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Hi You did a beautiful job. Did you make your parts from castings or bar stock? Jack

Hi Folks: A fellow modeler told me to take apart an old lawn mower and I would find two gears inside. The number of teeth are not too important but the ratio is. They should be 2 to 1. You may have to do a little modifying but we do that anyway. Mine worked out great. Good luck with your...

Thanks Chris: That's a great idea putting two pieces together. I know it's difficult to find a chunk of metal that size. I am enjoying your postings. Your pictures are really worth a thousand words. Best of luck on your project. Jack

Hi Chris: You and your students are doing a great job. I have one question for you just to get an idea of the size of your engine, how big is the flywheel? It is a nice looking piece of work. Thanks for shareing with us. Jack B

Hi Lucas: You have picked a great hobby and this forum is filled with friends that will give you much help. Besides being a machinist all my life I taught metal processing in a Vocational High school shop for 23 years. The most important advise I can give you is to study the safety rules and...

Hi Sorry to say it but I have to back out befor I start. A very good friend asked me to do a project for him today that will require most of my time. So someone else can grab my spot. Jack B

I would like to be part of the team build. Elmer's 24 or 29 or anything like them would be OK with me. Jack

Hi Maverick, Dale & Pat: Today I took a closer look at the Jan Ridder engine we have been interested in building. Here are some things that will have to be bought that I think we have to think about, Ball Bearings Graphite to make the piston. By the way if my math is correct it has to be turned...

Gail in NM , Thank you for putting that link on my post to my shop. I didn't know how to do it. Hi Pat : I admire people who like to try new things, so I will go along with anything the group decides on. I don't have a metric dial in my shop so I will be busy changing millimeters to inches...

Hi : I have been following the thread and if it is OK I will add my two cents. Retiring in 1993 I bring 60 years of machining to the table. Looking at Jan's engine that some of us just got plans for in my opinion it wouldn't be a good choice for a team build. I think it is just to complicated...

The links are working good now. Thanks for posting them. Jack

I can't get the links to work either Jack

Hi Jack: This will not help with the broken tap but should help to keep you from breaking more. The steel block is about 1 by 2 inches. The holes are the size of the tap bodies. This block and a bit of cutting fluid should keep you from breaking taps. Jack B

Very nice shop Simon. It's one of the nicest places to spend time. I wish you many happy hours there. Jack B

The nice thing about your own shop is that I bet you know just where any tool is. It looks great have fun with it. Jack B

Hi Steamer: The clocks are both reproductions and not antiques. The one near the South Bend lathe cost $2.00 at a yard sale a few years ago. I gave it a tiny squirt of WD-40 and it has been running ever since I got it. I wind it about once a week. Up close you can tell it's a cheap clock. The...

I have another build that I fiished but haven't run yet. One of my sons who is a computer programmer got extremely interested in models about three years ago. So he asked me if I would let him help get this one going when I finished it. Well we worked one whole day making adjustments but we...

Hi Brock Yup that's a Henry Ford Plumbing Parts Engine I am working on. I guess I am about 1/2 done. My 1867 Parker vise might be like the one he had in his shop. By any chance did you make one of these engines? Jack

Hi Kenny Andrew Krv3000 and Simon When I get working out there the worlds troubles disappear. There is no pressure and I can work as long as I want. Jack

Hi Peter that's one of those yes and no answers. I had not made up my mine what to do with it so for now it just sits there. Jack