Search results

Home Model Engine Machinist Forum

Help Support Home Model Engine Machinist Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. M

    Bob Shores PeeWee V-4 Engine

    I have the castings for this engine and a cd which should have contained drawings but does not. Does anyone have a set they would be willing to share or sell?
  2. M

    Lathes are everywhere

    Just a wee bit off-topic, I know I ran across this project lathe in Nazareth, Israel yesterday. A little bit of cleanup and it will be ready for a CNC conversion. Don't know about the sewing machine though.
  3. M

    Black Widow V8 patterns available

    My friend, Dwight Giles owns the patterns to the Black Widow V-8 and is looking for someone to take them over. He sold about 20 casting kits of the engine and now, at his age, does not want to continue. He also has the drawing set for the engine. His preference is for someone to take the...
  4. M

    Model Engine Builder Issue #39 is finished and available

    The magazine issue is ready for download but my ISP has been fouling up my e-mail account and I am limited to the number of e-mails I can send out until tomorrow. But if you send me an e-mail to [email protected], I will send you a link (assuming you are a subscriber :-). Sorry for the...
  5. M

    GEM-1 finished and running

    After too long a period, I got this one running. You can see it run at: https://youtu.be/POJHaJpDXRI
  6. M

    Casting the Wright Model B Crankcase

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kcUJeg4Ifk&feature=youtu.be From the description of how the cores were made through pounding sand and pouring metal, you will learn a lot from these professional foundrymen. An article on the John Palmer, the builder of three new Wright engines can be found in...
  7. M

    Model Engine Builder magazine changes format

    We've sent an e-mail explaining the following information to those subscribers who've provided a valid e-mail address: Basically, to keep the magazine going, rather than shut it down, we've switched to an all-digital format and lowered the price to $24 no matter where in the world you reside...
  8. M

    Western Engine and Model Exhibition (WEME)

    August 24-26, the Bay Area Engine Modelers (BAEM) will host the WEME show inside the Goodguys West Coast Nationals Hot Rod show in Pleasanton, CA. Last year the Goodguys gave us the use of a very comfortable pavilion on the fairgrounds and we spent 3 days talking to car enthusiasts who...
  9. M

    Inexpensive source for diamond lapping compound

    I'm building a small airplane engine as a long-term build article in the magazine, Model Engine Builder. In looking for a supplier for diamond compound, I looked at the 'normal' places like Enco and MSC. They want to sell 5cc tubes at about $20 each. OK, but an old friend, Bruce Satra, had sent...
Back
Top