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It's a warm afternoon and you and I are sitting in the back yard pouring down a few brews when the discussion turns to measurement systems. We both grouse about the fact that none of the existing systems are ideal and decide that we will create a better one. After some discussions about what...

Hey Rick, no need to apologize to us. You're the one doing us a big favour. Thanks for all you do and good luck with the upgrade. earl...

Hmmm ?? It's mid April already and those hot summer days will be here before you know it. Last year I regretted not having a patio fan. Maybe this is the answer. :big: Although "Some assembly required" was mentioned. :o A little too warm for you dear? Hang on I'll crank 'er up to 1800...

Dean, Seattle Pottery Supply probably has something that will work for you in small quantities. http://www.seattlepotterysupply.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=CFIP They are good people there. Call them if you have questions. earl...

I love the twin exhaust pipes in the first photo, but are they really needed for a single cylinder engine? ;D Or are those really rocket boosters for the steep hills? ;) Seriously, great project. I'm enjoying it immensely and would love to see you driving it in the holiday parades. Thanks...

Of course this is Art. It's called a "still life". At least till the engine runs. Then it will be called "kinetic art". Or, if it's a steamer and mounted with a boiler and plumbing then it might be called a "kinetic installation". earl...

Oh My.....Oh My...........Oh My !!!! This is craftsmanship of a caliber befitting the name in the logo. In absolute awe, earl...

I really like the self retracting starting crank handle on the flywheel of the little green engine. earl...

Uhhh, What if I have two bags of groceries? Watching the video I just couldn't help but wonder what it would look like with a 4' X 8' sheet of 3/4 ply tied on top. ;D This typifies my favorite expression, Just because you can Doesn't mean you should. earl...

Steve, I took a look at the photo of the QA11 and see that it doesn't have any heating elements in the floor. This means that the floor will act as a heat sink and will be cooler than the rest of the kiln so getting your part up off the floor is good. Having an air space between the floor and...

Golly Gosh. Finally something here I know something about and could comment on and I've been gone all day to Portland. I have an electric kiln with a computer controller I use to fire pottery at 1220C. I can set the controller to raise the temperature at a certain rate, say 300C per hour, hold...

This is a great one Joe. I've seen the vid's of the prototype in Rolleg but it's going to be a lot of fun to see yours running. Any guesses on how many RPM she'll turn? earl...

"Even a blind machinist finds a model engine in the block of metal now and then" ??? Naw, I don't think so. :P earl

Here's a small table: col 1 col 2 row 1 How Now row 2 Brown Cow And here's how I did it. col 1 col 2 row 1 How Now row 2 Brown Cow [\code] Earl...

Since this thread is now going slightly off track I'll try to bring it back by showing my ignorance and ask another dumb question: Why do people use aluminium so much instead of steel? Softer and easier to cut, or Cheaper, or Doesn't rust, or Like the looks of it, or Some other reason...

Steve, Have you checked out running xp compatibility mode on windows 7 ? For details see: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx I don't do windows so I know nothing about how well this works. earl...

Pretty cool the way you can see the engine speed up and slow down via the stroboscopic effect of the filming. Great engine Slick95. Thanks for posting. earl...

As they say Tony, the devil is in the details. Great job figuring out how to do it right. This success has got to be a boost to your confidence. And provides a lesson to us novices ( or is it novii ? ). earl...

Thanks Artie, for the pics and descriptions. I've read about how this is done but it's better seeing it as a Work-in-Progress. earl...

Being ignorant about such things.... What makes a lathe "metric" ??? Is it just the gearing for the screw thread, and the calibration on the handwheels? Or is there more to it ? earl...