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    Building a model Gas Tank

    I was thinking every one was at cabin fever:hDe: with the forums being so quiet. Lookin good Brian Tom
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    More flywheel questions

    If there are any comercial building going up near you, check with the fire sprinkler guys the piping used for that can range anywhere from 1 inch up to 8" and the ends for the couplings can be almost a 1/2" thick iron archer3d
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    Brian builds Atkinson Engine

    gotta love those surprise shipping charges :( But I can almost hear it running Brian
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    Making a model propeller out of steel

    Chuck you did a beautiful job with that the polish and finish is superb! as for safety other than the obvious which you are well aware of having it fail due to fatigue would be very unlikely with our size engines, they do not run hard enough or long enough for that ever to be a concern. great...
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    Brian builds Atkinson Engine

    Looks really good Brian coming along nicely part by part, I hate waiting for shipping LoL tom
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    Brian builds Atkinson Engine

    Thank you Brian for staying around to share what you are doing with us. I just got back on after the big change and the first set of posts i read was this one, I love the way you problem solve and share that with us. It shows me the different ways of achieving the same goal. I will be staying...
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    Brian's Donkey Engine

    Brian Some of the old steam driven boat winches I've seen just had a hole the size of the cable towards one end of the barrel, the cable was inserted into then wound round the barrel with the only hook being on the end. The only problem with this is that if the cable was run out all the way it...
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    Clausing 8250 mill?

    Looking good Andrew. I found a place up in Markham that has a pretty good selection of tooling http://www.accusizetools.ca/ Take a look at them as they have some DRO's that may work for you. I have not used them yet but am seriously considering them for my big Tos Fn25. Prices are good. Tom
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    PM Research No. 1 Build

    Looking REAL good so far. Please keep the pictures and descriptions coming, I will be following along. tom
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    Brian's Donkey Engine

    I agree completely that it is looking great, but there are a lot of people watching here that will thankfully know the secrets :-) Tom
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    Steam Tractor

    th_wav That is beautiful, great job. I could watch it run back and forth all day. thank you for the videos. tom
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    If anyone needs to borrow this tool....

    Just think what the world would be like if we still measured things in Cubits :fan: keep smiling tom
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    2 cylinder inside-out steam engine

    WoW that looks great I love the way the motion looks. The noise at the end of the video is a bit dis-concerning. Wonderful work Chuck Thm: tom
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    Jacobs Ladder---

    An excellent job well done Brian. Your persistence to work through a project is admirable. thank you archer3d
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    Jacobs Ladder---

    Lookin great Brian Thm: tom
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    Christmas

    WISHING ALL A SAFE AND MERRY CHRISTMAS Archer3d tom
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    LTD engine mods

    Thanks Doc I have some sheet poly kicking around, now I have a way to use it tom
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    LTD engine mods

    That looks really good. could you explain the process of welding polycarb together that you used. I have one of Jan's Ltd engines in progress and had a tough time finding this piece. I ended up with a length of 4" 1/4 wall acrylic tube. thanks tom
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    1/4 scale Wright Whirlwind J-5

    That is a very reasonable price, will have to keep that in mind. I have found that sometimes shipping here to Ontario can be expensive with duties. thank you tom
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    1/4 scale Wright Whirlwind J-5

    Mike would you be willing to tell us what the total cost was for this set with shipping and any duties. thanks tom
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