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Wow! Great stuff.

I've somehow missed this build also. Great work, I look forward to seeing it running.

Thanks Andrew, I'm enjoying this. I'm yet to build a combustion engine but when I do the Webster will be on my list. Oh, by the way, I'm a draftsman and your drawings look fine to me - except for those funny dimensions """ :D. Cheers John

What you have found is correct. It doesn't matter how you cool copper for annealing.

Yeah, that's very well done.

Both working fine here.

Looks and sounds great Peter. John

I'm following Peter. Nice work and photos, and runs nicely too. Cheers John

This is the original build thread by Stew Hart. https://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/threads/potty-lads-and-dads-mill-engine.20650/

You should be very happy with that. Nice work.

G'day Gordon, I'm a long time user of Visual/Generic Cadd also but only a learner in model engine building. I've used Brian's method on occasions with success. John

Hey Jay Have you got a photo or a link to of your saw. Sorry Andy. John

That's really well presented John, very nice.

That looks like a good start.

That's nice. I like the incorporation of timber.

If you're making both parts it will not matter what pitch you use.

Thanks Herbie. Your avatar looks very much like a Potty too - is it? Cheers John

Thanks SS. No, I haven't decided what's next, other than finish the disc sander that I started last year.

OK so I can't upload a movie that I took with my ipad so I'll have to try the one I did with my camera. It's fairly crappy and has no sound unfortunately - and the sound is the best part. And again I get "Invalid File" - sorry, you will just have to take my word that it runs. If you saw the...

I have have just completed my first build and it runs. I'm very new to working with metal and at times thought I had bitten off more than I could chew but got there in the end. I made a few changes along the way mainly to utilise material that I had on hand. I'll try to load a movie also.