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600+ hours an 600+ dollars finally done

I have made my crank in 3 pieces I was going to silver solder it but I got oil on it an my instructor said in his experience if you get oil on it the silver solder wont stick ive tried red lock tight an epoxy nether will hold is there some type of acid or something that can get the oil off? My...

does any one have plans for a reversing switch for a two cyl model marine engine im making a Rudy k. but i i know how they work i can modify one to work with my engine thank you guys

are haas cnc blew apart off the back out of know where it looks like a oiler it is right under the pressure gauge its plastic it snaped all the threads does anyone know whats its called i dont know if i gave enough info but its all i know haas website was not very helpful thank you guy u always...

my print say to fit the piston to the bore but how much play should i leave for the rings im making them from nylon

I was told of a tool that you can use to indicate your mill in with an indicator on both sides so you don't have to keep going back an forth has anyone heard of this or know what its called an where to get one Thank you

What do you use for packing between the brass bushings and the steam chest I was thinking of using cotton balls with grease any ideas

ive got a little more done the valve slots an cylinder covers are finished an I add some oil cups to the main bearings

I read somewhere to use drill rod for my piston an valve rods so I was looking them up an I guess there is two different types water and oil hardened I guess that's the way there quenched but witch type should I get an if its hardened will I still be able to run a die down the ends to cut the...

Hi guys this is my shop a the Tennessee Technology Center at Harriman some of the pictures would not work we have 7 manual lathes 6 Manuel mills a CNC OD grinder 2 surface grinders a EDM sinker, wire EDM , A Haas VF2 MIll And A Haas Lathe we have a another Haas lathe And mill in another...

hi im making a RK model marine engine an i lost the sheet with the plans for the steam chest does anyone have them i really dont want to spend 20 bucks on a new book thank you if so email them to me at andrew_aydelott-at-yahoo.com replace -at- with @

This is a wobbler made by my machine tool technology class sadly It was made before I started so I had no part in but I thought you would want to see it anyway it has an 8" bore they scaled it up 10x

im 3/4 the way done with my model marine engine its turning out really well the block is made from ampco 18 aluminum bronze i was told it was hard to drill and tap but i had nothing go wrong at all i machined it on a Haas VF2 CNC mill i just used the info provided it this forum thanks guys...

hi ha have a lot of ampco 18 aluminum bronze chips left over from machining my engine block i just got a fire clay crucible and i have no idea what to do we have a heat treat over that can get above its melting temp. but i have know idea what to do how to timper the crucible or anything any help...

hi i am making a model marine engine the plans have no oiler but the picture on the front does what type of oiler should i use its not going to run live steam just air i seen one that had wick oilers on top of the clyinder head it looks like that would work really well for my application but it...