. I would like to thank...

I am trying to determine the width of the part in the center ,there is no dimension given and i am sure there is away to determine this but i do not know it . There is also no radius given for the corners of it .

I got some A2 tool steel in a round 4.25 diameter and 4 inches in length for about $60.00 plus shipping best i could find at the time . Turned down the flywheel and left .1875 it just cleaned up at that, and the porosity came all the way across to within a 1/8th of the other side. I have...

Thanks Ken ,i am looking at possibilities i intend to try a few experiments on some brass and see what i get , Happy Holidays to all and i hope and i mean really hope for a better new year because the last couple have been not so good !

Sorry about the last post i just realized that picture came thru full size ,i ordered a cast iron flywheel but i am definitely going to turn the brass one down and fit a brass tire on it, that is as soon as i can find some brass that size for less than a hundred dollars ,man have prices shot up...

Thanks everyone for all the posts you gave me some great ideas on how to save the flywheel ,i especially liked the idea of turning down the rim and fitting a brass ring to the spokes here is a little picture of another model i just finished .

Thanks, i believe that will work have not run across this sight before , i will place a order .

That's what i was afraid of , i thought about trying to drill and braze it but i think i would wind up with a bigger mess than i have already . I believe i will hunt around for a replacement of cast iron and see what i can find, it's kind of a odd ball size 4.1875 finish dia. and 9/16 width...

I everyone hope you are doing well i, i am having a issue with a casting i purchased some time ago and the issue is porosity in the flywheel as you can see in the picture . Just thought i would see if anyone had any better ideas than trying to braze it .

Hi everyone , i bought these castings from a Gentleman on E-bay overall they were of excellent quality ,there are no plans you just some basic info like stroke and a few other items of interest . Has been fun building it the only thing i could not do was the flywheel its about 11 inches in a...

Thanks to everyone ! a member has contacted me and is going to do the job for me .such nice folks here gives you hope for the future. This flywheel is from a casting kit on ebay for the large upright column engine 17.5 inches tall. LIVE STEAM ENGINE COLUMN STYLE STATIONARY MODEL CASTING SET...

I do have two mills one cnc and one regular mill but no rotary table ,i thought about milling , but decided against that i only have one shot and i would hate to ruin a flywheel. I put up a request for quote on another sight and i am having to put up a detailed drawing for quote i am working on...