Although I've been able to go to work for the past six weeks, my wife and I have gone nowhere else, leaving me plenty of free time during the evenings and weekends. I started this water-cooled vertical Domestic hit and miss engine six weeks ago, when the order to self-quarantine first came out. My hope was to have it finished by mid-June for the Coolspring Engine Show, which has now been cancelled. I finished the mixer today, so all that is left is lapping the valves, making gaskets, and then the base, water tank, and ignition system. I should be on track for having it completed by the end of this month.
Depending on how many other engine shows are cancelled over the summer, I may find time to build several other engines during that time, something I usually only do during the winter months. My next project will be a large twin-cylinder Tiny Power steam engine. I bought the casting kit several years ago on Ebay because I knew it was no longer in production, and never got around to building it. This just might be the time that it gets built!
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