Back to the Elmers engine. The crank-fly wheel assembly is made up of two outside discs about 5/16 inch and one center drum about one inch long. These are...
Bill, If it were me, I would use a slitting saw in the mill. First I would make a holding fixture out of aluminum or brass. Take two blocks of appropriate...
Thanks Paul, Have set the projecty aside for a while. Lots of outside honey dos bafore weather turns too sour. also want to get in some more golf while still...
You're very welcome. Have you made any progress on making reproduction watchmaker oil cans? I still need to match up with you to show you my unplated brass...
... watchmaker oil cans? Nothing getting done on that front at all. Have been having problems with heart meds. Slowing my pulse down too slow so I move like...
Paul and all, I have uploaded a photo of my tiny popcorn engine. It does not work. I will post pictures some pictures or some parts of of the project as it...
... popcorn wagon you ... David go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LittleEngines2/ Photos are posted in Photos section under Bill's Will add more ...
I am currently building an Elmer's Mine Engine. Has anybody found an easy way of drilling no.70 holes through 1/16" dia silver steel? (sorry - drill rod). I...
what about making a small jig?take a piece of 1/4 sq steel and put it in the lathe in a 4 jaw concentric chuck. drill a hole down the centre a couple of thou...
... it in the ... couple of ... mark out a ... degrees ... position. ... either the ... aircraft and a ... You could mount it (the jig)in a rotary table...
... england you will see th range of model engineers threads I know the other gentlemen kind of rebelled at the idea but I'm probably going to order up a set -...
i would recommend tracy tools, they have given me excellent service in the past. just out of interest,M.E. threads were designed so that they looked like...
i can spend ages just looking at the stuart models site. the triple expansion is my favourtie.the castings are high quality and compared to some of the junk...
I've been using this one for a few years now .... has lots of other conversions on it as well as money. http://www.onlineconversion.com/ Carl ... From:...
Someone on another group just posted this ... WOW !! Carl A copy of "Elmers Engines" was on ebay, and just ended. I was going to bid $85 (and even that I...
Yeah, that's for sure Orrin. And yes, the price is not out of line when you check the 'used' book places. A friend loaned me 3 books on old 4 cyl Henderson and...
... was going to ... Talk about being behind the door when brains were being passed out. Several months ago when I was looking for plans for the twin reversing...
GREAT POST. Thanks Orrin. Carl ... From: Elmers_Engines_1@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Elmers_Engines_1@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Orrin Iseminger Sent: Sunday,...
That's really interesting Orrin. Though I knew little about him, I thought he did what he did many years earlier, like in the late '30's. Thanks for the...
I didn't mean to touch a nerve !! I guess what I meant to express really came out wrong. Anyone thay can design and produce some of his own ideas without...
I uploaded a photo of Elmer so members could see the person this group is founded on. I scanned it from the cover of my MODELTEC dated July 1986 (contains...