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Dear forum, I'm currently thinking about coating options for aluminum cylinders. Wouldn't it be nice to not have to install a cast iron liner? What should definitely work is hard chrome plating. However, this is not something you can do by yourself and requires a professional company. But what...

Hello, I always have problems getting a decent sound when shooting a video of a model engine. My P9 phone isn't the newest, but it fails totally to record a reasonable sound. I'm quite sure that an external microphone would produce a better result. Does anyone have experience in this direction...

I would like to ask if somebody can give me a hint about the inner works of the crank case ventilation of the 3W Anzani. I assume its simple, like the rest of the engine. ;) I guess it hat to vent in both directions, so maybe there is only a piece of felt in it? regards Robert

Hi, currenty I'm preparing a scale rebuilt of the Anzani 3W dated from 1909 (Bleriot Type). A big challenge for me. At the Internets archive, i found a scetch of the crankcase, with some dimensions on it. https://web.archive.org/web/20081013122643/http://www.bleriot.org/sketch/front.htm...

Hi all, after nearly one year of work, I finished my build of the Felgiebel engines. The original intention to start this project was to obtain some knowlegde about 3D construction and printing, building sandcast moulds and finally the aluminium casting process itself. Once I´ve got the...

Don't know if some people here around from the south of Germany, but If you are interested: http://www.deutsches-museum.de/flugwerft/information/kalender/ereignis/termine/event//tx_cal_phpicalendar/modellmotore_und_dampfmaschinen-1//2018/11/01/ I'l be there showing the Gnome and some others.

Hi engineers, can anybody give me a hint where I might buy or get drawings for the Anzani 3 cyl. fan engine like it was mounted in the Bleriot XI? I know, there was a set of drawings from Alfred Eichinger in Strictly IC issues 81-84. Unfortunatley the back issues seems to be no longer...

Dear all, after finish the Mono (http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/showthread.php?t=27456) I was looking forward to find a new project. When beeing at an exhibition I meet a guy that was showing an Felgiebel engine. It's supposed to be one of the first model engines available in Germany...

Hello Folks, I want to say hello to you. Not too early after reading this forum for several years :-) I'm 45 years old, but I came to Model Engine Building at the age of about 12 years when my father started to build his own. At that time we often were at Deutsches Museum Munich. They had...