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Hi all, I have deliberated where to place this post, and this seemed to be the best fit. Mods please move if in the wrong place! I have recently re-read the whole of our dear friend Ron Chernich's ModelEngineNews site for which I had a membership DVD. I see there were a number of...

Not a build thread, but here is a picture of my 'Bill' built in 2003.

I have the plans somewhere for a small engine compression tester that was designed by the late Bob Shores. They were made available from the floridaame.org website. The tester used a small pressure gauge with a 1/8"NPT that are typically used on pneumatic fittings, and a non-return valve to...

That is looking excellent Brian - I am inspired to get out in the workshop and get working on my one! ;) Anthony

I am amazed at how this thread that I started all that time ago has progressed. Following Michael and Brian's progress has been a great way to spend a couple of hours, and has prompted me to try and get out to the shop and make some more progress... You have both made a great job of your...

So they'll be running by Sunday then? ;) Here's hoping!

Amazing work Ramon! Really can't wait to see how the rest of the parts turn out! I am building two Spareys - well, it could be three. I found some porosity in one of the castings, which Hemingway replaced FOC. I don't think it will be detrimental to the running of the engine, but I may just...

I am following your build with interest Ramon - as I have all of your other 'adventures' on this and the Model Engineer site. Your pictures and methods are certainly an inspiration for me to get back out in the workshop sometime soon for some I/C - the only thing I have made recently have been...

Not a lot has happened recently - the arrival of my daughter back in September '10 saw to that. :) I am starting to get some more free time now, so may be able to make some more progress. There are a few more progress photos that I haven't posted - will dig them out and post them up a bit...

They are M10 x 1mm. Regards, Anthony

Hi Omidn, The fuel for the engine is the same as for most other small diesels - a typical mix is equal parts of ether, kerosene and castor oil. The engine will run on varying mixtures of these three ingredients. Most of the questions you have asked are on the Modelenginenews.org site - the...

Hi kvom, I have followed the build of your Liney Halo engine - I think the skill level on that would be about the same as the Edwards, if not higher, due to the small size of the parts involved. The only 'extras' on this engine compared to yours, which can up the required skill level, are the...

The plans can be downloaded FOC when you join the Yahoo group "R&R Engines" (radial and round). The designer, Forrest Edwards, gave permission for his plans to be CADed and distributed freely. The CAD work was done by Robert Seigler - might be worth approaching him to see if the plans could be...

Thanks for the kind words everyone. Here are some more photos... Cylinder Heads These parts involve probably the longest total build time of all the parts on the engine. A fixture was used which allowed any set-ups to be re-used for all of the heads in turn. This worked out well... Firstly...

Hi guys, I have created a new thread with some pictures of my radial build in progress. http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/index.php?topic=7610.0 Happy New Year! Anthony

Happy New Year everyone! Following a request from another member, I have uploaded some photos of my Edwards 5 cylinder radial engine that has been an on-going project for a few years now. Construction commenced in March 2004. Here is the starting point.... This was about £60 ($120 at the...

Hi Smitty, I have an Edwards radial work-in-progress at the moment. I started it in March 2004, and it is still on-going (although I did move workshop twice in that time). Most of the large components, such as the crankcase, gearcase, cam, crankshaft conrods, pistons and heads are complete...

Thanks for your reply. This also on Win7 64 bit. The error seems to happen randomly, on whatever drawing I am working on. I am just working through some of the on-line tutorials at the moment. I haven't had a chance to test the software again since my post, but thinking about it, I wonder if...

Is anybody running the latest version of Alibre Design? I am running Windows 7, so I have to use this version. I have downloaded and used the trial, but the software seems to be a bit temperamental, throwing up exception errors every now and again. Has anybody else experienced any issues with...

Hi Phelgmatic/Gordy It is a BH600 lathe - well observed! ;D I am very pleased with the machine - I have converted it to use a variable speed drive, which is invaluable in my opinion. I fitted this from new, so never used the lathe in 'standard' mode. It is substantial bit of kit, and can...