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Title: Re: Thanks a lot Jim!
Post by: ShadetreeMotorcycle on February 13, 2021, 03:46:00 pm: Quote from: Nick on February 13, 2021, 10:59:13 am
One left from this Amazon seller, $173 delivered ($207 delivered from PMR)

https://www.amazon.com/Research-Solar-Peanut-Rider-4-TEW6W205353/dp/B01M9F7ZH5/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Peanut+rider+engine&qid=1613235517&sr=8-1

Nick, thanks for the link, this IS a great price, However I managed somehow to sweet talk penn tool into free shipping today!...now penn tool unit price is Only $3 less than Amazon Shipped price...BUT...I had a second big ticket heavy item in my penn tool cart, so the free shipping was significant. All this info is so if a forum member wants to grab that last Amazon engine...Cheers! ;D
Title: Re: Thanks a lot Jim!
Post by: Woe is me on February 13, 2021, 02:36:32 pm: Thank you, yours looks really good like that. If it works out for me, I might do the to my Ericsson.
Title: Re: Thanks a lot Jim!
Post by: Nick on February 13, 2021, 01:23:34 pm: Quote from: Woe is me on February 13, 2021, 12:49:10 pm
I found that on Amazon Thursday and it's on the way here. I think I'll do the shiny wheel treatment when it get's here.
How did you strip it?

Put it on a rod, stuck it in the cordless drill and sanded, working my way to 600 grit wet & dry, then switched to 0000 steel wool and polish. I stopped at 220 on the side as I liked the lines it left, giving a nice contrast between the red paint and the polished outside rim.

The flywheel is concaved in the center and they aren’t the best finish under the paint... but it looks way better. If done in a lathe you’d have to remove quite a bit material to get it flat.
Title: Re: Thanks a lot Jim!
Post by: Woe is me on February 13, 2021, 12:49:10 pm: I found that on Amazon Thursday and it's on the way here. I think I'll do the shiny wheel treatment when it get's here.
How did you strip it?
Title: Re: Thanks a lot Jim!
Post by: Nick on February 13, 2021, 10:59:13 am: One left from this Amazon seller, $173 delivered ($207 delivered from PMR)

https://www.amazon.com/Research-Solar-Peanut-Rider-4-TEW6W205353/dp/B01M9F7ZH5/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Peanut+rider+engine&qid=1613235517&sr=8-1
Title: Re: Thanks a lot Jim!
Post by: ShadetreeMotorcycle on February 13, 2021, 10:31:32 am: Quote from: Nick on February 11, 2021, 11:29:09 pm
I never liked the all red flywheel...

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I was planning this modification and you guys beat me to it...Well Done!
The other thing I am thinking of is carefully mask around the cooling fins only and bead or sand blast the fins. I like the look of the black paint but old Harley trick is cooling fins work more efficiently without paint...also sand blast finish is "slightly" more efficient than polished fins...but not much so If you want to polish it's all good. ;D
I'm shopping for a deal on a Peanut Rider right now.
Title: Re: Thanks a lot Jim!
Post by: Jim on February 12, 2021, 09:59:43 pm: congrats on that score Nick, you couldn't pass that one up mate!
Title: Re: Thanks a lot Jim!
Post by: Nick on February 12, 2021, 09:55:10 pm: I knew steam engines multiply, but nobody warned me how fast that these do! 😂

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Title: Re: Thanks a lot Jim!
Post by: Jim on February 12, 2021, 12:27:43 am: Just like you said in your PM Nick it was very very slightly concave.

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Title: Re: Thanks a lot Jim!
Post by: Jim on February 11, 2021, 11:36:56 pm: Super impressed with the metal finish over the red finish....looks like a completely DIFFERENT engine. Just stripped mine down for the first time ever :).....guess what for ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Thanks a lot Jim!
Post by: Nick on February 11, 2021, 11:29:09 pm: I never liked the all red flywheel...

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Title: Re: Thanks a lot Jim!
Post by: Nick on February 11, 2021, 05:00:45 pm: Quote from: Jim on February 11, 2021, 04:26:09 pm
You two need to try for a girl now :)

Haha she’s done :D
Title: Re: Thanks a lot Jim!
Post by: Jim on February 11, 2021, 04:26:09 pm: You two need to try for a girl now :)
Title: Re: Thanks a lot Jim!
Post by: Nick on February 11, 2021, 09:54:49 am: Quote from: Stoker on February 10, 2021, 01:22:36 pm
Wow Nick .... that youngest son of yours really has a lot of "balls" ... ;c)

Took me a second :D

Shortly after we found out he was going to be a boy, the other two boys gave her this shirt for Mother’s Day 😂

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Title: Re: Thanks a lot Jim!
Post by: Nick on February 11, 2021, 09:50:23 am: Quote from: Jim on February 10, 2021, 09:32:10 pm
Nick....start to get a hankering for one of these now mate ;D

https://www.pmmodelengines.com/shop/solar/solar-engines/solar-engine-7/

It’s a good looking engine, but I need to save the money and shelf space for steam :D

I have this one here too

https://youtu.be/qRKoAdqLiK8
Title: Re: Thanks a lot Jim!
Post by: Jim on February 10, 2021, 09:32:10 pm: Nick....start to get a hankering for one of these now mate ;D

https://www.pmmodelengines.com/shop/solar/solar-engines/solar-engine-7/
Title: Re: Thanks a lot Jim!
Post by: Jim on February 10, 2021, 03:59:24 pm: You'll love it....and youngest son does already ;D
Title: Re: Thanks a lot Jim!
Post by: Stoker on February 10, 2021, 01:22:36 pm: Wow Nick .... that youngest son of yours really has a lot of "balls" ... ;c)
Title: Re: Thanks a lot Jim!
Post by: Nick on February 10, 2021, 12:10:18 pm: [attachimg=1]
Title: Re: Thanks a lot Jim!
Post by: Nick on February 10, 2021, 11:33:48 am: They must have made quite a big batch or I’m the only one buying them??

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Title: Thanks a lot Jim!
Post by: Nick on February 10, 2021, 11:32:30 am: Now where the heck am I gonna put this one??? >:(

😂 😂 😂

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