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Now the fun will really start!

I used slices of steel for my wheels, and not just for the traction. The castings I wanted were only available in the UK and were priced much too high for what they were. I bought steel, asked a forum member to cut the decorative profile on the fronts of them with his CNC mill, and then turned them ...

The design calls for the valve gear extension rods to have an outward bend in the middle, allows the rod to clear the motion plate bracket. However, because we had shimmed out our cylinders it wasn’t clear exactly how much clearance we would need. But, after centering the wheel/axles in the frame I ...

As evidenced by the pictures, the crankpins hadn’t been secured to the wheels yet. However, it was time to start fitting the pieces of the valve gear together to see how it all worked. At this time it is all just dry fitting and there are still lots of variables that need to be accounted for but it ...

Okay, so in 1992 it looks like there were 11 issues published: all but September . I note that the August issue is labeled (Vol. 9, No. 4) and the October is labeled (Vol. 9, No. 5). This would imply that there was no issue between them (or else it would be No. 4.5)! This link (http://ibls.org/media...

This looks like it will be a fun project!

wbarbe wrote: ↑

Tue May 14, 2013 12:24 pm

Many years ago, a guy built one of these in 1 1/2 scale. There was an article in Modeltec I think. I bought a set of drawings from him. Its a cute design.
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I just came across the issue. Modeltec June 1986, pages 6-11.

I am building a Sweet William too (It is in the build log section) but I am not that far ahead. I would love to see or hear more about your engine!

I think getting 6-7 years already is pretty good. I guess it depends on how much you use them. A battery tender is an excellent battery charger that is highly recommended on other threads here. I know some people who have gotten 10+ years out of their batteries, and others who might not get 5. I don...

They look nice.

Cool!

I burnished and burnished and burnished. I pushed it into the wood as hard as I could. Then, when I removed the backer the stencil came off too. The plywood just wasn't smooth enough to give the stencil enough surface area to make a firm grip that could overcome the pull of removing the backer. I tr...