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Will it run at any speed?

Good! I use Coleman camp fuel. I have never fouled the plug or changes the carburetor setting in several years. Running approximately three full days per year.

Hello Master. Is there black smoke in the exhaust?

Thanks Todd, this is helpful.

I as well have had trouble with getting a valve to seat proper. There are three methods I have read about: Match the angle of the valve and seat, say 45 Deg. ; Mismatch by one degree; or omit the angle on the seat and simply install a slight chamfer. Is there a one best method?

Gentlemen, I think the bigger problem has not been mentioned. That is “forgetting it’s there” especially on small lathes. I have seen nearly finished work like crank shafts with multiple journals ruined in a split second.

Jerry Howel’s Farm Boy, Ducloses’ Topsy Turvey and the Zero-Six found in Model Engine Building.

I enjoy the machining hobby and have made