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Although I have only completed one very small wobbler engine to date, I have every intention of working my way up to an IC hit-and-miss engine. The one I have been looking at lately is Jerry Howell's Farm Boy. http://www.jerry-howell.com/FarmBoy.html?36,26 It doesn't require castings, is mostly aluminum and is classified as somewhat easy to build. "Easy" being a relative term of course.
I plan on building several more smaller steam/air engines before tackling this one but thought I might order the plans now for $24 so I can start some planning of my own as to what I'll be needing. The first thing I wonder about is whether or not my 7X10 mini lathe will handle the job. I'm pretty sure my mini milling machine will suffice for the milling tasks.
Anyone here have any experience with this engine? Is there some other engine that would be more appropriate for a first hit-and-miss?
-T
I plan on building several more smaller steam/air engines before tackling this one but thought I might order the plans now for $24 so I can start some planning of my own as to what I'll be needing. The first thing I wonder about is whether or not my 7X10 mini lathe will handle the job. I'm pretty sure my mini milling machine will suffice for the milling tasks.
Anyone here have any experience with this engine? Is there some other engine that would be more appropriate for a first hit-and-miss?
-T