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Stilldrillin:

--- Quote from: craynerd on August 12, 2009, 03:15:11 AM ---David D - finishing your engine is important work   :poke: :lol:!

--- End quote ---

Not to Mrs. D, it aint.......  ::)

Bernd:
Well I got the engine to a state of putting air to it and see if it would run.

It ran a couple of times then gave up. I fiddled with it some and got it running again. It slowly came to a stop. Found out the shaft that the flywheel is on was a bit tight. So a bit of polishing loosened it and it ran again and then came to a slow stop. Flywheel was still free but the engine just wouldn't run again. I fiddled with it for about 2 hours and still no go.

So I either have to build another or tinker some more with it. I decided I'd shelf it for now and build some tooling. Glad I didn't get around to makeing that fancy base I had planned.

Bernd

Stilldrillin:
Bernd,
I had exactly the same problems, getting my set of parts to run!  :scratch:

I had purposely made just sufficient bits to make a runner.

Never having made an engine before I wanted an early boost, to actually finish the build.  ::)

Remembering Stew`s early struggles, I turned it all ways around, on the end of the airline.

A shot of WD40, & it chuffed slowly into life as it hung upside down.......  :D

This is it, after some 10mins running.......



Hang in there!

David D

sbwhart:
Nicly done chaps.

 :clap: :clap:

I've lost count just how many of these little beasts have been made now.

Can we ask, has the virus now peaked? :- or are there still a few more out there waiting to be revealed.  :proj:

 :mmr:

Have fun out there

Stew

NickG:
Stew,

Must admit I am feeling a bit wobbly, or am I just of my rocker?! :dremel:  :scratch:  :nrocks:

Nick

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