... a ... machining. ... Hi Neil... I don't suppose you would share your gcode would you? I've just finished building my home brew CNC mill (Grizzly mill, my ...
... have ... darned ... Think about the flip side of this... Why not use 1/2 a vw head for the HCI motor concept? Better yet, here's one I want to explore......
Where did you get your instructions for the CNC conversion? ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! ...
... Instructions? I wish. It was really hard to tear down a brand new machine and modify it, but once I got going, I got good results. Another hobbiest makes a...
Ahh, instructions - we don't need no stinking instructions. ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! ...
I have just sent a picture of the rods I cut yesterday for the 5 cyl. engine. While editing the post. I deleted it all Twice! Hence the previous blank message....
To keep some activity on this web site I posted a picture of the master - rod doubler. This was slow going - a delicate little bit and a couple of tool ...
Wow! Thirty minutes?! Must be nice to let the machine turn it's own cranks. Keep the pictures coming. I can't wait to see your crankcase photos. Some guys have...
Milled a combined rod and doubler for the 5 cyl engine this afternoon. Where the doubler is a different shape to the master I put a 3/16in. radius. at the...
Suppose I should read the post first!! ... From: "Belli Button" <belli@...> To: <HCIRadialbuilder@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 12:51...
Greg: I just checked, and the two pictures are in the photo section. Did a tidy up of the rod DXF drawing this afternoon -I had a couple of open un-joined...
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Hi guys: I've been working on the CNC'd R220 (7 cyl) master rod, that some of you were asking (pleading?) about. It is probably the single most complicated...
re: http://www.hciaviation.com/prod-r220-f.shtml R180 5 cyl rectangular type rod pictured above, R220 7 cyl columnar type rod below Andy or Jack: What is the...
The round rod is a bit stronger, the oil goes up through the rod, and the clincher... clearance. The old (5 cyl) style rod won't clear the cylinder skirts in...
Hi every one Would like to ask a few questions as I do not seem to find the answers in this sites history or on the out dated web site. Hope there is some one...
Hi Ivan, Whew! Quite a list of questions but I'll take a swing. There are very few HCI radial engines in use out there at this time. Even fewer are used in...
Re Jim' excellant answer to Ivan in South Africa. These little HCI engines have a good "feel to them!. I have a small Taylor Monoplane built- but unflown...
Hi Jim Thanks for the very detailed answer. Like every one I too have some weird and wonderful ideas, most too weird and wonderful to be practical. One would ...
Hi Neil Thanks for the reply. I used to be a fitter and turner so most manual machining will not be a problem. But the master rod, don't think I will like ...
... very crudely, approx 3 lbs/thrust per HP ... ranging up to 3.5 - 4 for larger diameters. So thats very roughly 350-400 lbs thrust (most probably much...
Thanks Doug, that what I like some figures. Regards Ivan ... From: "Doug Fortune" <pentam@...> To: <HCIRadialbuilder@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday,...
For some reason, I didn't get a parts legend with my HCI7 plans... maybe you guys can help me out with the blank items (or correct me on some of the others,...
Guys, I've been following along for a little while now and have some questions. I saw my first HCI engines this weekend at a fly-in in Brodhead, Wisconsin. One...
Al, The R-220 IS in fact running with the new OHV heads. I saw it run at this year's Sun-n-Fun in Lakeland, FL. The engine run was fairly brief, but Andy says...
... The (steel) sub-head length is 7 inches. As shown, the (aluminum) head has fins extending out over the subhead. So adding .25 inches (totalling 7.25...
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