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Hi All just wondering if Ive got this right the ecentrics Ive made are 10mm from the centre of the hole to the furtherest part putting two of the ecentrics together gives me the maxamiam distance is 20mm so does that give me a stroke of 20mm because it doesnt look like it does or am i wrong...

well Ive started the motor after nearly 30 years since my last build my Idea was to make a 3 Cly radial type motor with a difference the pistons are 120 deg apart the valves are in line with the drive shaft theres a very rough sketch in the break room post and on here (you know some boys...

Gday all well here's my plans for my first build in over 25 years its going to be a challenge from the word go with a lot of stops on the way done some very rough sketch's the idea if it hasn't been done before is to have a 3 piston radial type engine at the front and have the air/steam line...

hi all just got a bargain when down ot the scrap yard and found a peice of brass 2 1/2 dia by 8 inches long cost all of $2 au dont know what im going to use it for yet lots of flywheels :) so it shows just being in the right spot at the right time does pay going back later in the week to have...

OK what a day went out to the shed to do a quick job all was going well until my knob/Dial at the end of the lead screw fell off :o that's when it all started OK that happens I'll just tighten it back up so screwed the knob back on and tighten it up nice and firm then the lock nut at this stage...

OK here goes I got a emco believe its a no5 model now its in a sad state the slide are all loose some of the threads are worn (where the bolts are that tighten the cross slides) which I'm going to drill and go the next size up and re thread and replace with either those square head machine...

OK all take a break and check the choir out http://www.flixxy.com/perpetuum-jazzile-real-group-africa.htm Wayne

Hello All just wondering if it would be ethier possible or a good idea to have a thread/board on how the engines work just looking at the one on the rocking engine in close up and going slow for the new and not so new members could help explain lots this could be a good thing I know there is a...

Hi All A Friend of mine just built a small boiler for one of his toys haven't seen it yet and having limited resources used welsh plugs for the end caps looks good and cost was minimal Oh welsh plug are what we use in the side of motors in the water jackets there round cup shaped disc...

Hi All Just went and picked up some sand And the sand I got was from a sand blaster which is very fine almost like baby powder if it was glued to paper it would be around the 800/1000 grit the first tests were dry and the detail was amazing then i wet some up and the results were just as good...

Here's a link you might find helpfull I've done it very basic but the results look good http://astro.neutral.org/anodise5.shtml Cheers Wayne

Hi All Don't know if this is the right place to put it but feel free to move it if not Just had a mate of mine who's a fitter bring me a box of aluminium disc's with groove in them when I asked him what there from he said there from air cylinders the pistons from air rams So went down to the...

Hi All Just wondering if anyone has used graphite powder instead of oil in a air powered engine I'm thinking of building a horizontal type steam engine but running it on air Cheers Wayne

Ok all great gurus can you use terracotta pots for the inside of the furnace Im thinking of lineing it with fire brick anyway as we can get new ones cheap Im thinking of melting mainly alloys using BBQ bricks for fuel and charcol will this get hot enough as Ive read so many differant views...

heres a link that might help I use it to see what the parts look like when scratch building things http://www.emachineshop.com/machine-shop/index.php Its a good one if you are starting out Wayne

Hi all Wayne here from Australia I like to tinker just brought a 2nd hand emco lathe have loved steam engines from when I made my first one back some 25 years ago in high school so I found this site very simalar to 2 other sites im in both to do with honda cx motor bikes so navagating...