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Excellent!! Runs really well, Albert. Thanks for the link!
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Fantastic Albert! She's a beauty!!! 😀
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Thank you very much!!
Thank you very much!!
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Saturday I did the final touches, mounting the battery in the engine frame, fixed down the Buzz Box and did the wiring. Then I let let her run for another hour or so, tweaked here and there and I can say she runs now just perfect.
From here I am going to strip, cleanup some of those nasty edges on the castings and paint. I have decided on the color scheme. It will be a olive green. I have seen this color on another engine last week and it exited me a bit.
Until next time
Saturday I did the final touches, mounting the battery in the engine frame, fixed down the Buzz Box and did the wiring. Then I let let her run for another hour or so, tweaked here and there and I can say she runs now just perfect.
From here I am going to strip, cleanup some of those nasty edges on the castings and paint. I have decided on the color scheme. It will be a olive green. I have seen this color on another engine last week and it exited me a bit.
Until next time
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I have stripped and polished all parts. I am now busy with the main casing which requires a lot of cleaning up and grinding with my Dremel. From here I am going to fill the uneven edges with body filler and primer.
If all goes well I might spay paint this weekend
I have stripped and polished all parts. I am now busy with the main casing which requires a lot of cleaning up and grinding with my Dremel. From here I am going to fill the uneven edges with body filler and primer.
If all goes well I might spay paint this weekend
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For those who are following along, I am not gone. I have painted all parts and waiting for the paint to cure properly before final assembly.....and oh yes!!!! I cant wait to see the final product.
I will be starting tonight on it
Take care
Albert
For those who are following along, I am not gone. I have painted all parts and waiting for the paint to cure properly before final assembly.....and oh yes!!!! I cant wait to see the final product.
I will be starting tonight on it
Take care
Albert
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Here are some photos of the finished engine.
I ran it again last night and I need to make a few adjustments with some more locktite here and there. I also have to sort out the noisy governor. Any ideas on that from anybody?
Otherwise I am very happy with the engine and I think it came out well.
I will add another video once I have the above sorted.
Take care
ALbert
Here are some photos of the finished engine.
I ran it again last night and I need to make a few adjustments with some more locktite here and there. I also have to sort out the noisy governor. Any ideas on that from anybody?
Otherwise I am very happy with the engine and I think it came out well.
I will add another video once I have the above sorted.
Take care
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Albert,
That engine is just beautiful in its final paint and finish. I can't wait for the video. If it were mine I would be having a hard time deciding whether to run it and risk the inevitable marks of running or just look at it. (Really, I would have to run it ----- did I say I can't wait for the video.)
--ShopShoe
That engine is just beautiful in its final paint and finish. I can't wait for the video. If it were mine I would be having a hard time deciding whether to run it and risk the inevitable marks of running or just look at it. (Really, I would have to run it ----- did I say I can't wait for the video.)
--ShopShoe
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It's beautiful Albert! Nice choice of color too. Can't wait for the video.
Pete
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Wow Albert, she's a beauty! Fantastic looking job, and a good runner too!
Congratulations!!!
John W
Camp Verde, Arizona USA
Congratulations!!!
John W
Camp Verde, Arizona USA
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Thanks all of your for the commends. Really appreciated.
Like always last night I did some final touches on settings etc and let it run for about an hour.
I decided to make a little video again and I managed to upload it.
See the vapor on the hopper. What is amazing here is that the engine does not get that hot. I can hold the muffler with my bear hands.
Enjoy
https://youtu.be/TV6S64xReiU
Thanks all of your for the commends. Really appreciated.
Like always last night I did some final touches on settings etc and let it run for about an hour.
I decided to make a little video again and I managed to upload it.
See the vapor on the hopper. What is amazing here is that the engine does not get that hot. I can hold the muffler with my bear hands.
Enjoy
https://youtu.be/TV6S64xReiU
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A beautiful runner.
I just like everything about your build of this engine.
Do you have anything else in the works?
--ShopShoe
I just like everything about your build of this engine.
Do you have anything else in the works?
--ShopShoe
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I have a Stuart Beam Engine which I got from a guy giving up building it. So I will strip all and identify whats missing and try to complete it. It was laying in his garage for 5 years.
Other that that I am still looking around
I like this one though: http://www.minicastings.com/acatalog/Ball-Hopper-Monitor.html#SID=257
I think I need to build more IC engines in future. I have done a good couple steam for now.
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Hi Guys
As the winder is now here with all its glory my work space was at 2deg Celsius last night.
I finished the glass case I made and retreated into home and took some pictures again.
Pity at night with the flash the pictures doesn't do justice to the glass because of reflection.
However here is a few with and without the glass case that come out not too bad.
Take care
As the winder is now here with all its glory my work space was at 2deg Celsius last night.
I finished the glass case I made and retreated into home and took some pictures again.
Pity at night with the flash the pictures doesn't do justice to the glass because of reflection.
However here is a few with and without the glass case that come out not too bad.
Take care
a41capt
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Albert, I'm having just the opposite problem here in Arizona. It was 105 degrees F that drove me out of my shop!
The glass case looks great, but your engine is spectacular!!!
The glass case looks great, but your engine is spectacular!!!
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Please please send me some of those unwanted degrees LOL.
Thanks for the commend! really appreciated
