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Title: Re: New Engine Build Arrived Yesterday
Post by: Dr.Rev.DelmarMacReady on March 14, 2019, 11:21:52 pm
I'd love to follow along this build, also. I've been eyeballing a few if these kits. This looks like an interesting one.
Title: Re: New Engine Build Arrived Yesterday
Post by: Hero on March 10, 2019, 02:30:10 pm
I love those Parsell & Weed engines! Looking forward to hearing this one run.
Title: Re: New Engine Build Arrived Yesterday
Post by: Jim on March 09, 2019, 06:28:20 pm
Doug, love to follow this build along with photos :)
Title: Re: New Engine Build Arrived Yesterday
Post by: cheepo45 on March 09, 2019, 03:05:13 pm
I'm looking forward to this build. I have the casting kit for the vertical version of the Parcell and Weed engine that I purchased from Todd at Cabin Fever 2018.
Life has been pretty hectic lately, so I haven't started it yet.
Maybe soon.....
 Scott
Title: Re: New Engine Build Arrived Yesterday
Post by: Nick on March 09, 2019, 08:01:02 am
Can't wait to follow the build, by the way, your pictures will get larger if you click on them  ;)

And if you want them larger in the post itself, simply click the "inline-full size image" option when attaching pictures.

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Title: Re: New Engine Build Arrived Yesterday
Post by: crazydoug on March 09, 2019, 07:48:56 am
www.littlelocos.com

My confidence in my machining abilities is not to the point of wanting to document it! I'm afraid it would be more of a documentary on how "not to do it". My engines always run when i am done (eventually), but I am still surprised every time, that i have completed a working engine.
crazydoug
Title: Re: New Engine Build Arrived Yesterday
Post by: 34046 on March 09, 2019, 07:42:20 am
www.littlelocos.com
Title: Re: New Engine Build Arrived Yesterday
Post by: Jon Cameron on March 09, 2019, 07:22:20 am
Looks like it'll be an interesting engine build. Will you be documenting the process of the build?

Also can you supply a link to the suppliers webpage, I'd like to have a look at what else they do. 😀
Title: New Engine Build Arrived Yesterday
Post by: crazydoug on March 09, 2019, 07:11:13 am
I guess I'll be the first one to list under this heading, since I'm the one who asked for it.  Thank you, Gil!

I am putting the finishing touches on my model vertical Domestic hit and miss engine.  And, after much consideration, had decided on another of Little Loco's engine kits.  If you've never built one of Todd's engine kits, you will be in for a pleasant surprise.  I built the half-scale Essex hot air engine last winter, and was super-impressed with the quality of the CAD drawn blueprints and the CD containing hundreds of quality pictures of the set-up and machining process for all of the various parts. 

This Parsell and Weed horizontal scale engine includes all bronze castings, thirty pages of 11" x 17" CAD drawings, and a CD containing hundreds of pictures to help with the machining process.  I hope to get started on this today, and have it ready for the outdoor show season, starting in May. 

As soon as the varnish dries on my vertical Domestic, I will have some further pictures posted here, as well.
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You can see my IT guy (Mrscrazydoug) is still figuring out the picture sizing. Hopefully we will figure out how to make the pictures larger soon!