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Hi all, i have a couple of little engines under my belt now, both flame lickers the jan ridders internal valve and the Poppin engine. I wanted to venture away from flame lickers for my next project but was unsure what to do, i didnt want to make a steam/air engine as i dont have a compressed air...

It has probably been said before but does anyone have any tips for maintaining the shine from polished metals, brass tends to tarnish fairly rapidly i was just wondering if there was anythin to prevent it. I dont know if lacquer is an option but will lacquer even adhere to a polished surface...

Hi all, Just trying to get myself established on this forum, my name is Joe i am 30 years old and a mechanical engineer from Devon in the UK. This is the first engine i have built and i have thoroughly enjoyed building it and was even more delighted when it actually worked! Luckily it didn't...

Hi folks, i have built the ridders internal valve flame licker engine, as most of you will know they are quite tempremental etc. Having looked at many videos of different types of flame licker engine there are many which appear to be alot more robust, easier to start, more responsive and have...

Hi all, been browsing the site for sometime now, my name is Joe im a 30 year old mechanical maintenance engineer and fully qualified carpenter from devon UK. Ive always been very keen on making things and have recently got in to model engines. I have made my first model which is the jan...