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Yes thanks you Hanz ,sorry for the late reply I've been a bit busy but did receive the plans thank you

That would be very much appreciated in I could get a copy from you Hans

Hi I would like to know and not sure if it is allowed .If anyone can help me lay my hands on a set of plans for Jan Ridders simple 2 stroke engine .Whilst im at a loose end id like to start buildingbone as it looks like a nice little engine to build .I have sent emails to his email address in...

Hello everyone hope you are all safe and well at home My latest project ive been working on tbe last couole of weeks .Double actingvsteam engine built with no plans .Just made it uo along the way how i wanted it . Bore 20mm Stroke 32mm Double acting Runs on very low pressure and can be...

Good to hear your well George I was wondering where you had disappeared to . Glad your back into the build and have a few issues sorted out in regards to design and a plan in place as im following with interest .

Brilliant Brian she looks very happy to see you .

Love it Brian that thing is running as sweet as a nut really looking forward to hear it with hit and miss lever in place

I would recomend these for anyone not just newbie. I made my own and a set for my father who is well over 80 years old .He has used nothing else since he wished he had them 60 od years ago .

Well after a lot of thought and looking at new chinese lathes i decided on this lot as is was only 200 bucks more than a new al250 chinese lathe I ended up with Boxford aud with vertical mill attachment .3c collet chuck with collets and drawbar .t slot table .quick change toolpost and loads of...

Yes seems like you were in the right place at right time Rod I do like the 336 and i have a similar version in thailand but its a 750 between centers and is perfect for fitting in a room with limited space .But theý do not seem to have the 336 here and smaller than a 900 between centers .This is...

Rod is there another version of AL250G as the ones i have been looking at have 26mm bore and AL336 that i have looked at have 38mm bore bothe have gear head and also gear box for thread cutting however the AL336 can do both metric and imperial without to much fuss aposed to the AL250 is a little...

Im actually in ozz now and been looking at second hand lathes and they seem to be going for silly money and when you tally it all up i think better of to by new again Been looking at AL336 which is basically what i have now in thailand at scare and forbes with dro and most of the good...

I Realise this is an old thread but just thought id drop a line and see how everyones al336s are hanging in .I am actually looking at these with interest as ive been looking at al250 but to me it seems to make sense to go for al336 Bigger spindle bore Foot brake More threading options The list...

Mainly interested in Small engines George .I have made a couple of Air and steam engines now and looking at starting on a webster ic engine soon .I make a lot of my own tooling and am set up to machine gears ets and have done so in the past .My work shop in Thailand is quite well set up with...

Hi George My situation at the moment is I work overseas and live in Thailand with my family and have done so for past 15 years .I have a mill ,Lathe and quite a lot of tooling and arbors etc I've made over the years since there that I use for hobby machining now and plan to keep it all there...

Hi George Im back in perth on holidays just now i have done some hunting around for MCdonald manual and there was one forsale but by the time i called it had sold .However when talking to the guy he gave me details off were he purchased it from as it is still Available as a reprint from a web...

Thanks for the feed back Peter .May i ask how does it do on mild steel .Obviiusly it would not perform like my zx47 however is it capable of nibbling away at mild steel within reason ?Also would a small indexing head with a 100mm centerline be okay on the table as i would like the capabilities...

Yes i was looking at the DRO read out and yeh the read out looks good but a fair chunck of fun tokens to set it up like you say buying tbe strip at 64 then the mag pick up 74 bucks you do that a few times it adds up sharpish lol.I will sign up once im back in a reasonable wifi area asjust nowim...