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| chuck foster:
i was at my dads awhile ago and he brought out a box of my junk that has been in storage at his place for the last 20 or more years. some of the stuff was junk, but there was a few pieces that were ok. the first piece was this double acting wobbler that i built using some drawings from model engineer. the drawings were done by edgar westbury back in 1967. it has a 1/2" bore and stroke (i think) i used to run this engine with an aquarium air pump, one time it ran for a whole year non stop. there was some other stuff in the box but i haven't got pics of it yet. the reason i posted this engine is to see if any of you guys will post pictures of your first or second engines. i think it would be neat to see some of the first projects people have made. i have my very first engine that i made when i was 12 years old, i will post some picture of it tomorrow. chuck :wave: |
| Bernd:
Very neat Chuck. Looks pretty good. Ran for a whole year? :bugeye: :jaw: :bugeye: I'd say it's well broken in then. It's a wonder it isn't worn out. :lol: Bernd |
| dsquire:
Chuck Looks like a nice little engine. I notice what looks like a date of Dec 27 on it. Does that have any signifigance? That should probably be considered part of the patina if it does! Thanks for showing it. :D :D Cheers :beer: Don |
| chuck foster:
bernd: it did indeed run for 365 days and yes it is getting worn out but i did build it to run and run it has. don: the date means nothing but it has been there for a long time now. so lets see your guys early works. :clap: :clap: chuck :wave: |
| dsquire:
Chuck I wish that I still had my first and engine that I helped make. It has long since disappeared and I know not where. It was an electric motor but many, many hours of fun. I still have the picture of it etched in my brain even though that was about 57 years ago. Maybe I should try building another just to have something to show. Heck, the grandkids would probably get a kick out of it. :lol: :lol: Cheers :beer: Don |
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