Tin Falcon
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Guys:
At the rough and tumble show I was eying a Stuart 10H casting kit. The kit goes for $145 . A pre-machined one is over $600 so I am thinking if I take my time and do a nice job machining and painting that is a pretty good investment . Not that I am in this for monitary returns or plan to sell it. Then I started making some comparisons to PMR products The pmr 1 is almost twice the size over all.12" vs 6" And about $ 35 less. Most of my engines are on the small size a 12" engine may be a bit big to fit in with the rest . As far as available Equipment I have a Import 7 x 10 lathe a 9" South bend lathe an Atlas7" shaper and a Seig Mini mill. Both projects would like require special taps odd # US taps for the PMR and BSA for the stuart. I like the looks for the Stuart and It has name recognition should I decide to sell it some day. The PMR is American made and not available as a mechanics kit. So if someone want one pre -machined they have to buy it from a HSM. I am also toying with the idea of a companion dynamo.
So laid out a bunch of pros and cons any thought from someone who has built these engines.
Tin
At the rough and tumble show I was eying a Stuart 10H casting kit. The kit goes for $145 . A pre-machined one is over $600 so I am thinking if I take my time and do a nice job machining and painting that is a pretty good investment . Not that I am in this for monitary returns or plan to sell it. Then I started making some comparisons to PMR products The pmr 1 is almost twice the size over all.12" vs 6" And about $ 35 less. Most of my engines are on the small size a 12" engine may be a bit big to fit in with the rest . As far as available Equipment I have a Import 7 x 10 lathe a 9" South bend lathe an Atlas7" shaper and a Seig Mini mill. Both projects would like require special taps odd # US taps for the PMR and BSA for the stuart. I like the looks for the Stuart and It has name recognition should I decide to sell it some day. The PMR is American made and not available as a mechanics kit. So if someone want one pre -machined they have to buy it from a HSM. I am also toying with the idea of a companion dynamo.
So laid out a bunch of pros and cons any thought from someone who has built these engines.
Tin