Hello Bill, just took a look at your photos, very nice indeed, talk about the pot calling the kettle black, looks like its me that needs to get his finger out,...
Hi Edmund, Yes, but please up load photos that are reduced to 640 x 480. Other wise we will us too much of the limited space that Yahoo gives us. Dirk Owner...
Dirk, I have put photos in folder titled Edmunds Sealion, will you advise me if photos are too large, I think Ive done it right?, I tried to re-arange one...
Are there any other builders other than myself who are building Sealion, if so I have a spare set of rockers that I can donate free, there is still a bit of...
Ed: I have built a Sealion, made some minor modifications to the rockers, will take some pictures and send them your way. I added rollers to them since I could...
I am a new member to the group, as I am interested in building a petrol/eletric locomotive in 5inch gauge (once I have finished the Steam one!)... I was...
Jaime, yes I would be very interested in seeing that mod, my next item, I think I will tackle is the camshaft, E.Ts way (in the lathe with jig), how did you...
ED: Made about three of them before I had one decent production, made them using the lathe jig and they came out OK. For my seal 15 cc, which is currently...
Jaime, at this moment I have 3 axis cnc bench mill retrofited and working, but no 4th axis, I would like to have done the camshaft on the mill, but do not...
Ed: I made the three camshafts using hardening steel 4110 and A12 ( not 100 percent sure will check the order if it was A10 or A12). Both came out great. Here...
Jaime, Ive applied for membership, thanks for the lead, I was thinking about using mild steel and case hardening, at 69 I want to finish the engine and at...
Ed: We are moving houses, and things are quite a mess, so that is why I have not been able to clean up my grinder to take the picture, Promise to apply some...
Hello Jaime, so sorry for the delay in responding to your last message, just spent three days trying to get a question answered in another group, just pulled...
Hi Edmund. I have made a sealion cam using the ET Westbury jig and it was quite simple and came out right first time. I was not that keen on the hand stoning...
Hello Andrew, Once again, Im sorry for the delay but there just seems not enough time in the day, my latest problem which seems to be ongoing and wastes hours...
Hi Ed. There are paints you can use to prevent hardening of certain areas with carburizing. (case hardening.). You can also use copperplate or leave areas you...
The rocker arms on some Ducatis have a hard chrome wear surface. Due to quality control problems, this surface is prone to flaking off. My local Ducati shop...
The old way of shielding parts when case hardening or full hardening was to coat the parts to stay soft with soap. I have never tried this, but have read it...
Malcolm and others; Sorry for the delayed response--maybe the Holidays have kept us busy, maybe most of us don't have an exact answer . . .nor do I, but I...
Richard, Now that is what I might call a "considered response" and WELL worth the wait - THANKYOU! I think I agree with all you say and a SealSix sounds like a...
I did not do the instrumentation ,but it was a thought back when California was getting those "blackouts" from the big boys playing financial games with the...
Hi, I came across a post here regarding castings for the Westbury Ladybird twin but my emails to the o.p. (Eric Offen) have all bounced. If he still...
Thanks John, I'll watch out for the Vodka! Malcolm ... California ... games with ... an ... current to light up a ... of the ... engine slowed ... compared...
Hi Mike, Yes, messages 82 and 83 .... our list still shows the same email address. We need someone who has a 'closer connection' to Eric I'm afraid? He gives...
Hi Carl, I just tried to send an e-mail. Let me see if it comes back as undeliverable. I had used this address last year, 2005, and it was OK then. Dirk...
... Mike, Must be some problem on 'your end'. Dirk just sent Eric an email to the address we gave you (and which you said you were using). Eric received it...
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