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Slightly different Stuart Triple this time, it’s will have a bronze base cast from a 3D print (not by me) the rest of the castings are an eBay set of that has had the cylinder block started, but I will need to rework it to change the inlet/outlets over. The crankshaft is one I made earlier from...

Timeing a Stuart triple is often considered a black art, this is hopefully shows one of the the problems that I think gets overlooked,the drawings have a note on them stating “if the ports vary from the drawings adjust the length of the valve to suit”. This engine shows exactly why this is...

My finished pair of triples built mainly through lock down

I have built a couple of Stuart triples and enjoyed the learning curve, I took lots of pictures and have put them together with descriptions, if you’ve got 15 minutes to spare I hope you enjoy I wish there was something similar I could’ve seen when I started.

Has anyone come across this it looks like a stain and won’t machine or polish out it’s cast iron Meehanite bar I can’t really take much more material off wondering if it’s going to have to be binned

I have arthritis in my hands and the hand wheel on the saddle of the Myford is quite small, so my quick solution £16 on eBay makes life more comfortable, and the handle folds in, just need to make a sleeve (2nd picture) 12mm Bore 120mm Dia Hand Wheel Black for Milling Machine 702105224106 | eBay

Hi a quick introduction, I’m a retired engineer who has finally got the time to play, I started a Stuart D10 20 years ago and finally finished it when I retired,since then I have done the Stuart boiler feed pump,a couple of Stuart triples and just finished a No1 centrifugal pump that I am...