After a six month hiatus from the workshop, I finally have begun work on the accumulation of projects that collected while recovering from recent shoulder surgery. This was first on my list, and after making a few parts and installing rings and a fuel tank, finding the right spring for the governor latch-out arm, and a few other adjustments, it's finally a runner!
This was an earlier Ebay purchase that, although it arrived needing work, I normally assume as much when I purchase any engine on Ebay, that the seller cannot provide a video of it running, and bid accordingly. Several other projects awaiting are model dockyard-like engine, also an Ebay purchase, that needs a yoke made for the valve eccentric. After that, another back burner project, a model Economy hit and miss engine that I purchased half-completed last fall. This is a fairly rare and highly sought after engine, and I am really looking forward to completing this build. Lastly, I have a Fairbanks-Morse Eclipse half-scale casting kit, which will be a complete start to finish build. This would normally take me a year or more to finish all of these projects, but since I just retired. I'm hoping to get to spend more time in the shop!
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