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    My closed crankcase Hoglet - video updated

    Great job ,i am almost done with mine ,going to start making gas tank next i really like the enclosed crankcase and cam housing .
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    Hi From Australia,

    Welcome aboard there is lots of information here if you do not see what you're looking for Ask .
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    Need help with this drawing

    Thanks all, I figured someone had built this Hoglet engine on here before ,this is my first foray into internal combustion engine built a few steam engines and air plane stuff. I saw this on you tube and it looked like a lot of fun to build this summer, I have the cranks done and am just...
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    Need help with this drawing

    I believe all of you are correct it seems to be a non critical dimension ,i can not see anything in the supplied plans or writings to account for it . I wound up setting the sides in .625 and used a .25 radius in the corners ,i just went for what looks symmetrical. I would like to thank...
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    Need help with this drawing

    I am trying to determine the width of the part in the center ,there is no dimension given and i am sure there is away to determine this but i do not know it . There is also no radius given for the corners of it .
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    Fix for porosity in brass ?

    I got some A2 tool steel in a round 4.25 diameter and 4 inches in length for about $60.00 plus shipping best i could find at the time . Turned down the flywheel and left .1875 it just cleaned up at that, and the porosity came all the way across to within a 1/8th of the other side. I have...
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    Fix for porosity in brass ?

    Thanks Ken ,i am looking at possibilities i intend to try a few experiments on some brass and see what i get , Happy Holidays to all and i hope and i mean really hope for a better new year because the last couple have been not so good !
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    Fix for porosity in brass ?

    Sorry about the last post i just realized that picture came thru full size ,i ordered a cast iron flywheel but i am definitely going to turn the brass one down and fit a brass tire on it, that is as soon as i can find some brass that size for less than a hundred dollars ,man have prices shot up...
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    Fix for porosity in brass ?

    Thanks everyone for all the posts you gave me some great ideas on how to save the flywheel ,i especially liked the idea of turning down the rim and fitting a brass ring to the spokes here is a little picture of another model i just finished .
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    Fix for porosity in brass ?

    Thanks, i believe that will work have not run across this sight before , i will place a order .
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    Fix for porosity in brass ?

    That's what i was afraid of , i thought about trying to drill and braze it but i think i would wind up with a bigger mess than i have already . I believe i will hunt around for a replacement of cast iron and see what i can find, it's kind of a odd ball size 4.1875 finish dia. and 9/16 width...
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    Fix for porosity in brass ?

    I everyone hope you are doing well i, i am having a issue with a casting i purchased some time ago and the issue is porosity in the flywheel as you can see in the picture . Just thought i would see if anyone had any better ideas than trying to braze it .
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    Upright steam engine from castings on E-bay

    Hi everyone , i bought these castings from a Gentleman on E-bay overall they were of excellent quality ,there are no plans you just some basic info like stroke and a few other items of interest . Has been fun building it the only thing i could not do was the flywheel its about 11 inches in a...
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    If we can post a turning job that's to big for my lathe

    Thanks to everyone ! a member has contacted me and is going to do the job for me .such nice folks here gives you hope for the future. This flywheel is from a casting kit on ebay for the large upright column engine 17.5 inches tall. LIVE STEAM ENGINE COLUMN STYLE STATIONARY MODEL CASTING SET...
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    If we can post a turning job that's to big for my lathe

    I do have two mills one cnc and one regular mill but no rotary table ,i thought about milling , but decided against that i only have one shot and i would hate to ruin a flywheel. I put up a request for quote on another sight and i am having to put up a detailed drawing for quote i am working on...
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    If we can post a turning job that's to big for my lathe

    I am In Las Vegas ,i will ship it to wherever it needs to go and back that's no problem ,
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    If we can post a turning job that's to big for my lathe

    Hi ,everyone i need to get a 11" flywheel turned it's to big for my lathe ,so i was wondering if i could pay someone to do it for me? and if we can do this ,where would one post it?
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    Better Gibs for mini lathe

    I made some of leaded bronze bearing material came in a rod , for my 9x20 been in use for years now with no problems my originals looked like bad bananas and were always coming loose or to tight in spots and i had to resurface some of the slides as they had high low spots i scraped them in...
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    Re: crooked core in cyl casting

    Hi everyone ,I came up with a solution to the problem of the cylinder bore being off center ,I am boring them out to 1.25 or .25 Over ,they would not be usable other wise, in the measurements on the surface plate i came up short and they would also not match up with the valve rod center either...
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    Re: crooked core in cyl casting

    Thank you all for helping ,what a response i am humbled , i would like to thank all who replied ,i spoke with Pm research they were very nice and asked me to send back the casting ,but in the same breath they told me they did not have a replacement as these engines are on backorder . So i...
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