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I got the plans from a youtube creator named Ade Swash. He just called it a wig-wag engine. btw...I'm pretty sure I follow you on youtube as well

I have turned cast iron with ease. I made a ER32 collet chuck for the lathe from a piece of 4140 shaft and that pushed the lathe to its limits. As long as you have the time to take small cuts (some material .25 mm at a time) it works well. I really like the variable speed control to adjust as...

That is very nice. The brass and wood look spectacular together

Here is the first engine I have built. I started it Jan. 1, 2020 and completed it Feb. 10, 2020. I used bits and pieces I have managed to scrounge up. I was very happy when it worked on the first try.

I'm just going to chime in with a picture of my lathe. I searched for almost a year till I decided to import this from China. I had a very tight budget so my options were very limited. This is an 8 x 16 model. I has some limitations since its only about 100 lbs. It will take a bit of work to get...

Hey Rudy, I am intrigued with the hit and miss engine you mentioned. I'm not sure if my skill level has reached that point yet, but, I do want to build one someday. Did you machine all the pieces from stock or make castings? Are there prints available?

Hello, I am looking forward to interacting with the members of this group. I have had a dream of building scale model engines for many years. In the last year I have acquired a bench top mill and an 8 x 16 lathe. I just completed my first single cylinder wobbler engine with great success...