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I agree Davyboy, I have learned a lot from the DVD's I have rented from SmartFlix. The little Liney RV-1 was a joy to build and it runs good. I prefer my engines to run at low RPM's. (More about that in the next paragraph) The plans call for the flywheel to be made from 6061 aluminum but I...

Thanks to all the views and comments. Comments always make all our efforts seem worthwhile. Davyboy, I have 2 other videos on Photobucket of steam engines so I am not sure which one you inquired about. I bet it is the Liney RV-1, 2 cylinder with the flywheel in the center. I am not...

http://s1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg593/DaleMauney/Model%20Engines/?action=view&current=Stirling.jpg I completed this engine in 2007 and never could get it to run like it is supposed to. It would run about 5 or 6 revolutions and stop and even that required a lot of heat from a propane...

I completed the Liney RV-1 earlier this week and shot a short video with my phone. The quality of the video is not very good due to my holding the phone in my left hand. It is a bit shaky but it does show the run. Thanks for viewing. Dale Mauney Shelby, NC

Chuck, the addition looks good Chuck, the addition looks good as well as the drawers that hold small parts. I can identify with losing small parts. I have a saying that I run through my mind when I drop a small part or screw, "Matilda, Matilda, ...... Matilda, she takes me money and...

Nice looking shop with some good looking equipment. Like b.lindsey said, "too clean". Get to making some chips fly around in there. I hope you come up with a good project.

Nice shop Simon. I always like to see how others have their shop laid out. Better put a lock on the refrigerator, I might reach in there and grab a cold one. Have fun in you "cave".

I have a 12" x 28" building with no insulation and I can cool it down to 78-79 degrees (F) on a typical day here (abt 90F) with a 5,000 BTU window unit. We have had some temps. near 100F this summer. I will probably upgrade the unit before next summer to about 10,000 BTU's. The building...

My hat is off to the late Rudy Kouhoupt for designing some "Easy To Build" engines. I had the plans for this engine a few years before starting on it and the results were pleasing. To see and hear it run was a joy. The sound reminds me of my growing up years when the Southern and Seaboard...

Thanks for the views and comments. I took Jasonb's advice and made a fixture to hold the disc for milling. I guess you would call it a sacrificial fixture due to milling part of it away. As Jasonb suggested, I milled one side, turned the disc over and milled the other side and the result...

Thanks to everyone for viewing and commenting. I enjoyed reading all the comments. I forgot to include a picture of the other end of the building in my original post so am going to include it here. Karol uses the Kat Cave for an office, jewelry making, etc.. When this photo was made...

My shop has no amateur radio equipment. My radio callsign is displayed there to let others know of another hobby of mine. The shop is not used as a "ham shack". Thanks for commenting.

Now that I think I can post some pictures, I wanted the forum members to see my shop that I call, "Piddler's Lab". I borrowed the name from my late friend and fellow amateur radio operator, Robert Hamrick, WA4QDU. Below is the outside of the "Barn" that houses the Piddler's Lab along with my...

I am building a Liney RV-1 that I have had the plans for since about 2007. I have most of the machining complete with one exception, the crank discs. I have machined both discs to the dimensions called out in the drawings. The holes for the crankshaft and crank pins have been drilled and...

Thanks Bill, I feel like I will learn a lot on his forum. BTW, my Granddaughter lives near Dallas in a development between the old Dallas road and New Hope. It is off of Robinson-Clemmer Rd. Thanks again for the welcome.

Andrew, thanks for your comments. I don't have a video of the Stirling running. It takes a good bit of heat, I have used a propane torch to heat the hot end. I have had some problems with the hot end piston. I can't find the sealer that Rudy recommended in his plans. I used exhaust system sealer...

Hello. My name is Dale Mauney and I live in Shelby, NC. I retired from NCDOT Jan. 1, 1998. I have been interested in machining for many years along with my other hobbies. My long term hobby has been amateur radio but I am no longer active on the air. In 2007 I bought a 7 x 12 mini lathe and an...