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    Sold Is Air Cooled Lil Brother more/less desirable than Water Cooled?

    I was just surprised at how much that one went for.
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    Sold Is Air Cooled Lil Brother more/less desirable than Water Cooled?

    I have a water cooled Lil Brother kit with all original plans and gears that I want to sell. I saw this one https://www.ebay.com/itm/225972357020 went on eBay last month for $288. At first I thought they had wrong engine, but then saw it was just air-cooled version. Is air cooled worth more? It...
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    Sold PM Research Boiler #1 Casting Kit complete (with plans)

    Sold. Thanks, John. $15.95 donated to server donation drive. Clearing out some casting kits that have been sitting on the shelf in my shop for 10+ years. This is the PM Research vertical boiler #1. Looks like this is currently selling from them for $289. I'll take $145 plus shipping - should...
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    Centring in a 4-Jaw Chuck

    8th grade metal shop...we were going to work on the lathe! One kid had been bragging all week how good he would do, because his dad was a patternmaker. Not sure why he felt that would impart any special powers to him...but... He, of course, was the one that started the lathe with the key still...
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    FS: Original Shelley Woodpecker 1/3 Casting Kit

    Put it on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/182424121890?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649
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    FS: Another Vaughn Sideshaft Engine Casting Kit by Debolt

    Another project I am simply not going to live long enough to do! I can send pics, but basically identical to the one sold here by JLeatherman. Only difference is I made a 2nd copy of the drawings and put them in a 3-ring binder. Asking $600 plus shipping from 43062. Thanks, Wally...
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    FS: Original Shelley Woodpecker 1/3 Casting Kit

    For sale: a complete 1/3-scale Woodpecker Hit-n-Miss Engine Casting Kit. This kit is currently available from Mini-Steam for $524.95 plus shipping. Everything that came with it - used the original included checklist from Shelley to validate. All castings, decals, nameplate, plans, spring...
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    Another Coles Small Hit-n-Miss...

    Haven't had a chance to update the site for a few days. Will try to get to it tonight. I abandoned making the crank out of HRS (I'll explain on site) and went with a put-together-from-pieces one... Thanks, Wally
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    Another Coles Small Hit-n-Miss...

    I started on the crankshaft for the Cole's. I decided to make one out of a single piece of HRS as I had seen in a Phil Duclos project. Check it out at: http://www.wallyblackburn.com/Site/Hit-n-Miss_Crankshaft_pt1.html Thanks, Wally
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    Another Coles Small Hit-n-Miss...

    Hmmm, I am thinking the other way around I guess. Since the cylinder gets honed, it will be easier to fit IT to the existing piston. But, I do see your point - turning round stock to size is pretty easy. Sort of a "six one, half-dozen the other" deal, I suppose. I am lucky to have some great...
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    Another Coles Small Hit-n-Miss...

    Managed to get some time to machine the piston today. Made a little change to the naming of the pages too - the link in my first post changed - I'll see if I can edit that one. The piston sequence is at: http://www.wallyblackburn.com/Site/Hit-n-Miss_Piston.html Is cast iron the only choice for...
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    Another Coles Small Hit-n-Miss...

    Hello - thanks for your interest. I can't say I came up with a precise way to do it - I think it's more like, once you start, the position chosen BECOMES square to the plate. That being said, I used the V-shaped "crotch" in front of the bearing cap pads and made it perpendicular to the side of...
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    Another Coles Small Hit-n-Miss...

    Hello all! New to the site. I have built a number of steam engines, but this is my first IC engine. I have already started documenting the progress at my web site: http://www.wallyblackburn.com/Site/Hit-n-Miss_Base_%28Start%29.html I've already been checking out the pics by Cobra428 to help...
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