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congrats that's a very tidy wee unit Gabby

Hi there Brian, I watch your builds in awe, as getting to your level of expertise, may take a little while for me. Many thanks for your comments and I hope to have an engine worthy of putting my flywheel on. Graham

Hi there Alan, Wow, that is a beautiful engine and looks like a relatively easy build, however on reading your notes ,I see you recommend a smaller diameter flywheel than the one you made. I am thinking that I might go into the shed with an IC engine in mind and see what falls out of my tools. I...

Hi John, thanx for the info, I did consider doing exactly what you have described and then thought that once the flywheel is attached, I should have no need to remove it that often. I do have a question though, is 5 degrees to much of an angle or would a lesser taper angle be more suitable? ie:-...

As the title suggests, I've been having a play with my dividing head. I have been house bound for a couple of weeks now, and managed to get some quality alone time in my shed, I started out by making a steel boss for a flywheel on my lathe and it grew from there. Sorry there is no build log or...

Hi there "big", As much as I would enjoy your lovely machine at my place, I think the transport to N.Z. might just make it "cost prohibitive" dammit Cheers Graham

hi there, just wondering if this thread has ended or maybe you finished the engine without a commentary. Sorry I have only just found your build thread, as I was researching the billabong engine as an engine worth getting the castings for and I am very impressed with your description of your...

Looking good Gus, I will be following this one too. Graham Mmmmm fishing;D

Hi ya Paul, You are coming on great with this one, I like the use of the heat/shrink process I must try it myself someday' Cheers Graham :cool:

Niiiice one Gus, you should be very proud of Webbie she looks really pretty all dressed up and sparkly. woohoo1th_wavwoohoo1

Please make another movie, but not a scarey one eh. Graham :eek:

Awww the new baby is born, congratulations big fella. Cheers;D:)

Hi there Gus, I can see that I have to get A into G and build myself one of those (Grrrrr, so many other things to do :rant:) thanx Gus. Cheers Graham :D

nearly there, just the little bits that seem so frustrating. Cheers Graham ;D;D

I am in awe of your building skills Gus, and the time taken to do the build is impressive, and we get some history lessons on the way. Man, that is great. Gus, the happy fisherman no ? Gus, the happy machinist yes ?

Hi Chuck , yes I have to agree with you $3000 is a bit much as that would go a long way towards a new mill with the bells and whistles for me. Cheers Graham

Hi there Yuriy,Ha Ha I can't imagine what I would use a 6 mile measure @.0002 resolution for, maybe for an inter stellar launch pad or aligning a radio telescope array lol. I was only thinking of the size difference between, say a Shirline mini and maybe a mid sized Bridgeport knee mill, There...

Thank you all for your comments and recommendations, being in NZ it is not so easy to get the quality gear that is on offer in other parts of the world. So on that theme, what is the Rolls Royce (brand names) of CNC and DRO as most things are source-able from the inter-web thingy, secondly a mid...

Niiiice ;D not a wasted trip then lol. Graham

Hi there Eight ball, I have a friend here in Auckland New Zealand who has the same sort of back ground as you and he is slowly getting into the hobby to as he has been restoring motor bikes for a hobby. It seems his good lady has said enough bikes already, so he is looking at making models now...