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There are a whole family tree of 2-stroke designs that can be played with. v-twins and v-quads have been built at 1:1 sizes, and there are also other lovely designs such as split twins as well, that have also been laid out as "almost V's" - I think some of the old Excalibur's did this. I think...

Hello all. My grand plan of getting new toys ( new, much bigger mill and lathe ) and then launching straight into a loco build, and a rarely built loco at that, is, I think, perhaps a little TOO challenging a way to get to know my new toys. I want something a bit taxing, but where I loose only...

Hello all. I am likely to be going to by a Myford Super 7 shortly. It is in a very average condition, it's lead a hard life and it shows it. Everything generally seems to be "OK" with it, but a lot of TLC would do it no harm at all. The price it's being offered at reflects that time needed...

Thanks very much for the time taken in the responses everybody, and thank you t John for the images. Hmmm...... I think I am going to go and do something very expensive now....

John, Having access to a horizontal mill would be very useful at times, if I can ever get up the courage to spend the money on some cutters! Can you supply details about which arbor you purchased - which mill it was designed for etc., and perhaps a wide angle shot showing it on the mill so I...

Hello all. I am in the market for a decent sized knee mill. I was just about to buy the Chester 836, after a great write-up by John BogStandard, and then noticed that Warco have a very similar machine at about £1000 difference in price - the Chester being more expensive, so now I am...

John, A likely stupid question. I hadn't seen this, and I do not have a surface grinder. It would be nice, but issues such as space and SWMBO mean that it'll be a while before I get one. However, for the level of simplicity it gives to sharpening I'm wondering if a heath robinson lash-up of a...

I would make a few suggestions: - From what I have seen, raising $20,000 from Kickstarter is going to be a tall order, and if you DO manage it, it will mean that you have a lot of stirling engines to make to cover that investment, it will take a lot of time away from you. - Do you have a...

Hello all. A good few years ago, I did away ( almost ) completely with my oil and whet stones for all of my wood working tools and moved to the Scary Sharp method. This basically involves sharpening on Ali Oxide paper tacked to sheets of glass instead of using stones. Just like most people...

Hello all. My wedding ring has sharp, 90 degree edges on it, which is regularly irritating, and occasionally painful, especially if it catches on something. I have spent years waiting for the edges to round off naturally through wear, but nothing has happened. The ring was made for me by a...

Hello. I've been reading a number of threads on this forum where mention has been made of a jig borer - BCA seems a "common" make. I know very little about them apart from what I read on wikipedia, and I was wondering if someone could explain how they can be used in a model engineering shop...

Hello all. I am looking to build a boiler, but I want to build the thing in steel rather than copper. For our cousins in the US, europe and down in Oz, this will seem perfectly normal, but in the UK, raising the idea of a steel boiler in a group of model engineers gets a worse reaction that if...

If it's any consolation, it's a very good post.... :-\

Thanks for the comments all. I have noticed that, in general, boilers have flat faced ends, which to me doesn't make a lot of sense. It would be far stronger ( although a more complex fabrication task ) to dish the ends, which would significantly reduce the requirement for staying. I am...

Jason, Do you know roughly when? I don't remember seeing it - I only get ME occasionally, it's MEW that I always buy. It's not exactly a Yarrow, but very close indeed. Certainly easy to get to a true Yarrow design

Hello John, I've just had a chat with Chester. The 836 does look good - better than the web, it turns out a number of specifications have been upgraded but not put onto the web. I'm a bit imtimidated by the weight of the thing though - it's 3/4rds of a ton, and I would need to shift it about...

Hello all. I am looking at building up a Yarrow designed boiler. If you haven't seen one of these, then a simple GA is here: http://www.modelengines4fun.com/postDetail/5/ However, I am planning to use only two sets of tubes, rather than three. I have a few questions I was hoping someone...

Hello all. I am currently looking for a mid-sized mill. Something bigger than a bench mill like an X3, but smaller than a Bridgeport. I am currently looking at the GH Universal mill from Warco, but I have not managed to have a hands on play with one yet. I was also suggested to look at a...