Dear BAEM, Found your website in latest issue of HOT-ROD magazine. VERY, VERY impressive. I grew up in Santa Ana, Cal. just two blocks away from the original...
Doug, Great that yu saw the article. These things are amazing. I have a wall singl cylinder (the yellowon on the site). My father Ken Hurst built it. He hs...
Hi I am getting to the point where I want to have a go at building a small two or four stroke single cylinder engine from bar stock. What sort of alloy should...
In my opinion … 6061 is a great choose for a block. And yes steel should be used for the crankshaft. I would / do use 4140 for cranks because its nice to...
Cool, thanks for that is the only part that needs to be steel the crank or does the liner, rod piston need to be? I figure alloy would be fine for the piston...
... liner, rod Rod = bronze or stretch resistant alum. liner not alum. ... most will do for slow speed/low power output engines but i would use a high silicon...
The only photos I have seen published of this engine are on the back cover of SIC, Vol. 3 No.14, April/May 1990. They show engine installed in the 1/4 scale...
Any one here built a amsbury V-8 engine? Im looking for tips/pictures/videos of this engine. I have the plans but the pictures arent the best. Thanks...
What is the current cost of the challanger block and plans. As i understand, the block is the only mandatory casting req. to complete this engine. Please...
Hi, Somewhere I have seen plans for a crankshaft grinder which held the crank between fixed centers ( on the main bearing axis ) and had an adjustable...
Hi, I guess it is bad form to reply to your own post, but forgive me. I found the article I was looking for. The title was no help. "The long way of a...
I'm new to machining. I expect my Sherline 17" Lathe and 8-dierction Mill to arrive on Friday. At first It will be used for making detail parts for my plastic...
Lee, Well, if it can't then I won't be building one. I would say yes, but you might be stretching it a bit on the block, although from the drawings I think...
Hi I know this mag isn't in print anymore but I can still buy back issues of it - Is it worth getting? Most of the hobby/engineering mags I have seen focus on...
SIC focuses on construction techniques, not show & tell. I subscribed for the last two years and once the magazine ceased to be published I bought all back...
Gee whiz this group sees almost no traffic....and such a fascinating subject too. A couple of questions: Do small motors use thiner oil than typical car...
... True Lee, but there are 3 major groups, this one with around 300 members, and the MICE group with over 800 members and the 'miniature IC engine' group with...
I know its a commercial engine but OS do a supercharged 4 stroke for RC planes, it doesn't really look like it could be adapted though.. The design is there...
the MICE group is at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Min_Int_Comb_Eng/ the model engines group is at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modelicengines/ John Guenther ...
... I haven't been following this thread, but have you looked at these sites? I have no idea if they really have any information on them or not, or if you...
I also got the SIC for the last couple of years, and bought all the back issues after they stopped publishing. I agree... worth every penny. Norm ... ...
