New Compressed Air Hit n Miss Engine

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sbwhart:
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Very Very Nice Chuck sounds like a big engine, :thumbup: :thumbup:

I,m intersted seeing how you link the hit a miss governor up.

Stew

Dean W:
Really neat, Chuck. It has a very satisfying bark to it, too.
I watched through the thread as you built and had an idea of the size, but there's nothing like
seeing a guy's hand reach in there to really get a sense of size. It's pretty big.
What a good engine it is!

Dean

srm_92000:
Hello, I've been following the build with interest. :thumbup:

Love the valve system etc. and sounds just great :)

:lol:
Shame it's not a twin or 'V' 4 though
:proj:

Cant wait to see the governor link working.

:bow:
Steve

Rob.Wilson:
Hi Chuck

Now thats a very clever bit of engine design work ,, :smart:,, you have the period look right :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

Great runner too :thumbup:

Rob

cfellows:
First, thanks to everyone for the appreciative comments. Always enjoy knowing people are watching.

I was drilling and tapping 2-56 holes in the brass governor balls today to hold the screws that the springs will attach to. Of course, on the second ball, the tap got stock and I broke it off trying to get it out. Still not sure why it stuck. Anyway, after a few minutes of muttering and resisting the impulse to throw the part across the shop, I got the torch out to heat up the ball so I could take it off and make another. After I got it off, I was standing there looking at it when it ocurred to me, why not just rotate the ball 90 degrees and glue it back on? So, that's what I did. I put the broken tap hole on the inside where it will probably never show any.

Now if I can just drill and tap the holes without breaking a second tap... of course, I could always just rotate it 45 degrees and try again!

Chuck

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