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This engine has been discussed in several threads on this forum and after creating a 3D model from Ken Rector's plans I have bitten the bullet to try and make one myself. I will probably make some changes to suit my manufacturing capabilities as the project progresses and I suspect this will be...

Hi all, I have been doing lost PLA casting for a few years now and have found the standard PLA has proved quite adequate for my needs and have not needed to move to special 'castable' filament. I am now embarking on a new adventure into 3D resin printing and considering lost resin casting as the...

I have just bought an A5 Morgan Salamander Super crucible and on inspection I noted that the tapered/curved portion is way less in proportion to the height of smaller crucibles that I use i.e A2 size. I now have to make new lifting tongs and a pouring shank for this and in the past I aim to hold...

Hi Guys, Can anyone here point me to a thread or link to how the Edwards radial 5 cam ring is correctly aligned on assembly? I have not built one yet but currently working on a variation in Solidworks. Also, can someone explain where the lubrication pump feeds and scavenges on the engine? Thanks...

Just a warning to others. I was doing a second melt of scrap copper pipe and to get the maximum in the crucible I squashed it in a vice and folded it back and forth on itself. Three or four of these concertina style lumps were placed in the crucible and duly heated. Part way through the process...

Today I was testing my new home built diesel fuel burner for the furnace which itself is working a treat. I melted half an A2 crucible of brass scrap in just 5 minutes which pleased me no end and duly poured it into a muffin tray as normal as two nice ingots. Then I decided to melt some copper...

Finally finished! Took a while but I am pretty pleased with the result

I am hoping somebody may be able to guide me on this. I have tried making various bronze alloys with some success but more often not. Take an example, Tin bronze alloy which has Copper, Tin, Lead and Zinc in its formulation. I melt the copper, then add the tin followed by the lead and all is...

To be honest I am surprised I am starting yet another engine after completing the Twin Horizontal steam engine just recently so I must have my mojo back again :) I have decided to attempt a 1/8 scale Rider Ericsson pumping engine but I will be doing the cast parts myself because a) These are...

Its been quite a while yet again. I have finally finished my second steam engine which is basically a Julius De Waal design slightly modified and as usual based on my addiction to doing cast parts from scrap materials which is either Brass or Aluminium. Those parts which were fully machined were...

After a reasonable success (at least a running engine) of the Clanford Clan, I decided that self flagellation was the key to getting through Covid19 crisis. So , I have started to tackle the Nano 0.1 cc engine by Richard Gordon. I am gobsmacked by the quality and intricacy of design produced by...

Not sure if this is here already but I found this document very interesting. It covers design, performance and construction of two stroke engines for model enthusiasts HMEM won't allow file this size to upload...

This is my finished Clan which was very challenging but very rewarding to make. I think this may be the start of my two stroke addiction :-)

Hi Guys, Its been a very long time since I did a build log (last was the Vega V-twin) but I have decided to for a simpler but probably very challenging go at the Clanford Clan. This is from the 'Motor Boys' plan book and looks a real cutie! I have created a 3D model to check out the plans and is...

After building the V twin Vega, I decided to make my first venture into steam and chose to build 'OldBoatGuys' Beam Engine (Gerry Dykstra). I actually started this project about 18 months ago and put it aside during house moving and subsequent DIY projects but decided it was time to finish it...

Hi folks, Its been a while. I am now hoping to build Gerry's beam engine and have redrawn from the plans into a solidworks model before starting construction. I have noticed a few anomolies and wanted to see if any of you that have built this model can shed any light on these. 1/ My model shows...

Its been a year since I started this project. It was destined to be finished Xmas 2014 but plagued me up to now to finish. It isn't perfect and there are still carburation issues but from a project point of view I can tick the finished box.

I am sure I am not alone having experienced the 'lets try a bit deeper cut' syndrome. After spending over an hour to get to the final machining op I committed the cardinal sin of not taking care. Putting a heavier cut to speed things up caused the job to wrench out the lathe and ... well.. see...

Hi Guys, I am currently building the David Parker Vega V twin aero engine (work in progress) and am at the point of machining the cylinder heads. I have trial fitted the glow plug after tapping the thread and hadn't realised just how far back the plug is from the combustion chamber, approx 3mm...

After over 18 months of stopping and starting on this project (I think), it is finally finished. I didn't do a progress log unfortunately but here is the finished engine. Its not up to the standard of many of the engines showcased here but I am pleased with it, especially as it caused me so many...