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I like the old iron as well. Several friends and I have restored 2 1940 JD H tractors. We have a Farmall Cub on deck now, and a JD 420C Crawler in the fixing to get ready. I also have several old engines. A 1928 McCormick Deering 1.5hp, a LeRoi 12hp, and a 41 Evinrude 5hp inboard. The model ones...

Beautiful work as usual. Thanks again and keep up the good work.

The jewelers saw is a great idea. I usually use a hack saw, and the small things look like they have been hacked. Keep up the inspiring work. Thanks again. Allen.

The drive system bearings for my lathe and the bearings in my lathe are cast iron and have no wear even though they are 50+ years old. That said, seeing as how you are building the brackets, why wouldn't you use ball bearings.

Oh, I believe we all were. At least I was. I'm still not sure about the tools needed. I check this site every day and learn a little more. Seeing how someone actually builds one of these engines helps a lot. Especially when you can ask them a question. Magazines are neat to look at, but not...

As usual beautiful work. Thanks for sharing. I am learning a bunch just following this thread. Happy Thanksgiving!!

That is one beautiful engine. Thank you for sharing it with us. :bow:

Nice! Very professional looking. :bow:

The lathe. It is a 1940s era South Bend 9A with a 54" bed. It hasn't seen a lot of use, but when I found it it was in a shed covered with dirt and grime. I gave $400 for it. I spent hours trying to get it clean and finally ended up carrying it to the car wash and blasting it. Then I spent...

My experience with reaming is exactly 0. I bought them a week ago. Since I bought a set of over/under reams, I had originally planed to ream to .499 and then to .501. I figured the .002 step would be small enough to eliminate the the chip problem. I grabbed the wrong reamer and started with the...

Having never built an engine from scratch, I figured I had better start with something EZ. The aluminum for the base hasn't come in yet so I started with the cylinder. I had some 3/4 square in stock. The only issue I had was reaming the bore. I guess I rushed it and scored the cylinder. I had to...

I believe I like this design better. The green one looks like it should shake apart any second now. http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/index.php?topic=5977.0

Deanofid, your work is amazing! I have had Taig lathe for almost 10 years and it has never turned (pun intended) out that kind of work. I shoved it out of the way when I got a Southbend 9a. I will have to uncover it and tune it back up. The big one is good for large items but I had forgotten how...

I bought it from a guy on Johns Island SC about three years ago and just sold it to a guy in Alabama. We should be at Aiken next year. We also usually make the one in Moncks Corner, and the Sparkelberry show in Columbia. Look forward to seeing you at some of them.

Try these people:https: www.surpluscenter.com/home.asp They carry an assortment of gear motors as well as chain and sprockets that could be used to hook it all up.

Check this link: http://www.mini-lathe.com/Mini_lathe/Tool_grinding/tool_grinding.htm The next to the last paragraph is the relevant one.

Cedge, do you ever get down to the Aiken Farm Fest? I didn't make it this year, but last year I showed up in a bright yellow 57 Chevy wagon pulling a trailer full of engines. This one:

No, that is a 40s era Schwinn with one of those cheap E-bay engines on it. Fun to ride around the neighbor hood. People hear it coming and expect to see a kid on a moped instead of a old fat guy on an antique bike. ;D

Brass uses a lot less rake on the cutters. I have even used a HSS bit blank to cut brass with success. A bit that cuts steel well will grab brass and stall my lathe.

I'm down on the coast in Charleston. I love your neck of the woods though. My mother is originally from Pickens so I spent a lot of time up there as a kid. Checking out your web site is kind of depressing. Those engines look like jewelry. I don't think I will ever be that good, though I will try.