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This post to thank all you guys who gave me advice in the build of this "Little York" Hit & Miss engine - especially George.
I have taken the time as was suggested to keep a photographic record of the build with the addition of a video clip of the engine working at full throttle with the governor mechanism disconnected. It is hoped that this might encourage other first timers to have a go. Great fun.
I chose this engine because it was the smallest one I could find and seduced by the idea of the thing running on my desk at work. I am no engineer so this project really stretched me but gave an immense amount of pleasure. To be candid for example, I had to make 4 pistons till I got it right!
This is the link to my web site and the specific 3 Little York pages covering the build. The video of the ungoverned test is on the last page.
link: http://www.astro.chigby.com/hit_and_miss_1.html
Thanks again.
Now what?
Richard. Sydney, Australia.
I have taken the time as was suggested to keep a photographic record of the build with the addition of a video clip of the engine working at full throttle with the governor mechanism disconnected. It is hoped that this might encourage other first timers to have a go. Great fun.
I chose this engine because it was the smallest one I could find and seduced by the idea of the thing running on my desk at work. I am no engineer so this project really stretched me but gave an immense amount of pleasure. To be candid for example, I had to make 4 pistons till I got it right!
This is the link to my web site and the specific 3 Little York pages covering the build. The video of the ungoverned test is on the last page.
link: http://www.astro.chigby.com/hit_and_miss_1.html
Thanks again.
Now what?
Richard. Sydney, Australia.
