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I do not need to find the center of a bore or center of an OD often enough to justify an expensive coaxial indicator such as a Blake. Then there is the argument about the accuracy of coaxial indicators. I decided to build my own tool for the mill. This is the design I came up with. The geometry...

I have just about completed the build of my 1913 Fairbanks Morse tractor. It has an H&M engine with an external radiator. The cylinder is a wet cast iron sleeve but the coolant jacket is steel. I am concerned about internal rust. What kind of coolant should one use that is an easy cleanup. Any...

I have been making good progress with my Fairbanks Morse Tractor project. I got it running for the first time yesterday. I have a lot of details and performance issues remaining but I am happy with this milestone. You can see more on my web site www.thekilmerplace.com.

I am making slow progress on this project. I have the differential, transmission (forward and reverse) , and clutch almost complete. I had to cut about 15 gears, Three of them have 144 teeth each. The area around the clutch is very tight. I am now working on the flat drive pulley and...

I am making slow progress on this project. I have the power train almost complete, differental, transmission, and clutch. In all I had to cut about 15 gears, Three of the gears have 144 teeth and I had a problem and had to do them twice. Clearances are very tight in places. Now on to the...

I have completed the running gear, frame, steering, and canopy. Now the real work and fun begins, the design and build of the engine and drive train.

I needed a new big project after finishing my 1804 steam locomotive last year. I decided to build a model of a 1913 Fairbanks Morse oil(kerosene) tractor, model 15 - 25. Since I do not have access to a real tractor I am building this from photos so it will not be an exact scale model. Here is...

This is a Mill Steam Engine I designed and built. They were kind of a generic steam engine used in mills and manufacturing in the 1800's and early 1900's.

This is a winding steam engine I recently designed and built. It is a very smooth running engine. This type engine with the hoist was used to move miners and ore up and down the vertical shaft of mines.

This is a Hit & Miss engine I designed and built a few years back. It is my first major engine build.

I recently built this band car. I am working on a display.

I built this model during the past year. I have a lot more stuff on my web site: www.thekimerplace.com

Here are several of my engine projects: http://www.thekilmerplace.com/steam%20engine%20page.html http://www.thekilmerplace.com/winding%20steam%20engine%20page.html http://www.thekilmerplace.com/engine.html You can view the non engine stuff st: http://www.thekilmerplace.com/index.html

You can see these pictures and a video of the engine on my web site at: www.thekilmerplace.com.