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MetalButcher - that is the one! I didn`t think the plans were in the book as I believe he sold them separately. Chris

Drei - it is interesting, I saw this engine a few weeks back, I managed to find it from one of your older posts here on hmem. I really like the look of the NE15 engine, it looks great and the write up seems to set it as being well geared to the "first IC engine"! I also found out that Macolm...

OK, thank you very much for your replies. Sorry I`ve not replied earlier but I have continued reading on your suggestions. I think I will go for the Webster engine. I feel it looks a reasonably simple build (I say that despite me not exactly having total clarity of the function of some...

Hi, I`m looking at starting a new engine in the new year and so I`ve been trawling the internet for the last couple of weeks. As with steam engines, I had no real understanding of how they worked until I`d built one, the the others were then much easier. I`ve done my best at reading plans for...

Hi Every year I teach about biodiesel and carry out a practical with a group of students to turn some waste vegatable oil into biodiesel. The hole process with the titration and the example of a esterification is a nice practical. I`ll be starting a new engine after Christmas, my idea was either...

Just to go back to my original question - has anyone actually built this from the plans?

Yes, it does look a nice engine hence why I got the plans. I`m sure if you had been at this hobby for some time you`d have no problem but for me, there are very few notes with the plans and consequently I can`t figure out how it is working and put together. I was hoping to find a build log on...

Hi Guys Has anyone built or attempted Bill Riechart`s Gyro Engine? Plans are sold on his site which I got a while ago but I`ve never got around to building it and if I`m being honest, I`ve not been in this hobby terribly long and I don`t fully understand how it is working! Wanted to find...

David - thanks for the suggestion regarding the graphite store. Being in the UK, I don`t know how much extra postage will be and also how to physically pay. The only way that is easy is paypal and most of these places don`t accept paypal. mnbylcr2

I`d perhaps try building a few wobblers from scratch and scrap parts .... If you want to stick with stirlings then I would take a look at Jan Ridders LTD stirling as posted in the blog. Seems the most "simple". I also like the look of his Egg Cup stirling but I think the parts will be too...

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Hi Guys I`m just trying to build my first LTD and most plans call for graphite power piston. Well I have a made a nice true, reamed and lapped bronze cylinder but I`m trying to find a suitable graphite substitute for the piston. I have a lump of PTFE, brass or bronze. I can also get hold of...

Has anyone got any suggestions as to plans for a very simple sliding valved engine? Something as simple as this would be ideal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOLdvg6UJGk

ghart3 - I have been in contact with Jerry Howell as I would really like to see his Miser plans but he does not accept paypal and being in the UK, I don`t know how to pay!

I`ve just this second torn apart a computer fan - two lovely little bearings in that!! I`m torn between designs. In the examples below where will there be bearings?

I should make a new topic really but -- just curious, what power piston material are you all using and are you all running with bearings? ghart3 - what have you used to pin the main shaft of the displacer rod at the joint to the rod going to the crank? I mean I could do it with a simple steel...

Cheers Guys If your only using vaseline to air seal, what do you use to actually clamp them together - nylon screws, pillars? pictures or links to builds welcome! Chris

This is my first LTD build and I`m pretty much sorted now for a design. My only issue is how to secure the clear plastic sides of the displacer to the top and bottom with an air tight fit. I know quite a few use a perminant fixture, JB welds or expoxy but I would prefer to have a fixture that...

Does anyone have a link to the second post? - It doesn`t seem to want to let me have access.

Excellent job two dogs. I have noticed that a few members who have built running engines have used valve port blocks on both cylinders. Do you think this would also help future builds? - clearly yours is working with just the one but I`m thinking of this build and I`m unsure whether to...