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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...

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...

G'Day All, I am currently attempting to build a Green G30 sleeve valve aero engine. This engine build came about thanks to an aquantence giving me a box of various engine castings/kits, that he has collected over the past 30 years. In his words, he has come to the realisation that he will never...

G'Day All, I am attempting to build a 1.5" scale model Aveling road roller from a set of plans found while looking for another type of road roller & then inspired by an article of this roller in issue 19 of Model Engine Builder magazine by Mr. A. Suttie. The plans were drawn by Mr. E. Westbury...

G'Day All, After more interruptions than I can count, I have finally finished the Aussie Bonza. The most satisfying part of the whole project was making the cast iron piston rings that are 1.25 x 1.35 mm section & Ø30 mm. Lots of swarf from Ø50 mm bar stock but it was what I had in the...

G'day All, As this is a new experience for me, my question is, how is a video of my engine loaded onto this site? I currently have a put together video with the extension .m4v. As I do not see this extension in the list of valid extensions & notice that other videos are shown with a you tube...

G'Day All, I have been given the engine crankcase casting shown below & I have no idea what it is. I would like to complete the engine but I do not have enough experience with this type of engine to attempt a build without a set or drawings. Any help from the aero engine builders in the...

G'Day All, I have a need for a 0.6 module (42 DP approx.) involute gear cutter of my next model. Before purchasing a milling cutter, I thought that I would try to cut a trail gear with a home made "hob like" cutter. I stumbled on an article from Metallmodellbau. Although in German, the...

G'Day All, After honing the cast iron cylinder (Ø30mm) for my current engine with a brake cylinder hone I was not satisfied with the result. The cylinder finish up with a slightly reduced diameter at approx. the mid point of the cylinder length, just enough to stop the free movement of the...

G'Day All, I am trying to find & purchase a set of working drawings for an A. H. McDonald diesel road roller similar to the photo, which is a 1925 version. Can any of the Aussie members help? Imperial or metric conversion is not important. Regards, Don.

G'Day All, Just a few pics showing the progress of the Bonza hit & miss to date. Flywheels have been machined from Ø170 BMS without the hubs. The hubs were turned & fitted as separate parts. This was done to avoid mountains of swarf. Body was cut from 12mm Al. plate. All surface finishes at...

G'Day All, I have been reading various threads on this site for some time & have now decided to join in. I am a retired Fitter & Machinist with a very modest workshop consisting of one centre lathe (600 x 150) & an older style drill/mill both of which are chinese in origin. The lathe has been...