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With a little run in time and tweaks, I got engine running at 3.5 Psi :)

first guest is K1oo Cast tooling plate. Its one of the plates that alway have a plastic sheet on it to protect the finish. Is the chip a dull looking when cutting? Its also a little on the gummy side cutting too. If its Cast plate, is soft and tension is only about 3200 psi, where 6061 t6 is...

Larger does help, but still has its engineering challenges. Gradcad,com is a good link to get files. I liked the solidwork files, you can download. easy to make English or metric , because there are dims missing on the prints. I sure lots of members don't have a way to work with solidworks...

Running on 6 PSI then faster note nickel on frame

Just finished a larger scale of Gerry's Beam Engine. 1.5 bore by 3" stroke. 12" scale laying in front of engine. I used the prints , but scaled it up 3 times. Made a lot of changes to prints , small improvement that helped I believe making it more solid and easier to line up. Build time...

Whats the chance you drilled through part and hit a hard steel parallel under it on the edge ?

Retired Toolmaker, now playing in home shop. But shop is far from your hobby type. CNC mill, lathe and manuals too. Cadcam system, Surfcam. Willing to help anyone with design or questions. Dennis