Upshur engine plans

[Brian Rupnow]

Brian;
While you sort out Upshur's plans take a look at David Kerzel's HHM1 hit & miss. Plans can be downloaded at bottom of the page;

http://www.floridaame.org/GalleryPages/g1h0106.htm

Garry

I had a look at David Kerzels free plans, and they do look pretty complete. I like the cylinder construction on Kerzels plans better than the Farm Boy, as I do want this engine to be water cooled Perhaps I will go with Kerzels engine instead.

 

[Jasonb]

Just checked the drawings in SIC of the revised engine and it is certainly not H&M as there is no sign of a governor on the 5 drawings.

So it looks like you would be best getting the full set via the Upshur site if you want details of teh hit and miss

Jason

 

[Metal Butcher]

I talked to Helen Upshur yesterday in the evening and got the order info which is the mailing address to send a check/mo for the 39 page plan set- #1 farm engines. I Sent out the funds this morning. The best way to get plans is to E-Mail a request for the ordering info and current pricing, and take it from there.

http://hamiltonupshur.tripod.com/

Another engine design worth consideration is Philip Duclos's Odds 'n Ends Hit 'n Miss Engine. Published in 'The Shop Wisdom of Philip Duclos', By The Village Press.

https://secure.villagepress.com/store/items/detail/item/819

Looks like I might stinkin' up the place with gas fumes this winter. :big:

-MB

 

[Metal Butcher]

Brian;
While you sort out Upshur's plans take a look at David Kerzel's HHM1 hit & miss. Plans can be downloaded at bottom of the page;

http://www.floridaame.org/GalleryPages/g1h0106.htm

Garry

Thanks you Garry, for the link to another set of Hit 'n Miss plans!

I just printed them up and they look really good.

Karma for you, and thanks again!

-MB

 

[cfellows]

Once you build an IC engine, it's tough to go back to steam or compressed air. They just don't seem as interesting any more.

I built a highly modified version of the Odds n Ends engine. It's a great little engine that runs very well. It has a 1" bore x 1.5" stroke. The hit n miss engines with smaller bores / strokes, under 1" bore, seem to run faster and hit more often.

Phil Duclos had plans for some 5 or 6 hit n miss engines in various issues of HSM.

Odds n Ends - His First, horizontal, liquid cooled
Whatzit - Oscillating Cylinder Hit n Miss
Maverick - Horizontal with no valve gear, uses toggle
Topsy Turvy - Inverted with flyweels on top and cylinder on bottom, water cooled
Odd Ball - Another horizontal, air cooled with split flywheel, 6 cycle operation
Gearless - A vertical, air cooled engine which uses a rotating valve toggle instead of valve gears.
Victorian - You've all seen Cedge's rendition of that engine.

Model Engine Builder also had complans for a couple of hit n miss engines, including the zero-6.

Chuck

 

[gmac]

Brian (and others);
Just to clarify - the Upshur Farm Engine drawing set supplied by Helen Whitcher does include a hit & miss governor - page 16 of the drawing set that I have. I've never seen the SIC plans so can't comment there. A photo of the style of the governor is shown here in Photo #1;

http://hamiltonupshur.tripod.com/article1.htm

The weights are like pins. I think the governor was a later introduction as far as the plan sets are concerned, although he seems to have used it in the actual early engine builds. The drawing set is made up of an assemblage of drawings done at different stages of his life - the earliest drawings are dated 1977. The governor drawings are dated 9-15-01.

Not noted on the website is the fact that the Farm engine drawing set also includes plans for F Head designs - both vertical and horizontal cylinder.

Just so people are aware - don't buy the plans expecting modern CAD drawings - Hamilton's drawings are all hand drawn.

Cheers
Garry

 

[Troutsqueezer]

Just so people are aware - don't buy the plans expecting modern CAD drawings - Hamilton's drawings are all hand drawn.
Garry

Which makes them all that much better. Reading through them you can get some insight to the person who drew them up. These plans are obviously something that he updated with care through the years as evidenced by the different fonts, corrections and notes that are on the plans.

 

[4ndy]

UpshurEngineWorks.com is the new URL replacing hamiltonupshur.tripod.com (this address will 404)

 

[dreeves]

link to the web site is bad

Dave