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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Warco Band Saw for sale.
My purchase of a Clarke bandsaw has meant my Warco bandsaw has to go. It has been a great servant to me and is still working fine. If it wasn’t for the fact I wanted a vertical cutting ability I … Continue reading
One step forward then two back with the Seal Flywheels!
A silly misread of the plans leads to the scrapping (when finished) of the first flywheel for the pair of Seal engines. Continue reading
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Update on the Clarke Bandsaw
During the last cut of the last brass bar I was cutting for the first use of the bandsaw the blade broke at the weld! I was fortunate enough to have bought a bi-metal blade on eBay so I could … Continue reading
Review of the Dremel Speedclic system
Its early days yet since I have just received the Dremel Speedclic cut off system today. However initial observations are favourable. It is an ‘expensive’ system on the face of it so I will need to see its overall durability, … Continue reading
Flywheel turning hits a problem – 4 jaws to big!
Flywheel for Seal 15cc 4 cylinder petrol engine hits a snag when the jaws of the 4 jaw chuck prove to large to fit inside the rear cavity. Another approach is needed to complete the flywheel Continue reading
Flywheel’s for a pair of Edgar T Westbury’s Seal 4 cylinder petrol engines
Flywheel for Seal engine to a design by Edgar T Westbury. Continue reading
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Seal 15cc 4 cylinder valve guides and flywheel under way.
Working out how to make the valve guides for Edgar T Westbury’s 15cc 4 cylinder petrol engine. Follow the building of two Seal engines on www.mikes-models.com Continue reading
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Tagged flywheel, seal engine build, valve liners
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Seal cylinder liners completed – Need honing and fitting now
How one model engineer made eight cylinder liners out of cast iron for a pair of Edgar T Westbury’s 4 cylinder 15cc petrol engines. Follow the build and other model engineering issues on his website. Continue reading
Making the Cylinder Liners for the pair of Seal 4 cylinder engines
Making the cylinder liners for a pair of Seal 15cc 4 cylinder petrol engines. Continue reading