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I go to this show every year Its overcast and mid 70 F today here in central Florida. Mostly real hit and miss engines, antique tractors etc. Very useful to me to see real size ones. They have an operating 1916 Case tractor which I used as a reference when building the well known Rudy's Tractor...

Hi, I'm looking for help with designing and building a screen cooler tank for a 1/8 scale Nash 25 HP vertical engine. Documenting the build on this site. The only member that I have seen do something similar is Jason B and he executed it very well. Various images from researching the topic...

Hello All, Wanted to share some pictures and videos of a very interesting and unique internal combustion engine that I built several years ago. There are several members that have built this engine already and their information was extremely helpful. A lot of information exists on the web...

Hello All, I am attempting to build a 1/8 scale replica of an 1898 Nash two cylinder four stroke engine using a beautiful book by Doug Kelley. Doug uses the silver brazed method of fabrication and I needed to improve my skills in that regard. A very well executed 2021 build is logged by...

Hello, New project is a 3/4 inch per foot scale model of a Case steam traction engine that is located nearby at a fairgrounds in central Florida. I never gave much thought to these tractors until a colleague at work told me about the Case 150HP that was recreated in the Midwest by a young man...

If you are anywhere near southeast of nowhere, this is always a hidden gem https://floridaflywheelers.org/

Hello all, Wanted to share what a "modern" steam boiler tube looks like. They are very thin compared to coal boiler tubes because they have much less heat input. The tubes pictured had failed because of u-bolts that hold gas baffle plates became loose. These tubes are midway back in the heat...

Often a family member will see something, and ask if I can make it. Yesterday I was challenged to fabricate a Christmas count down similar to this.... While I discussed the design constraints with the customer, we said " wouldn't it be neat if the star was brass?" I had a leftover 3" cast brass...

Hello all, I am attempting to build a scale version of an interesting two cylinder steam engine that uses an unique valve train. Plans are available online. I found an archived copy of an antique model engineering magazine from 1905. Here is the side elevation I chose 0.6 scale to suit my...

Hello, In between projects at the moment, so making some tooling and doing maintenance on equipment in the home-shop. One of the things that is missed on most import hobbyist mills are table stops. My G0704 has decent ones on the x-axis, but none on the y-axis. I had added one for the front of...

Hello all, Just finished a customized version of Steve Huck's Demon V8. Started building last May 2021 and it runs pretty well on pump gas and acetone. Learned to nickel plate, TIG weld aluminum, cut dovetails and and cast parts using lost foam method. Its using a Jerry Howell TIM-6 transistor...