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Hi I am interested in the 1/3 scale air cooled engine dimensions. I need to acess if I can do the kit on my 9 x 20 lathe and little else machinery. Dennis

Hi I am thinking about starting an engine with an igniter. The mechanical switch in the cylinder is fairly simple. Does any one have guidance or plans for the inductor coil. THe coils I read about call for soft iron. Will some of the leaded steels be soft enough or do I have to hunt up some...

Hi THis old brass engine has run. It was given to me to clean up and make run. So far it has a buzz box like a model A. The box is supplied with about 15 volts AC from a transformer, I get no action. the vibrating point plate doesn't

I am milling a mild steel bar to take a carbide tool. I used 20 mule team borax and some brass shim stock to braze a piece of carbide to the mild steel bar Dennis

I know this is not a model to be shown but I think I have read about mixing casting sand with motor oil ( may be used). I don't know how well this works but worth a try. I do know of a chemical that uses CO2 to harden it, single use. Dennis

Hi I recently purchased an old cast iron power hack saw. I am in the process of making bushings and replacing a 1" bar the big gear runs on. I had to make a blade tension lever that was missing. It runs 12 inch blades. I need a motor. Harbor freight has a 1/2 HP unit that should be satisfactory.

Hi I have had this mini lathe Kit for some time. I added a 4" 3 jaw chuck. I up graded the ball bearings on the spindle to better ball bearings. The tapered bearing mod had not happened yet. I noticed during interrupted cut the tool holder was bobbing up and down. I added extra gib...

Hi I experienced the chilled hard spots in some cast pieces. It occurs to me the cast bits could be heat treated to remove these hard spots. Question heat to what temp and cool slow? Any ideas?

Hi I have had a wilton 8" bench grinder for some time now. It always vibrated badly. I tried making new inner washers out of some cast iron I had. Making them a tight fit on the 5/8" shafts helped some, but not enough. I found the sleeve adapters were a little loose. This allowed the wheels...