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I was an engine fitter by trade for the last fifty years worked in a shipyard and had my own engineering works, in all these years I have never seen a broken hammer but I have seen splinters flying from hitting another hammer or some hardened steel pins such as a gudgeon pin, or wrist pin, for...

I agree Brasso will do the job I have used it many times with great results don't forget the elbow grease!!!!! I am assuming that if we can find the product in Malta a small island in the middle of the Mediterranean you can find it in Alaska:-))))

atwatterkent do you have more photos of the ford engine especially the conrod big end as I have started rebuilding my engine as I said I am doing it as faithful as possible no allan bolts and no fancy wood base!!!!

Yes you are right .1mm I made a typing mistake sorry for any inconvenience:-))

Yes that's right a digital caliper will do the trick I use them constantly:-)) I have a mill with metric dials and two lathes with imperial dials you have to always bare in mind that one millimeter is forty thou or .01 of a millimeter is .004 inches!

lawijt all you need is a calculator and multiply all the imperial dimensions by 25.4 :-)))

Nice engine you got there, I have built the engine myself and just dismantled it as a friend of mine from USA sent me some close up photos of the original engine at the Ford museum and I found out that the original engine had the conrod made from 1/2 square bar and not from a pipe and the crank...

atwatterkent thank you very much for the photos of the Henry ford engine it is the first time that I have seen them. I live in Malta thousands of miles away so I have no chance of ever seeing the original engine!! I bought plans for building the engine from Leon Ridenour and I am nearly...

Rickhann please don't be confused, I know that a planimeter has lots of other uses in measuring areas. As an ex engine fitter in a shipyard I was talking about its use for measuring IHP on steam engines!

John from Malta, I agree with RonGinger the planimeter was used to calculate IHP on steam engines after you took a card with the indicator. I do have a Dobie Macinnes indicator still in original box and also a planimeter. The first I bought in a car boot sale the other I bought on Ebay. I would...

I agree with all the others I have had a swivel vice for the last sixteen years and I have never used it. Without out it you have more height and less weight to lift!!! I am in stationary engine collecting.

Thanks for your offer, if I get stuck I will come back to you. I have just ordered a set of drawings from George De Angelis for the Ford Quadricycle.

Thanks Tom T, I am not in a hurry, at the moment I am working on Ford's First engine and at the same time I am preparing all the materials and part to make Fords Quadricycle, That is apart from taking care of my collection of 117 stationary engines:-)))

Anybody can tell me were I can find a set of drawings for the BENZ 1886.

Hi Tom T I am John Hili from Malta at the moment I am in the process of building the Ford Quadricycle and afterwards I am interested in building the Benz. As for machining I have a fully equipped workshop. The only problem I see is the bevel gears can you please tell me were you bought them? As...