Search results

Happy with how the latest shop project turned out. It's a 32cc 90 degree V-Twin to a design by Jerry Howell, a well known model builder and designer. Although Jerry is no longer with us, his son still makes the collection of drawings and hardware available. It was a fun build to a very nice...

Anyone want to "have a play" with an EDM to the Ben Fleming design? I built one a number of years ago. It has been used a couple/three times but is sat on a shelf since. Need to start moving on things I don't use anymore... I'd rather not ship it but will willing hold it until you can arrange...

Thought I'd share my latest. It's a model donkey engine based on the Wm Harris drawings but at 60%. I wanted it to be small enough to use the 3" vertical boiler kit from PM Research. The engines are 0.6" bore and use Elmer's Engines slide valve design. Perhaps some of our members, especially...

Last autumn I gathered up the drawings, magazine articles and castings for a 1/4 scale Anzani 3-cylinder radial model (aka Y-type). The castings consisted of crankcase halves, rear cover, carburetor and intake pipe elbows. Everything else is bar stock. Yes, that includes the cylinders. They...

After being reminded of an excellent way to solve my "I never have the correct size handy" problem, I made my own set of BA and Imperial nut drivers. Thanks again for the inspiration to actually do this. Now I just need to do some tests to see if milling a flat on each handle and engraving the...

Now that I've been poking my nose in here more often I guess I better post something what I've actually accomplished in the shop recently. Just finished a model traction engine of the "Minnie" design in 1" size (i.e., 1" to the foot). It is a freelance design of no particular actual engine...

Hello everyone. I'm looking forward to "reading the mail" on this forum and becoming familiar with the interests and membership. I'm kept busy in my shop in the main with steam and internal combustion model engines. So far only single cylinder steam but have everything from hit and miss to a...