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I just finished a fuel tank and wanted to share it with you. The tank is 1-1/2' in diameter and will be used to supply fuel to a Hit and Miss engine, the Farmboy designed by Jerry Howell. The brass fuel tank was fabricated from a salvaged piece of tubing from a sink drain. The end caps were...

Recently at my club’s meeting, a question was raised about Knurl Pitches and getting knurl patterns to track repeatedly through part revolutions. It was conceded that for knurling soft materials such as 6061 Aluminum, one could “mash” the knurl die into the part until the die tracked. But what...

Last year I traveled and displayed a couple of my projects at a show. I made do with cardboard boxes and a milk crate which were not very accommodating. I vowed to do better and came up with: My custom made crate and the engine base I have a couple of other engines needing the same line...

The Zero Six was featured in the May-June 2006 issue of Model Engine Builder. Dario Brisighella authored the original plans for this horizontal single cylinder, IC, Hit and Miss engine This is my version of Dario's engine. My modifications to Dario's design: 1.0" Bore and 1.5"...

I finally came up with a cylinder head arrangement for my Panther Pup. But I am concerned on several issues. First, this engine as originally designed tends to over heat so I may not have enough fin area. Second, I planed to use long reach spark plugs but even the longer plugs are .050" short...

While in the UK I saw several vendors offering linear digital scales. These scales varied in length from 8" to 24" and were available with horizontal or vertical display panels. The price of the scales were approximately $50 US and I got the impression that they were quite popular in the UK...

Some time ago I saw a piston ring splitter that was featured in SIC? And now I have use for such a device. I have pictures of the tool but additional guidance would be appreciated. How are the cutter blanks held in the body? Is there a special procedure to cut the chisels on center? What issue...

A reminder to all that the Western Model Engine Exhibition (WEME) is less than 20 days away, July 19 & 20, 2008 http://www.wemeshow.com/ The show is in Vallejo, California which is in the San Francisco Bay Area. This is the 2nd show hosted by the Bay Area Engine Modelers and promoted by Model...

I am building the Panther Pup, a 4 cylinder 4 stroke IC Engine which was designed by the late Bill Reichart. The original engine was built in bronze and it was intended for display as opposed to the engine powering a craft. My build is based on Aluminium Castings as you can see in the attached...

Last December I was frightened by the task of stamping digits on the dial of a Boring Head that I had just completed. After posting my fears in the Tips and Trick section and receiving some encouragement from the group, I tackled the problem. As cautioned a slight amount of grinding was...

I am in the final stage of making a boring head design by George H. Thomas. I am proud of my workmanship to date but now I face the problem of lettering the graduated dial. The dial is brass, one inch in diameter. Looks like a coin. I need to letter the dial at the 0, 5, 10 ,15, and 20...