black85vette
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Greetings. Been enjoying reading through the many threads here and looking at the projects. Looks like a good combination of people with experience and answers but a very mellow style. Suits me just fine.
About me: I took a basic machine shop class a few years ago mostly to go along with my interest in Corvettes and Hot Rods. Made sense to me that I could make custom parts cheaper that buying them and they would be just what I wanted. Just last year I saw some plans for an oscillating engine and thought it would not be too tough so I made one in about a week. Then I did one of Elmer's engines. Through that process I discovered that there was plenty I did not know and these small projects were inexpensive and great learning opportunities to develop techniques and skills that would come in handy. I have also had to make some additions to my tooling which is always OK with me.
So thats about enough of an intro. I will try to get some pictures posted of my few projects. Mostly I look for projects that I either think will be interesting to build or because the mechanics of the engine look interesting to me. Planning on a hand held LTD Stirling soon and am starting to order parts. But the next engine will likely be Elmer's #33 Mill Engine because I have not done a double acting steam engine yet and it looks to be within my abilities.
Regards,
Rick
About me: I took a basic machine shop class a few years ago mostly to go along with my interest in Corvettes and Hot Rods. Made sense to me that I could make custom parts cheaper that buying them and they would be just what I wanted. Just last year I saw some plans for an oscillating engine and thought it would not be too tough so I made one in about a week. Then I did one of Elmer's engines. Through that process I discovered that there was plenty I did not know and these small projects were inexpensive and great learning opportunities to develop techniques and skills that would come in handy. I have also had to make some additions to my tooling which is always OK with me.
So thats about enough of an intro. I will try to get some pictures posted of my few projects. Mostly I look for projects that I either think will be interesting to build or because the mechanics of the engine look interesting to me. Planning on a hand held LTD Stirling soon and am starting to order parts. But the next engine will likely be Elmer's #33 Mill Engine because I have not done a double acting steam engine yet and it looks to be within my abilities.
Regards,
Rick
