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I too am looking at making this engine. Any chance of seeing your video of your final product. Many thanks Richard in Tasmania

great job R

Guys, To fill a pause between engines, I have just finished this Ellipsograph as an educational toy for my Granddaughter. It's to a Jan Ridders design and not having any thick Acrylic, it was made out of Polycarbonate. One huge lesson is that Polycarbonate does not "flame polish" like its...

What a superb job. Very well done Richard

Did you ever finish this engine. Cheers Richard (Australia)

Al, The coil is from J E Howel Model Engines in the USA and cost US$21.00. It is a robust unit and has a strong spark. Link - http://www.model-engine-plans.com/pa...tems/index.htm Cheers Richard

Thats fired me up. Great job. Richard

Al, The coil is from J E Howel Model Engines in the USA and cost US$21.00. It is a robust unit and has a strong spark. Link - http://www.model-engine-plans.com/partskits/ignitionsystems/index.htm Cheers Richard

I am no engineer but the various posts on Forums in this Site inspired me to tackle the "Otto" petrol engine designed by Jan Ridders. The build took nine months with a few of the parts having to be remade after silly mistakes. First, Jan Ridders is a wonderful guy giving freely of advice...

Inspirational. Many thanks for sharing this journey. Warm regards Richard - Sydney Australia

Thanks Kerry. Appreciated. Good luck with yours. Good fun. Richard , Sydney.

Thanks Mate. Cheers Richard

This post to thank all you guys who gave me advice in the build of this "Little York" Hit & Miss engine - especially George. I have taken the time as was suggested to keep a photographic record of the build with the addition of a video clip of the engine working at full throttle with the...

Thanks Jim, My wife commented, "That's nice dear!" Cheers Richard

Thanks Mate. Also I picked up on your previous post comments on heat possibly affecting carburation. So with your warning took care to increase the insulation between the carburetor and the head. Now what to do for fun! Cheers from Oz Richard

This post to thank all you guys who gave me advice in the build of this "Little York" Hit & Miss engine - especially George. I have taken the time as was suggested to keep a photographic record of the build with the addition of a video clip of the engine working at full throttle with the...

As you were George, Not to worry as I have worked it out. My stupidity. With further thought I realised you need two cams, one for the points and one for the exhaust valve. All the best. Cheers from Sydney, Australia. Richard

Hi George, Sorry to bother you again but still need your help. I have the finish line in sight and just need to make the carburetta which will be an eyesight challenge. But also have a problem concerning the cams. There are two on this little engine. The main Rocker cam "N" and a smaller...

George, you are a gem Mate. Thanks for your response. I chose to make this little engine because it was really small. To the aging eyes of a home machine hobbyist this was probably a mistake for that very reason. Anyway, I took the Ministeam plans, scanned and printed them out at A3 size and...

George, Greetingd from Sydney. I need your help. Partly inspired by your post and pictures I purchased the plans and basic kit from ministeam and have been busy on this delighful project fo about 6 months. I am no engineer and have found this little engine very challenging not helped by...