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thanks for that will keep an eye on them ;D

Hi all, Thanks for the help. I will have a more of a look into it this arvo. I have had a look around on the net but have not came up with results on the wriggler or center finders. Does any one know where they can be purchased in Australia? I will post some photos of this motor as i go...

Hi all, I have just started building my second motor which is an Elmer's twin wobbler. When i went to set up the cylinders in the 4 jaw chuck i had a great deal of difficulty. The first one i just used a center punch mark and used the tail stock center to line up with the mark. On the second...

hi all, thanks for all the comments ;D. i pulled the engine down today and painted it. here are some more pics.... now all i have to do is decide on what to do next...... i cant seem to find any that i like that i don't need a mill to do......

hi all, i finaly got around to making a vid today. had a few issues during the week. i had the cylinder locktited in place put it let go. so i had to weld the cylinder on but then the piston would not fit properly so i had to use some cutting compound to free up the piston again. all is good now...

hi all, thanks for the advice. i made a new wobble plate today ;D. i got some flux and some solder. it still took some work tho.... until i worked out that it was easier to heat from the opposite side to the solder...... doesn't matter its all done now. all i have to do is fit it to the motor...

oh ok. i have not done any soft soldering before so i have no idea ??? i also don't have any flux or solder :( that is why i tried to braze it. i wonder if i made the parts up again if a radiator shop would solder them for me ??? worth a try i suppose ;D

i have it in the lowest one as it is. when i made the wobble plate the fit was a bit loose on the hub so i tried to just hold it at the right angle..... that was when i discovered that i cant braze to save myself ???. i wonder if it would make much difference making it from steel??? that way i...

I may need to make a new wobble plate tho as the valve doesn't open fully into each port. Or i was thinking of just making the groove in the valve bigger to allow it to fully open. Other than that i am very happy with the results considering it being my first one and my complete lack of...

hi all, i finally got around to finishing the machine work on my wobble plate motor ;D. i actually got it to run for a bit just by using the air blower in the intake ;D. i could not run it for long tho as my blower has a crack in it and my compressor could not keep up with them both. now all i...

hi, i ended up just using the hone. i got the best finish i could on the lathe then machined the piston and honed the bore till the piston was a nice smooth sliding fit. i put a few drops of oil on the bore and it all still turns over nicely....

hi all, finally got around to getting some more done. have the cylinder and head done and have finished con rod..... no piston yet. that should be tomorrows job...

thanks, i will have to see if i can get hold of a reamer. i have just started out and dont have much tooling. The cylinder is made from aluminium but the piston is still brass. Is there any other way of doing it without the reamer??? Thanks for the pic Bill. I have not been able to find a...

hi all, What is the best way to go about finishing the bore and piston ??? Just the machined finish would not be good enough. I thought about using a brake cylinder hone ??? I had to make the cylinder out of aluminium as i could not find any brass to make it out of. thanks ross

hi all, ha ha that fixed it. ;D btw it is twice the size of the plans as i don't normly work with things this small. thanks ross

Hi, Thanks. just wanted to know that i was on the right track. i am only 25 and have not done that much machining yet.... anyways here are some pics.... hope it works thanks

Hi all, i have just started my first ever engine and i am not too sure about my model. I decided to build the Elmers Wobble Plate motor. I have made the base, colums, bushes, wobble plate, crank shaft (including crank plate), and fly wheel. I have been assembling as i go and have noticed that...