Hi all, I am a student of Mechanical Engineering and working on the design of a IC Engine TestBed. I am right now at the initial stage of my design. Any ideas,...
The original messages were from me.. .745 is the correct number I think. If you have the gears, you can verify easily enough. I need to go back and check mine...
Thanks. I ended up emailing Bob and he replied with a very short 're-read the post - I answered it correctly the first time' style of answer. His answer was a...
Phil, I have not built the Hercules but I do have the drawings. You are correct that the drawings have different dimentions. This is how I solved the problem....
I have some questions on using a TIM - 4 ignition, on a "V" twin / 90 degree / one crank pin (rods )/ 4 cycle engine, with CCW cam & crank rotation. I plan on...
Good morning all, How do you determine the appropriate firing order for a multi cylinder engine design? I know you could copy existing 1:1 engines but suppose...
I've really gotten interested in miniature engines and I was just wondering where people get the plans to build these engines. Or do you all just design your...
Hi Chris one place you can get plans and casting is from Bob Shores his They are a good place to start http://www.bobshores.com/pages/1/index.htm Ken ....
Hi everyone, I am very new to this and have recently started a machining course at Tafe/ Adult College. My primary interests are with horizontally opposed...
Ben, welcome to the group. I too consider myself a novice, I plan on posting pics soon of an Eagle hit-or-miss that I'm building. I'm making the valves this...
... <benjamin.marsh@c...> wrote: Welcome Ben We are novices in this hobby, in at least some respect. We look forward to what you can teach us. Jim Moyer Hi...
I think that just about the only thing I have to teach is possibly a naive view, this may or may not be a good thing! Ben Marsh Sales Support Assistant ...
I am in the process of finishing my Upshur farm style engine, maybe two weeks, and am collecting info for the next engine. I want to build a Harley Davidson...
Hi Kevin, Sorry I can't help you on the Harley, but I'd love to hear of your experiences on the Upshur farm engine; I've not yet started mine yet! Alan KM6VV ...
The Upshur engine hasn't been real difficult to build. There were a few changes I made from the prints. Some cosmetic, some necessary. For instance, the...
I'm looking for Specific advice on what kind of grinding wheel to use for building a cam/crank grinder. I was thinking about a .250 wide diamond type wheel (?)...
I have a couple of 1/4 wide surface grinder wheel's that I am going to use on mine . I havent figured out what RPM I'm going to try to run them yet , It...
Does anybody have a copy of Engine Collector's Journal, published by Tim Dannels. Volume # 27 / issue # 6 Feb. 2003 It has a photo of a model Vogelsand "V"...
can some one tell me about the rotary table i just bought. Its a yiyen 8". thats all i know. are there gear cutting charts avalible, or hole spacing charts....
To all- I removed the messages and deleted the memeber. I will continue to screen potential members. If there are any others that are posting sales etc..., let...
Dear Kevin Finch my reply comes a little bit late, because I look here only from time to time. Your project is very interesting. I am thinking about building a...
