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The Regular Stuff: Chat, Buy, Sell, Off Topic, etc. => General Discussion - Scale Model Gas Engines - Hit & Miss - Throttle Governed - Non-Compression – etc => Topic started by: crazydoug on May 10, 2020, 06:38:34 pm
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I have been catching up on some missed posts.
This is a fantastic build Doug.
Thanks for the thread!
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Great work, Doug!
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Really nice Doug, you have it running superbly, I like the extensive use of Brass.
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Looks and runs great, Doug!
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That is so nice, thanks Doug
You'll be able to build these in your sleep soon ;D
I sent and email to Bob Herder asking about shipping, will wait and see.
Ade
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Hi Doug,
I have machining background either so all a learning curve for me too, as is the model engine thing.
Never heard of Bob Herder, thanks for the tip, i'm looking for a new project and i see a few interesting things there, doubt they would ship half a ton of iron all the way to the UK though ;D
Your engine looks really good, can you post a video when you have her running please?
Kind regards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alEk3www2Jg
Until I get this running, here is a video of the 1st one i built last year. I didn't intend to build 2, but a friend really wanted to buy it, so i still needed one for myself!
crazydoug
Ade
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You're getting really good at this 8)
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Looks like a great build Doug.
I look forward to seeing it at Cabin Fever 2020. 🤠
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Hi Doug,
I have machining background either so all a learning curve for me too, as is the model engine thing.
Never heard of Bob Herder, thanks for the tip, i'm looking for a new project and i see a few interesting things there, doubt they would ship half a ton of iron all the way to the UK though ;D
Your engine looks really good, can you post a video when you have her running please?
Kind regards
Ade
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Thanks,
I do not have a machining background, but my skills are slowly improving. These castings are from Bob Herder, and a relatively easy engine to build, but very time consuming with a lot of small parts. I really like vertical engines and would love to find a Perkins vertical to build, but doubt there are any unfinished kis left.
Crazydoug
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Hi Doug,
COVID-19 is good for some things then :D
That is an unusual engine, nice to see something different from the many Redwing and Economy builds.
Kind regards
Ade
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Love the engine Doug, a very intriguing engine & definitively something not seen everyday. looking forward to seeing it running.
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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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