Hello everyone,
My name is Lance (another one) Maskell and I live in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. I am a diesel fitter tractor mechanic by trade and own a small field service repair business and a tractor parts sales business as well.
One of my hobbies is restoring vintage stationary engines and in the process of repairing them I like to make everything I can, best way to learn is to have a go!. My favorite engines are the IHC vertical famous water cooled hit and miss. That is what brought me here. Over the last few months and a lot of thought I have decided to make a 1/4 scale copy of the 3hp Famous from scratch. I dont know if Im up to it but with help and well directed advise I think we can get there.
Here is a pic of the engines lined up at a show, A good looking bloke much like myself with them and the start of proceedings with an ERTL model Famous, the cylinder started and the square stock I started with.
I have a lathe, Drill press, flywheel grinder , cylinder head surfacer, manifold grinder and other assorted stuff. I am in meetings with the leader of the opposition at present regarding the purchase of a milling machine. I have to make up my mind as to what to buy yet.
Anyhow thats it for now I will post progress shots as they become available.
Lance
My name is Lance (another one) Maskell and I live in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. I am a diesel fitter tractor mechanic by trade and own a small field service repair business and a tractor parts sales business as well.
One of my hobbies is restoring vintage stationary engines and in the process of repairing them I like to make everything I can, best way to learn is to have a go!. My favorite engines are the IHC vertical famous water cooled hit and miss. That is what brought me here. Over the last few months and a lot of thought I have decided to make a 1/4 scale copy of the 3hp Famous from scratch. I dont know if Im up to it but with help and well directed advise I think we can get there.
Here is a pic of the engines lined up at a show, A good looking bloke much like myself with them and the start of proceedings with an ERTL model Famous, the cylinder started and the square stock I started with.
I have a lathe, Drill press, flywheel grinder , cylinder head surfacer, manifold grinder and other assorted stuff. I am in meetings with the leader of the opposition at present regarding the purchase of a milling machine. I have to make up my mind as to what to buy yet.
Anyhow thats it for now I will post progress shots as they become available.
Lance
