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  1. phred

    Building a twin cylinder inline i.c. engine.

    well said. Cheers!
  2. phred

    Building a twin cylinder inline i.c. engine.

    might be pricey but it will look good!
  3. phred

    Building a twin cylinder inline i.c. engine.

    an old saying, "look after your knees, you'll miss them when they're gone" Good luck with the surgery, speedy recovery!
  4. phred

    For Everyone who doesn't have a lathe, a mill, a drill press---i.c. engine

    Great improvisation, timing must have been interesting. Scotty, you're right about the cringe, been there - done that.
  5. phred

    Vertical 4 cycle engine from recycled parts

    looking good, getting close to the pointy end now!
  6. phred

    Flathead hit and miss engine???

    Nice recovery, that looks like it will work!
  7. phred

    Kiwi Mk II

    I've not used it but have seen a supporting post mounted under the front end of the cutting tool to stabilize it in the vertical direction. It might help solve your problem. Fred.
  8. phred

    Good morning from Australia

    just down the road from me, Shoalhaven, South Coast NSW. :cool:
  9. phred

    Micrometer won't turn on

    Here's my solution to a caliper that constantly flattened its battery, piggybacked a AAA cell on the back with hot glue and ran some wires to the battery connections.
  10. phred

    Brian builds a Corliss

    looking good! excellent work as always.
  11. phred

    Brian builds a Corliss

    I have used the tape around the chuck method with success to cut a 17 tooth gear, worked well!
  12. phred

    NYLON MILLING MACHINE GEARS

    just finished a 80 tooth mod 1 in al.
  13. phred

    NYLON MILLING MACHINE GEARS

    I have the same mill, also in Oz, branded Optimum, it has metal gears in that position. The only problem I've had is a motor controller failing but that was easily replaced. I suspect the gears are module 1. Cheers, Fred.
  14. phred

    Tiny Power Rope Engine

    great little engine, video worked fine for me using GOM video player. Windows Media player doesn't recognize the encoding.
  15. phred

    T head engine by Brian

    Hi Brian, Just saw the news about Barrie, hope you and yours are safe and well.
  16. phred

    Building the Trevithick engine

    Congratulations! Running like a train. cheers, Fred
  17. phred

    Building the Trevithick engine

    Hi Brian, having made a few assumptions regarding wheel diameter etc, I calculate that at the nominal 5 MPH quoted as a typical speed at Penydarren , the engine was turning at approximately 64 RPM. How do you think this would relate to your model? Hope the greater mass of the new flywheel gets...
  18. phred

    Building the Trevithick engine

    Hi Brian, Another lurker enjoying your progress. excellent stuff. Given that the original locomotive managed a velocity of around 5 MPH, do you know the RPM the engine was doing? ( It should be possible to calculate if you know the wheel diameters and gear ratios ) Cheers, Fred B
  19. phred

    ⅝ diameter knurls

    Hello Jack620, you could try McJing in Sydney, Max has all manner of tools as well as those listed on the website. https://mcjing.com.au/knurling-tool.html Phred
  20. phred

    Used Computer Hard Drive Parts

    I have found that wedging a large non magnetic screwdriver ( the non sparking kind ) between the magnet and a nearby fulcrum will mostly dislodge the magnets from their support brackets without damage. Overwriting data to a drive using the drive electronics will not guarantee that data is not...
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