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Last year I built the wobble plate engine and it ran so well I decided to make a twin. I have let it set on the shelf long enough. I was able to get into the shop today and put some finishing touches on it so I can take it to Cabin Fever. I need to catch up with Stan Rof}...

I just finished most of the details With the clock here are a photo. I will put a video of it working lat this week along with some photos Dave

I took a well needed break form the shop. The cold the snow so I am in the sun and heat of Jamaica. :cool: Dave

Well for once I was in the right place at the right time. I was able to pick up this great looking 9 Inch Southbend Lathe. I was surprised with the amount of tooling that came with it. It came with a 3 jaw chuck with 2 set of jaws, A small dog/face plate, Steady rest as well as a lever collet...

Well I jumped in with two feet. Tonight was my first attempt at sand casting . With help from Dave (a.k.a. aonemarine) who loaned me his small foundry made with a coffee can. I was able to melt some brass which was already in the crucible with some add in by me. The Brass took forever to melt...

I hope all our friends in the Midwest are holding up. Wow with so much destruction it's hard to believe not more are dead. God bless all involved. Dave

I started the Opposed after seeing Chepo45's done. I have been at it for a few weeks and got alot done. I completed the arms and conecting rods today. I changed the arms to give them some shape but I dont care for them so I will have to redraw them. Here are a few pictures of what I have done so...

I made Elmers standby last year and thought it would look good as a double. I drew it up in cad and did some modifications and came up with this. Dave

HELP!!!!!!!!!!! I got my engine complete but I can't seem to get the valve correct. I need help from someone who has built this engine. The discription in the plans are not clear to me on how it is to be set. Dave

Im getting excited to got to cabin fever again this year. I wanted to know if anyone knew if they were doing a cnc seminar on friday again this year. I plan on being there friday-sunday with my engines. Dave

Im in the middle of the Elmers Wobble Plate engine and as with most engines I build autocad is involved. I draw the engine as a solid so I can see the relation of the parts. This causes me problems as I want to modify the engine;D. I modeled a vtwin of the Wobble plate but cant decide on the...

Well with NEMOC getting his scotty complete and made mention of A 2 cylinder that made me want to complete my drawings of the version I plan on making. I made the frame and 2 cylinders today and hope to complete most of the other parts on Sunday. Here are a few photos and cad drawing of the...

Is anyone going to the cnc build class in Ann Arbor Mi. I just paid for my spot in the class :big: Dave

I would like to know if anyone has the new hi torque with a solid (no-tilt head) head? I want to know if it is any better than the tilt version. I have other questions as well but will wait and see if anyone has one. Dave

I am going to display my air engines at Cabin Fever and wanted to know what size the air lines are so I can get what I need. Dave

Well its I finished the Scotty Engine except the base. This is number 4 of elmers engines I have built. Thanks to Cheepo I have built 2 in 2 weeks. I built the Standby after seeing his at lunch a few weeks ago.(his look much better than mine) Here are videos of both running Elmers Scotty...

I would like to know if anyone is using this machine? http://www.littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=3501&category=1241045623 Its the SEIG Machine. I am looking for a turn key machine and was looking at this one. Any help or info would be great DAve

Well I love radials so I'm off on another quest. I have a plan not sure if it is a good plan,but at least its a plan. I have built three of Rudy's Radial five's and one radial 10 based off of Rudy's radial five. So here is the plan ::) I am going to attempt an as close as possible 1/2 scale of...

Carl (AKA the missing ZEE) and I are meeting for lunch on Saturday July 16th @ 12:00 PM at the West Chester Diner in West Chester PA. If anyone wants to join us feel free to drop in. Send me a PM if you need directions. Dave

Well I'm going to take the plunge into building a loco. I picked the Cracker because a few others here have built it so I can get some help if needed. I looked at shreds posts and I'm going to modify my engine so the wheels will be on the outside of the frame. I spent 2 hours in autocad...