Petit
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Hi all, i have a couple of little engines under my belt now, both flame lickers the jan ridders internal valve and the Poppin engine. I wanted to venture away from flame lickers for my next project but was unsure what to do, i didnt want to make a steam/air engine as i dont have a compressed air supply at home. I started looking into ic engines when i then came across the B J Cicada engine. I liked the look of this engine as its a compression start engine so i wont need anything to run it apart from diesel, and also it looks simple enough to make, so ideal for my first steps into IC engines.
This is my first build thread so bare with me, im building it on a full size Colchester lathe... At work on night shifts! I don't have my own lathe or mill yet but i am a maintenance engine by trade and i have all the facilities and materials to build the engines at work! Albeit slightly under the radar hush hush! So here goes!
This is my first build thread so bare with me, im building it on a full size Colchester lathe... At work on night shifts! I don't have my own lathe or mill yet but i am a maintenance engine by trade and i have all the facilities and materials to build the engines at work! Albeit slightly under the radar hush hush! So here goes!