Bob Shores is no longer with us mortals, he past away May 17th in Ruskin,Florida. Bob was a leader in model engine design and construction. As member of the...
Hi Ken, You have the wrong date. Bob Shores passed away on May, 18, 2004 at approx. 2:00 PM Eastern time. Dirk T. McKinney, TX [Non-text portions of this...
I just ordered a Silver Bullet kit from Mrs. Shores,She's willing to fill orders ,and says she is sorry if she missed anyone to reorder or call her as normal...
I recently bought my first lathe, an 8 x 12 and I have a foundry as well. I'm new to IC engines and I was looking for a first engine to build. I was wondering...
I'm George Fisk, a new member who is trying to get started building 1/4 to 1/3 scale working models of early hit-and-miss farm engines and other interesting...
George: The two machines you mention, the Grizzly G4003 and the G3616 would be quite appropriate for machining model engines. I have never actually seen a...
Hi all, I've been lurking here for a while, and this is the first time that I have spoke up, mostly because being a novice, I didn't have much to offer - until...
I see what happened, Yahoo cut the full link off, so I shortened the name, try this one: http://cablespeed.com/~jbwebst/WEW/Gas_Engine.html (Sorry) -Joe...
Dirk Tollenaar and Pee Wee Shores have recently agreed that Dirk will produce Bob Shores little Radiator kits, continue with Bob's developing V4, and answer...
i have a nice running aluminum bar stock, with cast iron flywhees,this is on ebay,,,no reserve, i am trying for 100% pos feed back, soeverything i sell works...
I come to this indirectly. I am a friend of someone who builds and races tether cars. I am also a journalist. I am pitching a story to New York Newsday on...
Hey all, I've uploaded a .PDF version of my plans to the following URL: http://cablespeed.com/~jbwebst/WEW/Gas_Engine.html (Look for the link at the bottom of...
Hi Joe, Very nice web site, and GREAT plans package. Thanks Dirk T. McKinney, TX DTollenaar@... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hello, I'm not sure i can agree with your assessment of a decline in the hobby, at least in Engine building. Perhaps Tether racing is on a decline, but in fact...
This is elegantly written, and as a younger builder your thoughts intrigue me. I will find out if the newspaper bought the story this coming week. If yes,...
Steve, I agree with you. I bought my first hit-n-miss castings in about 1984 and believe me, there was very little to choose from at that time. I too ...
Angela, I don't know if will help you or not but there are some post from some young engine builders over at the Yahoo group "modelicengines · Model engines -...
Hi Angela, here are a few links for model engine groups on Yahoo, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modelicengines/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Min_Int_Comb_Eng/...
Angela, Close...I'm in the Mid west...Ohio. Feel free to give me a call. I'll e-mail you my number. Unfortunately I'm hard to reach sometimes as i work night...
Carl, ... Incidentally, believe it or not being twice my age is actually a bit redundant at times! LOL! You see I am a bit of a "one of a kind", Generational...
Frank: Many thanks for sending these on. If the newspaper goes forward, can I contact you too on your thoughts on the future of these hobbies? I should...
Angela - The Bay Area Engine Modelers (BAEM) club extends throughout the USA and even the world. Just FYI... Demian Hurst Group Owner ... forward, ... hobbies?...
Anyone know when Ken will be showing off those small blower motors that he has made? Also, are there going to be books or kits to make one? ... From:...
Demian: Many thanks for geting back to me. Newsday is going forward with my story and I'll be reporting over the next two weeks. I may be coming back to the...
