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  1. Fluffy

    Mills 1.3

    Great work Andrew. I'll be waiting to see the planes that these engines will power. Thanks for the detailed posts. Regards, Don.
  2. Fluffy

    Mills 1.3

    Well done Andrew. I like what you are doing, keep up the good work, it will be good to see them running. Regards, Don.
  3. Fluffy

    Model Steam Engine with Transmission Running a Water Pump

    Well done Jim. I like the action of the pumping engine. Regards, Don.
  4. Fluffy

    Aveling Road Roller.

    G'Day All, It has been a long time coming but, the model Aveling roller is almost finished. Only the final painting of the canopy & the canopy frame & all components are complete & painted. This project was started in January 2013, with a set of drawings made to convert the copy of the original...
  5. Fluffy

    ID of unknown engine

    Thank you Gideon for your information. The engine has approx. 8,4 cc capacity & now that it has had new gaskets made has very good compression. Once the electrics are organised it should be a goer. Regards, Don.
  6. Fluffy

    ID of unknown engine

    G'Day All, I was given this engine by someone who found it when cleaning out an old shed. It was covered in dried fuel/oil & years of dust. A few questions about it please. 1. Does anyone know the name/manufacturer of this engine? The only identification on it is a hand engraved "New Era". (see...
  7. Fluffy

    Identification of Aero Engine Casting.

    Thanks Ken, I'll try & obtain a set of drawings. Regards, Don.
  8. Fluffy

    Identification of Aero Engine Casting.

    G'Day All, I was recently given a box containing six unmachined aero engine castings. Five of which had a set of detailed drawings. The one shown below has no drawings & I cannot identify it. Can anyone who is into model aero engines/planes, ID this engine. I am pretty sure that it is a two...
  9. Fluffy

    Looking for book recommendations

    G'Day Brookesy, If you can find a secondhand set of NSW TAFE Fitting & Machining trade technology books, you will have a very good resource. There are three books in the old series, stage 1 (orange cover), stage 2 (red) & stage 3 (Green). Failing that, the Vic TAFE Fitting & Machining...
  10. Fluffy

    Gear cutting advice

    G'Day Peter, Cogsy is right with the info on using a hob like cutter. They are easy to make & give a reasonable tooth profile. I make a simple jig to fit the gears in question & run then together with lapping paste until I'm happy with the running surface of the teeth. These cutters have been...
  11. Fluffy

    Another finished Bonza.

    G'Day All, This engine was finished about 3 1/2 years ago but, until now I have not been able to load a video of it. So here is the Bonza running. Regards, Don. https://youtu.be/pr18sXvuVv4
  12. Fluffy

    Aveling Road Roller.

    G'Day All, Thanks to everyone for the kind replies for this engine. I have logged approx 270hrs to get the engine to the running stage. Jason; the channel iron that has been made for the chassis started as 25 x 25 x 400 hot rolled mild steel, was pickled & then milled to 25 x 16 & then the...
  13. Fluffy

    Aveling Road Roller.

    G'Day All, Well, after a couple of years doing other things, the engine for the Aveling roller is finally finished & now the building of the rest of the roller is underway. The first problem here is that the materials for the chassis (25 x 16 channel, 10 x 10 angle as examples) are not...
  14. Fluffy

    New Member

    G'Day Kpar, And welcome from another Aussie. Regards, Don.
  15. Fluffy

    Parksy's v4

    G'Day Parksy, Just fabulous & sounds soooo good mate. I have followed your posts intermittently & you should be very pleased with the result. Congrats on a great build. Regards, Don.
  16. Fluffy

    Good Old Aussie Post

    G'Day All, Here's another AustPost gem. I sent a birthday card to a relly that lives about 2 km from the post office at which the letter was posted. Seven days later the card arrives at the intended destination. When I asked about this at the PO I was reluctantly told that all mail from...
  17. Fluffy

    AutoCAD 2000i and printer

    G'Day Pete, It has been a while since I used this version of ACad, but this may be worth a try. At the command line type plottermanager as one word. This should open a window that enables you to pick; any of the printer/plotter drivers installed on the computer. If you have an option to pick...
  18. Fluffy

    Bazmak - gearcutting

    G'Day All, I thought that I would put my two bob's worth in here Re; homemade gear cutters. This method is not my idea, & it works very well. I stumbled on this site a few years ago (www.metallmodellbau.de), while looking for ideas for homemade gear cutters. The article needed to be...
  19. Fluffy

    Making spur gears

    Andy, Just a passing thought. If you are going to make your own gears, canvas reinforced bakelite type F1 makes very good gears. It is easy to machine & much quieter than metal gears. Additionally, if something crews up when the engine is running the bakelite gears act as shear devices &...
  20. Fluffy

    Making spur gears

    G'Day Andy, I have not been on the forum for months & thought that I would have a look this arvo as I have some spare time. It has been quite a while since I have done gear calcs, so here goes!!! Gear centre distance = 28.29 mm. To find the factor for 2:1 ratio; 28.29 divided by 3 =...
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